Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Payment Policies To Support the HCBS Workforce November 2-3 MACPAC committee presentation. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Comparing Requirements for States November 2-3 MACPAC committee presentation. Unmet Need for Medical Care Among Medicare Beneficiaries – Disability and Insurance Literacy November 15 Disability and Health Journal shared article. How To Strengthen Community Engagement […]
Health Care Delivery of Preventive Services for Persons with Disabilities: Comment To AHRQ May 5 AHRQ resources and questions; submission deadline is May 26. “Hospital at Home” – Latest Research May 9 John Hartford Foundation shared April 26 research posting. Collaborating Across Systems for Program Implementation April 30 RWJ Systems for Action announced toolkit. ACL […]
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have responded to a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) RFI on workforce issues. Our comments focused on non-traditional workers – community-based, non-medical credentialled, and a lived-experience framework serving persons with disabilities, aged individuals requiring long-term services and supports (LTSS), persons with mental illness and substance use disorder, persons served in […]
Improving the Medicaid Buy-In for Workers with Disabilities December 20 Bipartisan Policy Center webinar and report Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Supporting People with ID/DD Transition to the Community January 5 Council on Quality and Leadership (CQL) resource article Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid with ID/DD: Improving Care December 20 Applied Self-Direction shared Health […]
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 […]