Health Care Delivery of Clinical Preventive Services for People with Disabilities – AHRQ September 16 AHRQ systematic review. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): AHRQ Evidence Map on HCBS and Person-Centered Care for Older Adults September 5 AHRQ technical brief. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Improving HCBS Waivers Through Public Comments September 17 NHeLP webinar slides and materials. […]
A Look Back at the History of Transgender Healthcare This piece begins a series in our blog discussing transgender healthcare and the importance of access to all, including the disability community. Transgender individuals are people whose gender identity is different from their sex at birth. They have existed since time immemorial and are found in […]
Improving Access To Medical Care for People with Disabilities: Final ADA Rule August 9 Department of Justice final Title II, ADA, Federal Register rule and fact sheet. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services: Continuity of Coverage August 19 CMS Informational Bulletin on HCBS federal renewal requirements and available flexibilities. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services: Persistent Inequities and Persons with IDD […]
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – Importance To Persons with Co-Occurring IDD and MH Conditions July 2 Council on Quality and Leadership research article. Self-Directed LTSS Programs – a National Inventory June 28 LTQA shared AARP inventory from the AARP State LTSS Scorecard (previously shared in AAHD news). Federal Statutory Definitions of Disability July 3 Interagency […]
Press Release Rockville, MD – The American Association on Health and Disability is proud to announce Dr. Anjali Forber-Pratt will be joining our organization in July as our Director of Research. This role is instrumental in directing AAHD’s outreach work to engage people with disabilities in the All of Us Research Program, including efforts on […]
Health Care Delivery of Clinical Preventive Services for People with Disabilities: May 17 Deadline April 17 AHRQ draft review for public comment; deadline is May 17. Physician Views on “Caring” for Patients with Disabilities April 24 Disability and Health Journal shared article summarizing a nationwide survey. Medicaid Final Rule – Access, Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS), Managed […]
Listen to Rick Rader’s (MD, FAAIDD, FAADM, DHL) address as presented to the United Nations, March 22, 2024 as part of the World Down Syndrome Day 2024 Conference hosted by Down Syndrome International. Transcript My name is Dr. Rick Rader, and I am a physician. Since there are 13 million physicians in the world; that […]
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Administrative Requirements March 7 MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission) meeting presentation. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Workforce Interviews Findings March 7 MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission) meeting presentation. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Opportunities To Address Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) March 13 CMS Div LTSS webinar […]
Medicaid Disability Data Collection January 25 MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission) meeting slides. Disability Questions – Census Bureau/American Community Survey – No Change Now; More Public Comment February 6 Census Bureau announcement. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Barriers To Substance Use Disorder Treatment January 19 Legal Action Center analysis. Persons […]
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Three-Fourths of States Have Waiting Lists; 2016-2023 Updated Waiting List Data November 29 Kaiser Family Foundation report. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Workforce Highlights November 3 MACPAC committee presentation was shared in Nov 21 (#38) AAHD news. Available here is page 4, HCBS workforce highlights. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): in Diverse Communities; […]