Medicaid – Affordable Care Act – Adults with Disabilities February 7 DREDF (Dr. Stephen Kaye) presentation outline and data to the Disability and Aging Collaborative meeting. Learn more here. Protect Medicaid – Behavioral Health – Whole Health Coalition February 5 Coalition for Whole Health report on Protecting Medicaid, Opposing Funding Cuts, joined by AAHD and […]
Protect Medicaid Coverage – Disability and Aging Communities To Congress – Updated AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have again joined the Disability and Aging Collaborative (DAC) and Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) writing the House Energy and Commerce Committee and other House members asking that Medicaid coverage be maintained. The January 22 letter now […]
Protect Medicaid Coverage – 425 Organizations Led by FUSA January 20 FUSA led 425 organizations including AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation to the President and new Administration. Learn more here. Accountable Health Communities – The ROI of Resource Navigation January 21 Camden Coalition webinar slides. Learn more here. Medicaid Healthy Adult Opportunity Flexibilities – CMS […]
This program has been postponed. At AAHD, we are proud to partner with the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program. This program is helping to engage the disability community in health research. In 2024, we launched a new space to discuss health in the disability community. This series of Conversation Circles is […]
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): 1915 (i) State Plans – Requirements for Independent Evaluation of Eligibility and Assessment of Needs January 8 CMS Division of LTSS webinar slides. Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Documenting and Implementing Modifications and Rights Restrictions December 19 ACL funded, NCAPPS September report. Learn more here. No Wrong Door and […]
Disability Data Collection and Usage: Promising State Practices December 9 National Governors’ Association brief. Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Self-Direction State Practices – Persons with IDD December 17 Council on Quality and Leadership analysis. Learn more here. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Integrated Care and Persons with IDD December 23 Health […]
Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS): Community Living Equity Dashboard December 3 Brandeis CLPC announced dashboard on LTSS – Who Needs; Who Receives; Disparities Learn more here. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: D-SNPs and State Medicaid Agencies November 20 ATI Advisory webinar slides. Learn more here. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: CMS […]
Access and Inclusion in the Twitterverse We’re leaving Twitter. Since 2022, accessibility on the platform has been dismantled as part of a broader set of cuts, turning the platform away from recent gains. The Accessibility Experience Team was eliminated in November 2022. This happened just after the launch two months prior of expanded alt-text features […]
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Updated Waiting Lists Data October 31 Kaiser Family Foundation updated report. Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Feasibility of Obtaining Identifiers in Self-Directed Medicaid HCBS Claims November 4 HHS ASPE report. Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Waiver Rate Setting for Remote Delivery of Services November 13 CMS Div […]
The next season of Marketplace Open Enrollment is about to start on November 1, 2024 on Healthcare.gov! People who want to sign up for comprehensive health coverage have until January 15, 2025 at midnight to complete the sign-up process. Those who enroll by December 15th will be able to start using their insurance on January […]