Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Disparities in Quality of Life and Quality of Supports Disparities in Quality of Life and Quality of Supports in HCBS article; Council on Quality and Leadership – September 21. Medicaid Home Care – Five States Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) Eligibility Algorithm – MO, MS, NB, NJ, DC Calculated Need: Algorithms and the Fight […]
Category: Disability & Public Health News
Welcome to AAHD’s weekly electronic update, “Disability and Public Health News.” Each Tuesday, AAHD will provide an overview of the prior week’s media coverage on topics related to disability and public health. Our goal is to keep our colleagues and friends informed of disability and public health topics in the media at the local, state and national level. It is our intent that this weekly information will support you in your work. Please send us your comments to contact@aahd.us and feel free to share the weekly updates with your colleagues.
Week of October 21, 2025
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Self-Direction for Older Adults Self-Direction in HCBS for Older Adults report; Council on Quality and Leadership – October 9. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Who Chooses Consumer-Directed Personal Care? – New York Who chooses consumer-directed personal care? Characterizing users and switchers under New York Medicaid – PMC article ; Health Affairs Scholar […]
Week of October 14, 2025
Risk of Institutionalization – Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid – Non-Elderly Adults with IDD – State Variations Disability and Health Journal article – October 2. Sates Are Increasing Enrollment of Seniors and People with Disabilities in Medicaid Managed Care States are Increasingly Enrolling Seniors and People with Disabilities in Medicaid Managed Care Research […]
Week of October 7, 2025
Disability and Public Health News: 2025-35; October 7, 2025 The “Disability Squeeze”: Quantifying Disability-Related Out-of-Pocket Costs and Unmet Needs Report Back from the Disability Squeeze Symposium – blog; AAHD – October 3. The “Disability Squeeze”: Quantifying Disability-Related Out-of-Pocket Costs and Unmet Needs (2) and (3) Symposium slides on The “Disability Squeeze”; National Disability Institute promoted […]
Week of September 30, 2025
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): FMAP Implementation Implementation of Increased Federal Medical Assistance Percentage for Home- and Community-Based Services under the American Rescue Plan Act: Key Takeaways – meeting presentation slides; Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) – September 18-19. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) Payment: Interested Parties Advisory Groups Interested Parties Advisory Groups: Meaningful […]
Week of September 23, 2025
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Payment Policies and Relationship To Workforce Medicaid Payment Policies to Support the Home- and Community-Based Services Workforce – MACPAC meeting draft recommendation slides; Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) – September 18. Understanding Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) 2025 Signature Series on Aging in America Congressional Briefing; Alliance for Health […]
Week of September 16, 2025
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Key Insights From Annual HCBS Conference HMA Weekly Roundup: Trends in Health Policy; Health Management Associates summary of ADvancing States annual HCBS conference – September 10. Medicaid Reconciliation (HR 1): Work and Community Engagement Requirements Medicaid Work Requirements: Mitigating Harm and Documenting Losses webinar slides; National Health Law Program (NHeLP) – […]
Week of September 9, 2025
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): MACPAC on Rate Setting Brief on Medicaid HCBS Rate Setting from the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) – August. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Participating in the CAHPS Database Participating in the 2024 CAHPS® Home- and Community-Based Services Survey Database: What You Need to Know; AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare […]
Week of August 19, 2025
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) – Quality Measure Set – Introduction August 13 Shirley Ryan Ability Lab policy brief. Learn more here. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Expanding Access in Rural Communities August 13 Center for Health Care Strategies issue paper. Learn more here. Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS): Enabling Technology August 8 […]
Week of August 12, 2025
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Spending and Utilization July 24 shared Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) issue brief. Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Nonmedical Quality of Life Concepts July 9 Shirley Ryan Ability Lab shared Pub Med posted DHJO article on focus group findings. Learn more here. Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) […]