COVID-19 and Direct Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities – CDC Guidance May 28 CDC website posting COVID-19 and Group Homes for Persons with Disabilities – CDC Guidance March 28 CDC website posting COVID-19 and ID/DD: Case Fatality Trends May 24 Disability and Health Journal article; there is a fee for the entire article Serving […]
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation joint comments to CMS were posted on this web page May 19. Available here are the comments to CMS by (1) Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), Task Force on LTSS, co-chairs, (2) National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disability Services(NASDDDS), and (3) National Association of State Mental Health […]
Ensuring Continuity of Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) During the COVID-19 Pandemic May 18 ACL & CMS shared April 23 promising practices webinar materials CMS: COVID-19 Emergency Medicaid Waivers Must Comply with Olmstead (ADA) Obligations May 21 CMS announced document Standardizing Quality Measures for Complex Care May 21 National Center for Complex Health and Social Needs and […]
COVID-19 and Disability Survey Summary Report The American Association on Health & Disability is pleased to release the COVID-19 & Disability Survey Summary Report. The purpose of the survey was to conduct a rapid, real-time online assessment of the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on access to healthcare on adults with a range of disabilities & was […]
Novel Coronavirus Pandemic and Access to Health Services Among Adults with Disabilities Project (COVID-19 & Disability Project) AAHD conducted a rapid, real-time online survey of COVID-19 and persons with a range of disabilities. The COVID-19 & Disability Project is funded by the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation. The purpose of the COVID-19 & Disability Project is […]
Collecting Disability Data and COVID-19 April 27 Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) Task Force on Rights co-chairs letter to HHS-CDC-CMS Beneficiaries Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Integration of Care Updates and Policy Options April 15 Bipartisan Policy Center two white papers Roadmap To Recovery: A Public Health Guide for Governors April 22 National […]
AAHD Conducting COVID-19 & Disability Survey Confidential, real-time online assessment of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on healthcare and healthcare access among persons with a range of disabilities. The survey will be open from April 17 through May 1. Ensuring Continuity in Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic April 23 CMS & ACL […]
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services: Emerging Practices Using Section 1915 © Appendix K Waivers April 1 Health Management Associates review Learn more here. States Modify Medicaid-Home-and-Community-Based Services Waivers To Respond To COVID-19 March 31 National Academy for State Health Policy blog Learn more here. Serving Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Alignment of Medicaid Managed Care […]
Multiplicity of Conditions and the Cumulative Effects for People with Disabilities March 20 Disability and Health Journal April article; there is a fee for the complete article Addressing the Social Determinants of Health: COVID-19 Impacts and Responses March 18 SAMHSA funded, NCBH Center of Excellence for Integrated Health Solutions webinar materials Initiating and Implementing Social […]
Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: CMS Annual Report to Congress March 16 CMS MMCO announced report State Readiness To Report Mandatory Medicaid and CHIP Core Quality Measures March 13 MACPAC (Medicaid & CHIP Payment and Access Commission) annual report to Congress, chapter 2 Medicare and Medicaid Flexibilities During Public Health Emergencies March 18 […]