Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – “We Can Not Fix What We Refuse To Define” A Message from Theo Braddy: We Cannot Fix What We Refuse to Define blog; National Council on Independent Living (executive director blog) – February 17. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Person-Centered Service Planning Process: Ensuring Rights, Choice, and Control Home & Community […]
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – Reconciliation (HR 1) Waiver Expansion Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – Reconciliation (HR 1) Waiver Expansion letter; AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) Task Force on LTSS writing CMS for clarification and guidance on the Reconciliation Act (HR 1) Medicaid HCBS expanded waiver […]
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Workforce Medicaid Payment – MACPAC Medicaid Payment Policies to Support the Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Workforce meeting resource; Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) – January 29. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Self-Direction and a Federal Policy Framework – MACPAC Federal Policy Framework for Beneficiary Health and Welfare in […]
AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have joined the Coalition for Whole Health, led by the Legal Action Center, writing CMS on mental health and substance use disorder exemptions for the Medicaid work and community engagement requirements. The February 9 letter is here: PDF. […]
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): CAHPS Survey Data Available Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Survey Database announcement; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) – January 26. Case for Inclusion: Community Services Data Snapshot Case for Inclusion Data Snapshot: The Looming Impact of Funding Cuts on Access to Community […]
Medicaid Money Follows the Person: Updated Grant Recipient Transitions Money Follows the Person: Updated MFP Grant Recipient Transitions as of December 31, 2023 report; ADvancing States shared CMS LTSS report – shared January 16. What New Long Term Services and Supports Data Show About Rebalancing – and How States Can Respond What New Long-Term Services […]
Medicaid Home Care Support for Family Caregivers Medicaid’s Home Care Support for Family Caregivers in 2025 paper; Kaiser Family Foundation– January 5. Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements – Defining a “Serious or Complex Medical Condition” Implementing Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements: Defining A ‘Serious Or Complex Medical Condition’ article ; Health […]
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Improving Your HCBS Waiver Through Public Comment Improving Your HCBS Waiver Through Public Comment paper; National Health Law Program– December 1. Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements: Nebraska the First CMS Recognized State To Implement Gov. Pillen, Dr. Oz Announce Nebraska is First in the Nation to […]
Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (HCBS): Strengthening the HCBS Grievance Process Strengthening the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Grievance Process – National Health Law Program issue brief; National Health Law Program – December 1. Medicaid Reconciliation Law (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements: Considerations in Implementing Community Engagement (3) 02_December-meeting slides on stakeholder […]
AAHD, as a Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) member, has joined a MHLG letter to Congress endorsing legislation (S. 1816 and HR 3514) requiring streamlining and transparency in Medicare Advantage prior authorization. We previously posted our legislative support on July 8, June 10, and May 22: Medicare Advantage (MA) Prior Authorization Transparency (3) – S.1816 and […]