Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Uncertainty in Funding Impacting Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid Uncertainty in HCBS Webinar (7/16/26) Recording, Slides, and materials; Disability Policy Consortium (includes a focus on D-SNPs and persons with behavioral health needs) – July 16. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Updated Profile A Profile of Dual-Eligible Individuals […]
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): CMS Seeks Comment on HCBS Quality Measure Set Federal Register: Public Inspection: Medicaid Program: 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set pre-publication notice and request for comment; CMS announcement with Federal Register – April 27. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – HCBS Access Act Reintroduced in Congress Dingell, Colleagues Introduce Bills […]
Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: How State Medicaid Agencies and State Health Insurance Programs Collaborate How State Medicaid Agencies and SHIPs Work Together brief; National Council on Aging – March 20. The Perfect Storm Is Here for Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports (Part 2): The Need for Durable Solutions The Perfect Storm is […]
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – Wage Transparency for HCBS Workers – MACPAC To Congress Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) March 2026 Report to Congress ; Chapter One (Pages 1-28): Medicaid Payment Policies to Support the Homeand Community-Based Services Workforce – released March 12. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – Unfounded Fraud Allegations Threaten Vital Medicaid […]
Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Complex Community Needs and Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) Trends and New Directions US Aging annual survey report: 2025 Chartbook; Self-Direction in the News shared – December 12. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Quality Measures – Final Mathematica Report for/to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) HCBS Quality Measure Set Review Workgroup; […]
Whole Person Health – AAHD Public Policy Objective Whole Person Health blog; AAHD public policy blog discussing patient-centered health homes; behavioral health integration; and health beyond silos. November 17. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Supporting Older Adults in Rural Areas Supporting Older Adults in Rural Communities: Home and Community-Based Care brief; Center for Health Care Strategies […]
Medicaid Managed Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS): State Strategies and Innovations Strategies and Innovations in Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS): Lessons Learned from a State Learning Collaborative blog; National Academy for State Health Policy blog – October 27. Growing Cost of Inaction: A Practical Framework for Addressing Long Term Care Financing Challenge […]
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Disparities in Quality of Life and Quality of Supports Disparities in Quality of Life and Quality of Supports in HCBS article; Council on Quality and Leadership – September 21. Medicaid Home Care – Five States Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) Eligibility Algorithm – MO, MS, NB, NJ, DC Calculated Need: Algorithms and the Fight […]
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Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): MACPAC on Rate Setting Brief on Medicaid HCBS Rate Setting from the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) – August. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Participating in the CAHPS Database Participating in the 2024 CAHPS® Home- and Community-Based Services Survey Database: What You Need to Know; AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare […]