The National Quality Forum has issued a final report to CMS on Medicaid innovation. The 4 areas of focus are: (1) Promoting Community Integration Through Long Term Services & Supports; (2) Improving Care for Medicaid Beneficiaries with Complex Care Needs; (3) Supporting Physical and Mental Health Integration; and (4) Reducing Substance Use Disorders. The September […]
Taking Charge! Evidence-Based Self-Management Programs September 13 CMS MMCO-Lewin Group-Community Catalyst webinar slides Learn more here. Educating Adults About Chronic Disease Self-Management September 11 Administration for Community Living announced issue brief. Learn more here. Chronic Disease Self-Management Education Programs: 2016 & 2017 ACL Grantee Profiles September 13 Administration for Community Living announcement Learn more here. […]
AAHD has joined the Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) offering the Senate HELP Committee ideas to stabilize the ACA. The September 1 letter is here: PDF. […]
Supporting Healthy Communities: How Rethinking the Funding Approach Can Break Down Silos and Promote Health & Health Equity August 8 Trust for America’s Health and Monitor Deloitte announced paper and resources Learn more here. Disability in America: Geography and Rural Map Series August University of Montana RTC on Disability in Rural Communities new website offerings […]
AAHD has joined Mental Health America (MHA) recommending two additions to the CMS Alliance to Modernize Healthcare, Alternative Payment Model Framework. The June 12 letter, available here, recommends factoring in prevention and community level investments by community-based organizations and social services agencies. […]
AAHD has joined Mental Health America (MHA) recommending two additions to the CMS Alliance to Modernize Healthcare, Alternative Payment Model Framework. The June 12 letter, available here, recommends factoring in prevention and community level investments by community-based organizations and social services agencies. […]
AAHD has joined with 436 organizations, writing the U.S. Senate, outlining “critical provisions” important to persons with mental illness, mental health challenges, and substance use in the debate over the replacement of the ACA. The May 30 letter is here: PDF. […]
AAHD has joined a coalition of disability, mental health, and aging organizations opposing H.R. 1394, legislation to repeal current Medicaid non-emergency transportation programs. The May 18 letter is here: PDF. […]
AAHD has joined a Mental Health America collaboration seeking to strengthen network adequacy in ACA marketplaces. The March 7 letter is here: PDF. […]
Pieter-Paul Verhaeghe, Ph.D., Koen Van der Bracht, Ph.D., Bart Van de Putte, Ph.D. Disability and Health Journal April 2016, Volume 9, Issue 2, Pages 226–233 Published online: October 24, 2015 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2015.10.002 Background According to the social model of disability, physical ‘impairments’ become disabilities through exclusion in social relations. An obvious form of social exclusion might […]