Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – Proposed Quality Measures for Public Comment by October 19 September 18 CMS announced request for information Learn more here. Medicaid Money-Follows-the-Person Program: CMS Announces $165 Million in Supplemental Funding to 33 Participating States Sept 23 CMS announcement Learn more here. Medicaid Money-Follows-the-Person Programs: State Transitions in 2019 Sept 25 ADvancing […]
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waiver List – State Management August 28 ADvancing States shared MACPAC issue brief compendium Learn more here. Discharge Planning and Care Coordination During the COVID-19 Pandemic Sept 9 ACL shared HHS ASPR resource Learn more here. How States Are Rethinking Medicaid Managed Care Performance Management Sept 8 Health Management Associates webinar […]
State Actions To Sustain Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports During COVID-19 August 26 Kaiser Family Foundation brief Learn more here. Strategies To Meaningfully Engage Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) Beneficiaries Sept 3 ACL and CMS webinar slides Learn more here. Living at Home in Rural America: Accessibility for Older Americans and People with a Disability August […]
AAHD has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) seeking $4.5 billion in next year’s funding for mental health and substance use SAMHSA program funding. The August 28 letter is here: PDF. […]
AAHD has joined a Legal Action Center led letter to Congress supporting Medicaid support 30 days prior to release and 30 days after reentry to jail and prison. The August 14 letter, focused on mental health and substance use treatment, is here: PDF. […]
COVID-19 Face Coverings: Balancing the ADA with Public Health August 5 NIDILRR NARIC shared NW ADA Center fact sheet Learn more here. Person-Centered Planning Facilitation: Summary of Research and Findings July 31 Long Term Quality Alliance shared June ACL funded, HSRI paper Learn more here. The Challenges of Behavioral Health-General Health Integration: The Persistence of […]
Racial Disparities in the Time of COVID-19: Persons with ID/DD July 27 NASDDDS and HSRI shared National Core Indicators data brief Learn more here. Reducing COVID-19 Disparities & Achieving Health Equity (CDC) July 28 TFAH announced CDC report Learn more here. A Springboard for Equitable Recovery and Resilience in Communities Across America July 28 TFAH […]
Addressing Barriers To ADA’s (Americans with Disabilities Act) Right to Community Participation July 23 Brandeis University Community Living Policy Center slides as resource for the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities ADA at 30 briefing Learn more here. The Right To Live in the Community: A Long Journey for People with Disabilities – Video July 22, […]
Person-Centered Planning and the Pandemic – Tools and Approaches During and Beyond July 9 ACL funded NCAPPS webinar slides Learn more here. Patient and Family Engaged Care: An Essential Element of Health Equity July 13 National Academy of Medicine discussion paper Learn more here. Advocates Oppose CMS Further Delay of Medicaid HCBS Settings Rule July […]
AAHD has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group advocating an increase in Medicaid matching (FMAP) during COVID-19. The June 25 MHLG letter is here: PDF. […]