Week of July 27, 2021

People Choose Service – A Personal Outcome Measure Indicator July 20 Council on Quality and Leadership webinar materials; scroll down the web page Learn more here. The Peer (MH & BH) Facilitated Community Inclusion Toolkit July 19 NIDILRR funded, Temple University Collaborative announced toolkit Learn more here. Using Health Navigators To Connect At-Risk Clients To […]

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Week of June 22, 2021

It’s Time To Reconsider How We Define Health: Perspective From Disability and Chronic Conditions June 12 Disability and Health Journal shared article Learn more here. Key Considerations for Developing a Medicaid HCBS (Home-and-Community-Based Services) Benefit June 15 Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) paper Learn more here. Investing in Medicaid HCBS (Home-and-Community-Based Services): The Biden-Harris Administration Caregiving […]

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Week of May 11, 2021

Building a Medicaid Strategy To Address Health-Related Social Needs May 6 Center for Health Care Strategies environmental scan document Learn more here. Building Strong Community Partnerships To Address Social Needs: Accountable Health Communities April 23 CMS announced case study Learn more here. Medicaid Health Homes: Consideration of Core Quality Measures April 27 CMS-Mathematica project committee […]

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Week of April 20,2021

Federal Legal Standards Prohibiting Disability Discrimination in COVID-19 April 13 ACL announced OCR guidance document Learn more here. Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) and COVID-19 April 2 ICI and NADSP report on nationwide 6 months experience Learn more here. COVID-19 Vaccines and Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) April 15 NADSP and NACDD webinar with link to NADSP […]

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Week of February 9, 2021

Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports – Access & Quality Problems in Managed Care Demand Improved Oversight December 16 Government Accountability Office (GAO) released report Learn more here. Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports – Expenditures January 7 CMS report for 2017-2018 Learn more here. Medicaid Services for People with ID/DD: Evolution of Addressing Needs and Preferences […]

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Week of October 13, 2020

The Need for Modernizing Public Health Data in Responding To COVID-19 October 6 ASTHO blog Learn more here. A Framework for Public Sector Leadership, Including Medicaid October 8 NAMD shared CHCS-Milbank-NAMD Public Sector Leadership Consortium paper Learn more here. The Impact of Caregiving on Mental and Physical Health October 4 ARCH Respite Center shared Sept […]

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Week of September 22, 2020

Social Inequities in the Distribution of COVID-19: An Intra-Categorical Analysis of People with Disabilities in the United States Sept 18 Disability and Health Journal announced pre-proof article Learn more here. High Quality Data for High Quality Population Health Programs Sept 15 Population Health Alliance webinar slides Learn more here HHS (CDC) Community Preventive Services Task […]

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Week of August 18, 2020

National Governors Association-National Conference of State Legislatures-5 Local Govt Associations: “Congress Failure To Reach Agreement on Aid To State and Local Governments Leaves Them in an Untenable Position” August 13 NGA-NCSL-NACo-ICMA-CSG-NLC-US Conference of Mayors statement Learn more here. Person-Centered Planning and Practice: Final NQF report to ACL July 31 National Quality Forum announced final report […]

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Week of July 7, 2020

Understanding the Direct Support Workforce in the U.S. for Persons with ID/DD June 2 Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Journal announced article abstract Learn more here. Direct Support Workforce for Persons with ID/DD – COVID-19 Survey Results July 1 University of MN, Institute on Community Integration and NADSP shared survey summary Learn more here. Integrating Services […]

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Week of May 12, 2020

Medicaid: Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS)/Money Follows the Person/Core Quality Measures/Managed Care Plans Quality Reporting May 5 CMS announced Medicaid and CHIP Additional FAQs Learn more here. Recognition of Family Caregivers in Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Plan Programs April 24 ADvancing States announced AARP report Learn more here. Supporting Family Caregivers of Older Adults Through […]

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