CMS Releases Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) Quality Measure Set July 21 CMS announced SMD #2022-003 Learn more here. CMS Releases Medicaid HCBS Quality Measure Set (2) – AAHD Highlights Available here is the July 21 complete CMS SMD 22-003 on the HCBS quality measure release (40 pages). Also available are seven one page excerpts sharing […]
AAHD has joined an American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) led, through the Mental Health Liaison Group, support of legislation (S. 4461) that would reauthorize SAMHSA’s mental health training program with an emphasis on mental health crisis services and living with mental health disorders. S. 4461 is co-sponsored by Senators Rosen (NV) and Cassidy (LA). […]
9-8-8- Crisis Call System: Partner Toolkit July 1 HHS OIEA shared SAMHSA toolkit Learn more here. Implementing the SAMHSA/NASMHPD 9-8-8 Convening Playbooks July 6 SAMHSA-NASMHPD-NCMW webinar; awaiting webinar slides and recording to be posted on the webinar page Learn more here. 9-8-8 Crisis Call System: State Funding and Implementation June 29 National Academy for State […]
Aging with Disabilities in America June 23 Hartford Foundation shared Next Avenue special report Learn more here. Improving Behavioral Health Care for Older Americans: If Not Now, When? June 8 Health Affairs paper Learn more here. Building a National Public Health System June 21 Commonwealth Fund report released at Bipartisan Policy Center briefing Learn more […]
AAHD has joined over 100 organizations, led by Sandy Hook Promise through the Mental Health Liaison Group, supporting the Senate bipartisan safer communities legislation. Available here are the June 23 coalition support letter , the Senate one pager, SCBO summary, and legislative text. […]
The Complexities of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and People with Disabilities: Current Perspectives June 13 Disability and Health Journal shared opening commentary to a special DHJO on SUD – a NIDILRR funded project Learn more here.. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Raising the Bar – Requiring State Integrated Care Settings June 14 MACPAC […]
AAHD has joined a coalition led by the Eating Disorders Coalition, through the Mental Health Liaison Group, requesting Congressional appropriations action on HRSA-CDC-NIH-DoD eating disorders programs. The May 26 letter is here: PDF. […]
Barriers To Access and Utilization of Care Persist for Individuals with Disabilities in Rural and Urban Settings May 31 NIDILRR funded, Shirley Ryan Ability Lab HCBS RRTC blog Learn more here. Rural Seniors and People with Disabilities Face Challenges Accessing Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) May 31 NIDILRR funded, Shirley Ryan Lab HCBS RRTC blog […]
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on People with Disabilities: NIDILRR Research May 5 ACL shared, May 11 NIDILRR NARIC shared, ACL April research summary Learn more here. Preparing Our Public Health Data Systems for the Future April 22 NACCHO shared April 22 Data Elemental To Health Campaign Congressional briefing video Learn more here. Public […]
The All of Us Research Program first released the COVID-19 Participant Experience (COPE) survey in May 2020 to trace the health experiences of participants throughout the pandemic. This past fall, the program made that information available to researchers studying the impacts of COVID-19 on mental and physical health. This new infographic shows the range of […]