Week of March 19, 2024

Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Administrative Requirements March 7 MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission) meeting presentation. Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Workforce Interviews Findings March 7 MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission) meeting presentation. Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Opportunities To Address Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) […]

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Week of Februrary 12, 2024

Medicaid Disability Data Collection January 25 MACPAC (Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission) meeting slides. Learn more here. Disability Questions – Census Bureau/American Community Survey – No Change Now; More Public Comment February 6 Census Bureau announcement. Learn more here. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Barriers To Substance Use Disorder Treatment January […]

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Week of December 5, 2023

Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Three-Fourths of States Have Waiting Lists; 2016-2023 Updated Waiting List Data November 29 Kaiser Family Foundation report. Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Workforce Highlights November 3 MACPAC committee presentation was shared in Nov 21 (#38) AAHD news. Available here is page 4, HCBS workforce highlights. Learn more here. Medicaid […]

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Week of Nov. 21, 2023

Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Payment Policies To Support the HCBS Workforce November 2-3 MACPAC committee presentation. Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Comparing Requirements for States November 2-3 MACPAC committee presentation. Learn more here. Unmet Need for Medical Care Among Medicare Beneficiaries – Disability and Insurance Literacy November 15 Disability and Health Journal shared […]

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Week of May 16, 2023

Health Care Delivery of Preventive Services for Persons with Disabilities: Comment To AHRQ May 5 AHRQ resources and questions; submission deadline is May 26. Learn more here. “Hospital at Home” – Latest Research May 9 John Hartford Foundation shared April 26 research posting. Learn more here. Collaborating Across Systems for Program Implementation April 30 RWJ […]

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PCORI Workforce RFI – AAHD and Lakeshore Foundation Submission

AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation have responded to a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) RFI on workforce issues. Our comments focused on non-traditional workers – community-based, non-medical credentialled, and a lived-experience framework serving persons with disabilities, aged individuals requiring long-term services and supports (LTSS), persons with mental illness and substance use disorder, persons served in […]

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Week of January 10, 2023

Improving the Medicaid Buy-In for Workers with Disabilities December 20 Bipartisan Policy Center webinar and report Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Supporting People with ID/DD Transition to the Community January 5 Council on Quality and Leadership (CQL) resource article Learn more here. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid with ID/DD: Improving Care […]

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Week of November 15, 2022

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Delivery of Personal Assistance Services for Persons with Disabilities November 9 NIDILRR NARIC Research in Focus article Learn more here. People with Long COVID Face Barriers To Government Disability Benefits November 9 Kaiser Health News article Learn more here. No Wrong Door – Fundamentals and Engagement with Community Organizations […]

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Week of September 13, 2022

Medicaid Beneficiaries Who Use Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) August 26 CMS announced report Learn more here. Community Services in Crisis: No Staff, No Services August 4 NASDDDS-HSRI-ICI/Univ of MN paper Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) Quality Measurement – What Happens Now? August 10 Health Management Associates/Leavitt Partners webinar materials on the CMS […]

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