Medicaid LTSS: Leveraging American Rescue Plan Investments To Drive Lasting Transformation for People with Complex Needs October 1 Self Direction shared Sept 27 National Association of Medicaid Directors, Long Term Services and Supports report Learn more here. The State of America’s Direct Support Workforce September 29 ANCOR shared report Learn more here. Direct Support Professionals […]
People Choose Service – A Personal Outcome Measure Indicator July 20 Council on Quality and Leadership webinar materials; scroll down the web page Learn more here. The Peer (MH & BH) Facilitated Community Inclusion Toolkit July 19 NIDILRR funded, Temple University Collaborative announced toolkit Learn more here. Using Health Navigators To Connect At-Risk Clients To […]
It’s Time To Reconsider How We Define Health: Perspective From Disability and Chronic Conditions June 12 Disability and Health Journal shared article Learn more here. Key Considerations for Developing a Medicaid HCBS (Home-and-Community-Based Services) Benefit June 15 Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) paper Learn more here. Investing in Medicaid HCBS (Home-and-Community-Based Services): The Biden-Harris Administration Caregiving […]
Building a Medicaid Strategy To Address Health-Related Social Needs May 6 Center for Health Care Strategies environmental scan document Learn more here. Building Strong Community Partnerships To Address Social Needs: Accountable Health Communities April 23 CMS announced case study Learn more here. Medicaid Health Homes: Consideration of Core Quality Measures April 27 CMS-Mathematica project committee […]
Federal Legal Standards Prohibiting Disability Discrimination in COVID-19 April 13 ACL announced OCR guidance document Learn more here. Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) and COVID-19 April 2 ICI and NADSP report on nationwide 6 months experience Learn more here. COVID-19 Vaccines and Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) April 15 NADSP and NACDD webinar with link to NADSP […]
Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports – Access & Quality Problems in Managed Care Demand Improved Oversight December 16 Government Accountability Office (GAO) released report Learn more here. Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports – Expenditures January 7 CMS report for 2017-2018 Learn more here. Medicaid Services for People with ID/DD: Evolution of Addressing Needs and Preferences […]
The Need for Modernizing Public Health Data in Responding To COVID-19 October 6 ASTHO blog Learn more here. A Framework for Public Sector Leadership, Including Medicaid October 8 NAMD shared CHCS-Milbank-NAMD Public Sector Leadership Consortium paper Learn more here. The Impact of Caregiving on Mental and Physical Health October 4 ARCH Respite Center shared Sept […]
Social Inequities in the Distribution of COVID-19: An Intra-Categorical Analysis of People with Disabilities in the United States Sept 18 Disability and Health Journal announced pre-proof article Learn more here. High Quality Data for High Quality Population Health Programs Sept 15 Population Health Alliance webinar slides Learn more here HHS (CDC) Community Preventive Services Task […]
National Governors Association-National Conference of State Legislatures-5 Local Govt Associations: “Congress Failure To Reach Agreement on Aid To State and Local Governments Leaves Them in an Untenable Position” August 13 NGA-NCSL-NACo-ICMA-CSG-NLC-US Conference of Mayors statement Learn more here. Person-Centered Planning and Practice: Final NQF report to ACL July 31 National Quality Forum announced final report […]
Understanding the Direct Support Workforce in the U.S. for Persons with ID/DD June 2 Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Journal announced article abstract Learn more here. Direct Support Workforce for Persons with ID/DD – COVID-19 Survey Results July 1 University of MN, Institute on Community Integration and NADSP shared survey summary Learn more here. Integrating Services […]