How does a person’s disability severity affect their risk of IPV? This study in the Disability & Health Journal looks at the risk of IPV among mothers. It focuses on rural Pakistan as a case study. This plain language summary is part of a new series sharing highlights from the Disability and Health Journal. Why […]
Protect Medicaid-Reject House Budget Resolution February 21 Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) and the Disability and Aging Collaborative (DAC) co-chairs statement – Reject the House Budget Resolution – in order to Protect Medicaid. AAHD is a CCD and DAC member. Protect Medicaid-Funded Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services February 14 Mental Health Liaison […]
5 Key Facts About Medicaid Coverage for People with Disabilities February 7 Kaiser Family Foundation brief. Protect Medicaid – Disability and Aging Communities to the U.S. Senate February 11 AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation joined Disability and Aging Collaborative (DAC) and Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) Task Force on LTSS letter asking the U.S. […]
Medicaid – Affordable Care Act – Adults with Disabilities February 7 DREDF (Dr. Stephen Kaye) presentation outline and data to the Disability and Aging Collaborative meeting. Protect Medicaid – Behavioral Health – Whole Health Coalition February 5 Coalition for Whole Health report on Protecting Medicaid, Opposing Funding Cuts, joined by AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation. […]
Protect Medicaid Coverage – Disability and Aging Communities To Congress – Updated AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have again joined the Disability and Aging Collaborative (DAC) and Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) writing the House Energy and Commerce Committee and other House members asking that Medicaid coverage be maintained. The January 22 letter now […]
Protect Medicaid Coverage – 425 Organizations Led by FUSA January 20 FUSA led 425 organizations including AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation to the President and new Administration. Accountable Health Communities – The ROI of Resource Navigation January 21 Camden Coalition webinar slides. Medicaid Healthy Adult Opportunity Flexibilities – CMS Guidance January 16 CMS SMD #25-001 […]
This program has been postponed. At AAHD, we are proud to partner with the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program. This program is helping to engage the disability community in health research. In 2024, we launched a new space to discuss health in the disability community. This series of Conversation Circles is […]
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): 1915 (i) State Plans – Requirements for Independent Evaluation of Eligibility and Assessment of Needs January 8 CMS Division of LTSS webinar slides. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Documenting and Implementing Modifications and Rights Restrictions December 19 ACL funded, NCAPPS September report. No Wrong Door and LTSS – Key Elements and Resources […]
Disability Data Collection and Usage: Promising State Practices December 9 National Governors’ Association brief. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Self-Direction State Practices – Persons with IDD December 17 Council on Quality and Leadership analysis. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Integrated Care and Persons with IDD December 23 Health Affairs article. No Cuts To Medicaid […]
Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS): Community Living Equity Dashboard December 3 Brandeis CLPC announced dashboard on LTSS – Who Needs; Who Receives; Disparities Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: D-SNPs and State Medicaid Agencies November 20 ATI Advisory webinar slides. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: CMS Proposed Medicare Advantage Rules November 27 […]