CDC-RWJ PLACES (Local Data for Better Health) Includes 7 Disability Measures for Every County, City, and Census Track August 8 Trust for America’s Health shared July CDC-RWJ PLACES updated data; 36 health measures are included with 7 focused on disability. Housing Quality by Disability, Race, Ethnicity, and Rural-Urban Location July 31 HRSA supported Rural Health […]
Measuring Unmet LTSS (Long-Term Services and Supports) Needs and Service Use Among Adults Under Age 65 with Disabilities: Washington State August 1 Long-Term Quality Alliance (LTQA) announced final report Person-Centered Practices and Outcomes of Service Users: What Do NCI-ID/DD Data Tell Us July 27 HSRI and NASDDDS shared NCI (National Core Indicators) data reports The […]
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined many Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) members supporting legislation by Representative Cardenas (CA) enhancing the implementation of 9-8-8 Crisis Services. The legislation is co-sponsored by Representatives Fitzpatrick (PA), Blunt-Rochester (DE), Moulton (MA), Napolitano (CA), Matsui (CA), Raskin (MD), and Beyer (VA). Available here isRep Cardenas July 25 press […]
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Facilitators and Barriers To Person-Centered Planning From the Perspectives of Recipients and Care Managers June 26 Disability and Health Journal announced article Assessing and Improving Patients’ Experiences During Phone-Based Social Needs Screening and Referral Implementation June 22 RWJ Fd funded SIREN webinar slides Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid – […]
Medicare and Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Recent Trends and Policies June 21 Alliance for Health Policy briefing materials Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Proposed Rules To Enhance Access, Quality, and Workforce June 1 Manatt webinar materials on CMS proposed rules Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): An Equity Framework for Evaluating and Improving June 8 CMS Health Equity […]
Access To Medicaid HCBS (Home-and-Community-Based Services): MACPAC to Congress June 15 MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission) report to Congress, chapter four. Medicaid HCBS (Home-and-Community-Based Services): Outcome-Based Payments (Performance-Based Pay) June 14 CMS webinar slides Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Integrating Care – MACPAC to Congress June 15 MACPAC (Medicaid and […]
Health Care Delivery of Preventive Services for People with Disabilities: NCD Submission to AHRQ May 30 National Council on Disability submission to AHRQ RFI Community Living Policy: State of Science Webinar Series June 9 ACL shared Brandeis University Community Living Policy Center webinar series Medicaid HCBS (Home-and-Community-Based Services): An Equity Framework for Older Adults and […]
Power Wheelchair Seat Elevation Systems: CMS Medicare Coverage Decision May 16 CMS announced Medicare coverage decision Access to Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) -MACPAC Draft Report April 14 MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment Access Commission) meeting draft chapter for June report. Equitably Identifying Individuals for Care Management: California Medicaid Strategies May 15 Center for Health Care […]
Understanding Medicaid Policymaking: Priorities and Constraints April 10 National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) paper Medicaid Reimbursement for Home Visiting May 1 National Academy for State Health Policy shared 50 state analysis Medicaid Characteristics of and Expenditure for Persons with ID/DD April 24 US Government Accountability Office (GAO) report CMS Medicaid Managed Care Proposed Rules […]
Discharge From Inpatient Facilities To Home-Based Setting for Medicaid Participants: Public Comments by May 24 April 25 Lewin Group for CMS and NCQA quality measure framework for public comment Supporting Independence and Inclusion Through a Community Participation Measure April 21 ACL sponsored Commit To Connect project webinar featuring a Temple Univ CCI participation measure set […]