We interviewed caregivers and reviewed medical records of 278 adults with mental retardation with and without Down syndrome, 45 to 74 years of age. Standardized morbidity ratios were used to compare frequency of medical disorders in these adults to frequency in the general population. In adults with mental retardation, the frequency of common age-related disorders […]
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Consumer-Reported Unmet Service Needs – Role of State Policies and Administration Factors Article: Impact of State Policies on Unmet Home and Community-Based Services Needs Among Consumers; ADvancing States shared HSRI article in the Journal of Market Access and Health Policy – October 31 shared October 2. Medicaid Beneficiary Advisory Councils: A […]
Risk of Institutionalization – Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid – Non-Elderly Adults with IDD – State Variations Disability and Health Journal article – October 2. Sates Are Increasing Enrollment of Seniors and People with Disabilities in Medicaid Managed Care States are Increasingly Enrolling Seniors and People with Disabilities in Medicaid Managed Care Research […]
Disability and Public Health News: 2025-35; October 7, 2025 The “Disability Squeeze”: Quantifying Disability-Related Out-of-Pocket Costs and Unmet Needs Report Back from the Disability Squeeze Symposium – blog; AAHD – October 3. The “Disability Squeeze”: Quantifying Disability-Related Out-of-Pocket Costs and Unmet Needs (2) and (3) Symposium slides on The “Disability Squeeze”; National Disability Institute promoted […]
On September 26th, Stony Brook University’s School of Social Welfare and New York Law School hosted the Disability Squeeze Symposium. This gathering brought together disability researchers and advocates working to combat the cost-of-living crisis affecting our communities. Over the course of the day, speakers made plain the hidden costs that affect people with disabilities every […]
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): FMAP Implementation Implementation of Increased Federal Medical Assistance Percentage for Home- and Community-Based Services under the American Rescue Plan Act: Key Takeaways – meeting presentation slides; Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) – September 18-19. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) Payment: Interested Parties Advisory Groups Interested Parties Advisory Groups: Meaningful […]
AAHD, as a Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) member, has joined MHLG members writing Congress requesting that the Affordable Care Act premium tax credits be legislatively extended. Also see September 12 public policy web posting where AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation joined 350 organizations led by Community Catalyst asking Congress to extend the ACA premium […]
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Payment Policies and Relationship To Workforce Medicaid Payment Policies to Support the Home- and Community-Based Services Workforce – MACPAC meeting draft recommendation slides; Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) – September 18. Understanding Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) 2025 Signature Series on Aging in America Congressional Briefing; Alliance for Health […]
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Key Insights From Annual HCBS Conference HMA Weekly Roundup: Trends in Health Policy; Health Management Associates summary of ADvancing States annual HCBS conference – September 10. Medicaid Reconciliation (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements Medicaid Work Requirements: Mitigating Harm and Documenting Losses webinar slides; National Health Law Program (NHeLP) – […]
AAHD, as a member, has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) expressing concerns to SAMHSA on a list of SAMHSA programs with redirected and unspent funding. The September 10 MHLG letter is here: PDF. […]