A Case for Inclusion – State Programs for Persons with ID/DD March 1 ANCOR and UCP shared annual 2023 report Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Chronic Health Conditions Page 37 chart from MedPAC-MACPAC data book shared Feb 14, news #6 From Data To Action: How CMS and its Stakeholders Are Addressing Inequities in […]
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) Settings Regulations: Fitting the Pieces Together February 21 CMS webinar slides Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Information Exchange Toolkit February 21 HHS ONC toolkit Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Assessments: Digital Health Data Exchange February 20 NQF-NCQA-Joint Commission-Sync for Social Needs joint statement County Funding Opportunities To Support Community Members Experiencing […]
Influence of Disability Models on Person-Centeredness in Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) February 14 ACL-funded Shirley Ryan Ability Lab plain language guide Seat Elevation Systems in Power Wheelchairs as a Medicare Benefit February 15 CMS announced proposal Managed Long Term Services and Supports: Advancing Equity February 13 ADvancing States report State Systems Serving Persons with ID/DD: Workforce […]
Health System Access Challenges of People with Disabilities – Increased During COVID-19 Pandemic January 26 Disability and Health Journal shared article Challenges for States Administering Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) and Access Barriers for Beneficiaries January 26 MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission) presentation Strengthening Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Ecosystem on Staffing and Housing […]
Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid Residing in Rural Areas: Advancing Access and Health Equity January 18 Health Management Associates announced toolkit and Feb 2 webinar Personal Care Assistance in Rural America January 13 Applied Self Direction shared Univ of San Franciso-Univ MT December 14 report The Interagency Care Team: A New Model To […]
Excess Deaths of Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) Recipients During COVID-19 January 11 Brandeis CLPC shared article in Health Affairs Addressing Health-Related Social Needs in Medicaid Managed Care January 4 CMS announced “in lieu of services and supports” Medicaid managed care flexibilities CMS Waivers Addressing Health-Related Social Needs December 19 Center for Health Care Strategies blog […]
The task force co-chairs of the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) have written Congress with their end of the year legislative requests. On December 1 we posted AAHD joining the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) requesting Congress to pass a full continuum of mental health services. AAHD is a CCD member; the December 6 […]
Improving Health and Well Being Through Community Care Hubs November 29 CMS shared, Nov 30 ACL shared, Nov 29 Health Affairs blog Working with Community Care Hubs To Address Social Drivers of Health: A Playbook for State Medicaid Agencies November 22 Partnership To Align Social Care/Manatt/Scan shared report Better Servicing Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare […]
AAHD has joined over 50 organizations, led by MHA, asking Congress to add Medicare funding support to proposed Medicaid and SAMHSA funding of mobile crisis teams. The November 15 mental health community letter is here: PDF. […]
AAHD has joined a No Health without Mental Health led, AAHD, Clinical Social Work Association, International Society for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses, and Lakeshore Foundation submission to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) responding to the AHRQ RFI. The November 14 statement, focused on the TEAMcare intervention for integrating behavioral health and chronic […]