Building a Medicaid Strategy To Address Health-Related Social Needs May 6 Center for Health Care Strategies environmental scan document Building Strong Community Partnerships To Address Social Needs: Accountable Health Communities April 23 CMS announced case study Medicaid Health Homes: Consideration of Core Quality Measures April 27 CMS-Mathematica project committee meeting slides Tools for Community-Based Integrated […]
Federal Legal Standards Prohibiting Disability Discrimination in COVID-19 April 13 ACL announced OCR guidance document Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) and COVID-19 April 2 ICI and NADSP report on nationwide 6 months experience COVID-19 Vaccines and Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) April 15 NADSP and NACDD webinar with link to NADSP COVID-19 webinar resources COVID-19 Vaccines for […]
Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports – Access & Quality Problems in Managed Care Demand Improved Oversight December 16 Government Accountability Office (GAO) released report Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports – Expenditures January 7 CMS report for 2017-2018 Medicaid Services for People with ID/DD: Evolution of Addressing Needs and Preferences January 28-29 MACPAC (Medicaid & CHIP […]
The Need for Modernizing Public Health Data in Responding To COVID-19 October 6 ASTHO blog A Framework for Public Sector Leadership, Including Medicaid October 8 NAMD shared CHCS-Milbank-NAMD Public Sector Leadership Consortium paper The Impact of Caregiving on Mental and Physical Health October 4 ARCH Respite Center shared Sept 9 Blue Cross/Blue Shield report Challenges […]
Social Inequities in the Distribution of COVID-19: An Intra-Categorical Analysis of People with Disabilities in the United States Sept 18 Disability and Health Journal announced pre-proof article High Quality Data for High Quality Population Health Programs Sept 15 Population Health Alliance webinar slides HHS (CDC) Community Preventive Services Task Force Announces 5 Year Priorities Sept […]
National Governors Association-National Conference of State Legislatures-5 Local Govt Associations: “Congress Failure To Reach Agreement on Aid To State and Local Governments Leaves Them in an Untenable Position” August 13 NGA-NCSL-NACo-ICMA-CSG-NLC-US Conference of Mayors statement Person-Centered Planning and Practice: Final NQF report to ACL July 31 National Quality Forum announced final report Persons Dually Eligible […]
Understanding the Direct Support Workforce in the U.S. for Persons with ID/DD June 2 Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Journal announced article abstract Direct Support Workforce for Persons with ID/DD – COVID-19 Survey Results July 1 University of MN, Institute on Community Integration and NADSP shared survey summary Integrating Services and Improving Outcomes for People with […]
Medicaid: Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS)/Money Follows the Person/Core Quality Measures/Managed Care Plans Quality Reporting May 5 CMS announced Medicaid and CHIP Additional FAQs Recognition of Family Caregivers in Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Plan Programs April 24 ADvancing States announced AARP report Supporting Family Caregivers of Older Adults Through Times of Stress and Isolation April […]
The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) has been closely monitoring and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in the areas of research, policy, dissemination and education. AAHD is committed to providing quality fact based information on COVID-19 and people with disabilities. Listed below are products that AAHD has developed since March 2020 as well […]
Urban & Rural Residents with Disabilities May Need Different Supports To Stay Connected To Their Communities January 8 ACL-NIDILRR NARIC “Research in Focus” article Friends: Connecting People with Disabilities and Community Members: A Manual for Families January 2 ARCH Respite Network announced Univ of Minnesota manual Older Rural Residents: Supportive Services and Caregiving December 17 […]