The Impact of COVID-19 on the Delivery of Personal Assistance Services for Persons with Disabilities November 9 NIDILRR NARIC Research in Focus article People with Long COVID Face Barriers To Government Disability Benefits November 9 Kaiser Health News article No Wrong Door – Fundamentals and Engagement with Community Organizations November 9 ADvancing States issue brief […]
Medicaid Beneficiaries Who Use Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) August 26 CMS announced report Community Services in Crisis: No Staff, No Services August 4 NASDDDS-HSRI-ICI/Univ of MN paper Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) Quality Measurement – What Happens Now? August 10 Health Management Associates/Leavitt Partners webinar materials on the CMS announced measures. Faculty included ADvancing States […]
9-8-8- SAMHSA-NASMHPD Playbooks July 6 NCMW-NASMHPD-SAMHSA webinar materials 9-8-8 – What It Means for Families of People with Serious Mental Illness July 17 NAMI and Federation of Families webinar video Preparing for the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency July 12 CMS presentation slides to the Coalition for Whole Health Medicaid Public Health Emergency […]
Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), COVID-19 Indicators, and Marginalized Communities May 2 Cambridge University Press Core research review article; abstract only Social Determinants of Health (SDOH): Medicaid Coverage and Payment May 17 HRSA shared NACHC resource Addressing Social Determinants of Health (SDOH): The ROI Calculator for Partnerships May 19 Playbook Better Care for People with […]
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – Waiting Lists Excerpts from last week AAHD news – The Case for Inclusion: Blazing Trails To Sustainability for Community Disability Services; March ANCOR and UCP annual inclusion report Understanding and Addressing Unmet Needs in HCBS (Home-and-Community-Based Services) Through the Lens of Person-Centered Practices March 31 ACL funded, NCAPPS webinar slides […]
New HHS Guidance for Health Care Providers on Civil Rights Protections for People with Disabilities February 4 HHS OCR announced new guidance No Wrong Door – ACL Initiative for Accessing Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) February 8 ACL No Wrong Door web resources No Wrong Door – 2021 ACL-NIDILRR Grantees October 21 ACL-NIDILRR announced 2021 […]
Medicaid LTSS: Leveraging American Rescue Plan Investments To Drive Lasting Transformation for People with Complex Needs October 1 Self Direction shared Sept 27 National Association of Medicaid Directors, Long Term Services and Supports report The State of America’s Direct Support Workforce September 29 ANCOR shared report Direct Support Professionals (DSPs): Predictors of Annual Turnover September […]
People Choose Service – A Personal Outcome Measure Indicator July 20 Council on Quality and Leadership webinar materials; scroll down the web page The Peer (MH & BH) Facilitated Community Inclusion Toolkit July 19 NIDILRR funded, Temple University Collaborative announced toolkit Using Health Navigators To Connect At-Risk Clients To Community Resources July 22 RWJ Fd […]
It’s Time To Reconsider How We Define Health: Perspective From Disability and Chronic Conditions June 12 Disability and Health Journal shared article Key Considerations for Developing a Medicaid HCBS (Home-and-Community-Based Services) Benefit June 15 Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) paper Investing in Medicaid HCBS (Home-and-Community-Based Services): The Biden-Harris Administration Caregiving Initiative June 16 NIDILRR funded, Brandeis […]
Protecting the Vulnerable: How Public Health Can Better Serve People with Disabilities May 24 ASTHO Experts blog Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services: American Rescue Plan Act Funding June 1 Arc webinar slides; NHeLP staff served as the faculty COVID-19 Health Care Flexibilities: Hospital To Home June 2 John A. Hartford Fd shared May 19 U.S. Senate Committee […]