The movement towards self-direction in essential programs for independent living is an important advancement for the civil rights of people with disabilities. Not only should disabled people have the right to live in their communities, they should also have the ability to determine how they receive care and support. Self-direction is a shift in care […]
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – Quality Measure Set – Introduction August 13 Shirley Ryan Ability Lab policy brief. Learn more here. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Expanding Access in Rural Communities August 13 Center for Health Care Strategies issue paper. Learn more here. Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS): Enabling Technology August 8 […]
Throughout Disability Pride Month, our Engagement Coordinator, Devon Anderson, connected with disability advocates across the country to talk about our collective work for the community at this time. This edited transcript shares her conversation with George Ramirez. What does disability pride look like to you as an act of community care? GR: I think for […]
Reconciliation Law: Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Implications July 15 LAC presentation slides to the Coalition for Whole Health. Learn more here. Reconciliation Law: Medicaid Work/Community Engagement Requirements July 15 LAC working draft advocacy approaches presentation slides to the Coalition for Whole Health. Learn more here. Reconciliation Law: Medicaid Work/Community Engagement Requirements (2) July […]
Reconciliation Law: Impact on States and Impact on Health/Public Health July 9 ASTHO summary. Learn more here. Reconciliation Law: What the Health Provisions Mean for States July 8 National Academy for State Health Policy blog. Learn more here. Reconciliation Law: Medicaid-Medicare-ACA-Health Savings Accounts – KFF Summaries July 8 Kaiser Family Foundation summaries. Learn more here. […]
Protect Medicaid for People with Mental Health Conditions and Substance Use Disorders – Reject House Reconciliation June 10 AAHD, as a member, joined the Mental Health Liaison Group, asking the Senate to protect Medicaid for people with mental health conditions and substance use disorders and reject the House Reconciliation Medicaid legislation. Learn more here. Protect […]
How do we best support the health needs of diverse disability communities? What can we do to provide inclusive and affirming care, while removing barriers? Determining the answers to these questions calls for data collection that reflects a broad definition of disability, and allows for comparison across other demographic groups, like race. At least 1 […]
AAHD, as a member, has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group, asking Congress to reject the Administration’s proposed elimination of SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration). The letter emphasizes SAMHSA’s role in community based MH and SU treatment and prevention and asks to retain SAMHSA as a stand-alone agency with adequate programs, resources, […]
1,100 Disability and Aging Organizations to U.S. Senate – Oppose House Medicaid and ACA Reconciliation Provisions June 5 AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation joined 1,100 organizations, including 226 national organizations, led by the Disability and Aging Collaborative (DAC) and Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD), writing the U.S. Senate opposing the House passed Medicaid and […]
Community Living Policy: Progress, Uncertainty, Research May 20 Disability and Health Journal article by Brandeis CLPC. Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Medicaid Spending on HCBS and Nursing Home Use by Individuals Under the Age of 44 April 22 Shirley Ryan Ability Lab shared Journal of Health Care Provision and Public Health article. Learn […]