Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) – Congress Seeks Stakeholder Ideas – By April 26 U.S. Senators Hassan (NH), Casey (PA) and Brown (OH) and Representative Dingell (MI) have released the discussion draft legislative text of the Medicaid HCBS Access Act. Deadline for public comment is April 26. Learn more here. Navigating the Challenges of […]
How Crisis Standards of Care May Lead To Intersectional Medical Discrimination Against COVID-19 Patients February 11 Bazelon Center-DREDF-9 others analysis paper Learn more here. Elevated COVID-19 Mortality Risk Among Recipients of Home-and-Community-Based Services: A Case for Prioritizing Vaccination for this Population February 11 DREDF published and posted Dr. Stephen Kaye paper Learn more here. Building […]
People with Higher Support Needs: Disparities in Outcomes and Organizational Supports January 12 Council on Quality and Leadership report Learn more here. Needs of People with Disabilities in COVID-19: Local Health Agency Preparedness Planning, Mitigation, and Recovery December 8 CDC funded, NACCHO announced 10 LHA awards Learn more here. Competitive Integrated Employment and Participant Choice […]
Person-Centered Practices Self-Assessment: Plain Language January 14 shared ACL funded NCAPPS plain language self-assessment Learn more here. Population Health Science in the U.S.: Trends, Evidence, and Implications for Policy January 13 National Academy of Medicine symposium report Learn more here. Healthy People 2020 – HHS Assessment and Achievements Summary January 13 ASTHO shared HHS summary […]
Doing With, Not Doing For: What It Takes To Facilitate Person-Centered Planning January 6 ACL supported NCAPPS webinar slide Learn more here. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: What Works To Improve Care – Evidence and Resource Review January 7 RWJ Fd supported Playbook – Better Care for People with Complex Needs and Center […]
Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Addressing Social Determinants of Health Through Special Needs Plans October 21 CHCS and December 8 n4a-ASA shared Association for Community Affiliated Plans report Learn more here. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 Center for Health Care Strategies November 2 launched blog series […]
Person-Centered Planning: 5 Staff Competency Domains November 17 ACL funded and shared, NCAPPS guide Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) Core Quality Measures; CMS RFI – Consumer Comments In response to the CMS RFI, posted to the AAHD public policy updates web page: Nov 17 AAHD & Lakeshore Fd comments; Nov 19 Consortium for Citizens […]
Person-Centered Practices Self-Assessment November 20 ADvancing States shared, ACL funded, NCAPPS guide Learn more here. COVID-19 Accessible Materials for People with Disabilities – 4 Upcoming Webinars November 25 CDC NCBDDD announced GA Tech Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation Dec-Feb upcoming webinars Learn more here. Maximizing Community Health Needs Assessments November 20 PFCC webinar materials […]
Facilitation for Choice and Control: Person-Centered Planning’s Best Kept Secret October 29 ACL funded HSRI NCAPPS webinar slides Learn more here. Safety-Net Providers Focus on Population Health and Community Outreach as Part of Their Pandemic Response November 2 Commonwealth Fund blog Learn more here. States Connect Their Health Improvement Priorities To Hospital Community Benefits November […]
Rebalancing Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports State Systems: CMS Toolkit November 2 CMS announced toolkit Learn more here. State Medicaid Programs Respond To COVID-19 Challenges: Results From a 50-State Medicaid Budget Survey October 14 National Association of Medicaid Directors and Kaiser Family Foundation annual survey report Learn more here. CMS Medicaid and CHIP Performance Scorecard […]