Influence of Disability Models on Person-Centeredness in Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) February 14 ACL funded Shirley Ryan Ability Lab plain language guide Learn more here. Seat Elevation Systems in Power Wheelchairs as a Medicare Benefit February 15 CMS announced proposal Learn more here. Managed Long Term Services and Supports: Advancing Equity February 13 ADvancing States report […]
Health System Access Challenges of People with Disabilities – Increased During COVID-19 Pandemic January 26 Disability and Health Journal shared article Learn more here. Challenges for States Administering Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) and Access Barriers for Beneficiaries January 26 MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission) presentation Learn more here. Strengthening Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services […]
Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid Residing in Rural Areas: Advancing Access and Health Equity January 18 Health Management Associates announced toolkit and Feb 2 webinar Learn more here. Personal Care Assistance in Rural America January 13 Applied Self Direction shared Univ of San Franciso-Univ MT December 14 report Learn more here. The Interagency […]
Excess Deaths of Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) Recipients During COVID-19 January 11 Brandeis CLPC shared article in Health Affairs Learn more here. Addressing Health-Related Social Needs in Medicaid Managed Care January 4 CMS announced “in lieu of services and supports” Medicaid managed care flexibilities Learn more here. CMS Waivers Addressing Health-Related Social Needs December 19 […]
The task force co-chairs of the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) have written Congress with their end of the year legislative requests. On December 1 we posted AAHD joining the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) requesting Congress to pass a full continuum of mental health services. AAHD is a CCD member; the December 6 […]
Improving Health and Well Being Through Community Care Hubs November 29 CMS shared, Nov 30 ACL shared, Nov 29 Health Affairs blog Learn more here. Working with Community Care Hubs To Address Social Drivers of Health: A Playbook for State Medicaid Agencies November 22 Partnership To Align Social Care/Manatt/Scan shared report Learn more here. Better […]
AAHD has joined over 50 organizations, led by MHA, asking Congress to add Medicare funding support to proposed Medicaid and SAMHSA funding of mobile crisis teams. The November 15 mental health community letter is here: PDF. […]
AAHD has joined a No Health without Mental Health led, AAHD, Clinical Social Work Association, International Society for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses, and Lakeshore Foundation submission to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) responding to the AHRQ RFI. The November 14 statement, focused on the TEAMcare intervention for integrating behavioral health and chronic […]
Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Designing a Strategy – Guide for States October 24 Duke Margolis Center for Health Policy webinar and guide Learn more here. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Expanding States’ Medicaid Capacity To Meet the Needs of Medicare Beneficiaries October 6 Center for Health Care Strategies Health Affairs […]
These Doctors Admit They Don’t Want Patients with Disabilities October 19 New York Times column by Dr. Lisa Iezzoni Learn more here. Cross-Sector Data Sharing To Address Health-Related Social Needs October 14 Aligning for Health shared CMS Accountable Health Communities Lessons Learned Learn more here. Developing a Medicaid Payment and Spending Strategy To Advance Health […]