Quantification of Neighborhood-Level Social Determinants of Health in the Continental U.S. February 20 HRSA Office of Rural Health shared in the public domain January 29 Journal of the American Medical Association article Training of Health Care Providers Improves Disability Competence January University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability, brief. How Community Health Workers in New […]
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – Key State Policy Choices February 7 ADvancing States shared Kaiser Family Foundation issue brief Direct Support Professionals in State ID/DD Systems: Workforce Stability Data February NASDDDS-HSRI State-by-State National Core Indicators report Supporting the Non-Traditional Health Care Workforce: Community Health Workers and Promotores February 11 Center for Health Care Strategies blog […]
CMS Announces Medicaid Block Grant Demonstrations January 30 CMS letter to state Medicaid directors announcing block grant and per-capita cap demonstrations Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services Settings Rule: Potential Outcomes and Measurements January 28 HCBS Advocacy Coalition & Brandeis Univ CLPC white paper The Importance of Integrated Care Models That Address Medical, Behavioral, and Social Health Needs […]
AAHD has joined No Health Without Mental Health in requesting that the National Institute for Mental Health allocate more public comment time for its national advisory council meetings. The January 29 NMHM letter is here: PDF. […]
Community Participation Can Boost Self-Determination for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness January 15 ACL NIDILRR NARIC “Research Focus” article There’s No Place Like Home: A National Study of Disability Housing January 15 the Arc announced study Coming Home and Staying There: Improving Care Transitions for Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid December 12 Center […]
AAHD has joined 34 national organizational members of the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) expressing concern about TN’s plans to block grant Medicaid. The December 27 letter to TN and CMS is here: PDF. […]
Integrating Social Care into the Delivery of Health Care December 30 announced National Academy of Medicine book (free) Integrating Social Care into the Delivery of Health Care (2) December 17 National Academy of Medicine, Center for Health and Social Care Integration, webinar slides Advancing Integrated Care for Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid December […]
Quality Measurement and Persons with Disabilities: An AAHD Area of Focus The American Association on Health and Disability is regularly and actively directly involved in health and related “quality” measurement, that impacts and affects persons with disabilities. Defining Health Care Quality The National Academy of Medicine defines health care quality as: “Quality is the degree […]
Federal Executive Departments Department of Education – Supports and legal protections for people with disabilities include: Protecting students with disabilities under Section 504 Ensures education for all students through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services (OSERS) Department of Health & Human Services Administration for Children and Families […]
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