There is substantial evidence that physical disability results from chronic diseases and that the number of chronic diseases is associated with the presence and severity of disability. There is some evidence that interactions between specific diseases are of import in causing disability. Beyond arthritis, however, little is known of the disease pairs that may be […]
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 […]
Olmstead – DOJ Memo: Disability and Aging Advocates Guidance and Talking Points Olmstead Memo Talking Points and Guidance (in response to Memo from administration from June 2026); national DC based disability and aging advocate leaders’ guidance and talking points – July 15. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Advocacy Toolkit Medicaid-HCBS-Advocacy-Toolkit_May-2026; National Alliance for Caregiving and Caregiver […]
DOJ Olmstead Memo and the Future of Olmstead and Community Living The Future of Olmstead and Community Living webinar by The Alliance for Rights and Recovery; The Future of Olmstead: Community Living & Care at a Crossroads recording; National Academy of Social Insurance, Disability Economic Policy Research Consortium July 8. Click here for the transcript. […]
Olmstead Protection/Strengthening Legislation Introduced – S. 485 and H.R. 9401 Available here are the Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2026 Senate Bill and the Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2026 House Bill. ADAPT has published a legislative summary and DOJ memo context: Olmstead and Disability Freedom are under attack. It’s time to fight back! ADAPT […]
Disability Community Speaking Out Against the DOJ Olmstead Memo Disability Community Speaking Out Against the DOJ Olmstead leadership statement; Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) June 22. (AAHD is a CCD member.) AAHD Continues To Support the Promise of Olmstead AAHD Continues to Support the Promise of Olmstead statement in response to DOJ public memo; […]
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements: Reporting Requirements New CMS Interim Final Rule on Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements webinar materials; Princeton University State Health and Value Strategies– June 9. Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements: Improving Applicant and State Staff Experience Improving Applicant and State Staff Experiences […]
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – Quality Measures – Advocate CMS Submissions (part 2) Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – Quality Measures – Advocate CMS Submissions (part 2); May 18 we web posted AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation submitted comments to CMS on proposed 2028 HCBS quality measures. The May 18 posting includes AAHD-Lakeshore submission and the […]
Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements – CMS Interim Final Rules Medicaid Community Engagement Requirement for Certain Individuals Interim Final Rule with Comment Period (CMS-2454-IFC) fact sheet; CMS – June 1. Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements – Six Governors Identify Implementation Challenges Governors’ CMS Guidance Letter […]
Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) – Quality Measures – AAHD and Lakeshore Submission to CMS AAHD and Lakeshore Foundation sumbitted comments to CMS on Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Quality Measures; AAHD-Lakeshore submitted on May 18 and the April 27 CMS Federal Register proposal for public comment. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): […]