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 […]
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 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) […]
Week of August 5, 2025
Medicaid Meets Public Health: A Blueprint for Collaboration July 15 National Association of Medicaid Directors blueprint. Learn more here. Reconciliation Law: Medicaid Work and Community Engagement Requirements (3) July 31 Center for Health Care Strategies summary. Two items in July 22 news. Learn more here. Reconciliation Law: Medicaid Work and Community Engagement Requirements (4) July […]
Week of July 29, 2025
Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Moving to Medicaid Managed Care and Addressing Stakeholder Concerns July 22 Center for Health Care Strategies announced materials. Learn more here. The Value of Rebalancing Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) July 21 Shirley Ryan Ability Lab policy brief. Learn more here. Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: The Case for […]
Week of July 22, 2025
Reconciliation Law: Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Implications July 15 LAC presentation slides to the Coalition for Whole Health. Learn more here. Reconciliation Law: Medicaid Work/Community Engagement Requirements July 15 LAC working draft advocacy approaches presentation slides to the Coalition for Whole Health. Learn more here. Reconciliation Law: Medicaid Work/Community Engagement Requirements (2) July […]
Week of July 15, 2025
Reconciliation Law: Impact on States and Impact on Health/Public Health July 9 ASTHO summary. Learn more here. Reconciliation Law: What the Health Provisions Mean for States July 8 National Academy for State Health Policy blog. Learn more here. Reconciliation Law: Medicaid-Medicare-ACA-Health Savings Accounts – KFF Summaries July 8 Kaiser Family Foundation summaries. Learn more here. […]
Week of July 1, 2025
Protect Medicaid LTSS and HCBS – Oppose Reconciliation – To The U.S. Senate June 23 AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation joined 28 national organizations and nearly 100 state and nationa organizations, led by the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long Term Care, opposing Senate Medicaid Reconciliation. The letter is focused on long term services and […]
Week of June 24, 2025
Medicaid in House and Senate Reconciliation: Comparison June 17 Kaiser Family Foundation chart and materials. Learn more here. Medicaid in Senate Committee on Finance Reconciliation June 18 Modern Medicaid Alliance report. Learn more here. Protecting Medicaid From Cuts in Congress June 17 Justice in Aging webinar slides. Learn more here. Medicaid Expansion: Data-Driven Insights into […]
Week of June 17, 2025
Protect Medicaid for People with Mental Health Conditions and Substance Use Disorders – Reject House Reconciliation June 10 AAHD, as a member, joined the Mental Health Liaison Group, asking the Senate to protect Medicaid for people with mental health conditions and substance use disorders and reject the House Reconciliation Medicaid legislation. Learn more here. Protect […]
Week of June 10, 2025
1,100 Disability and Aging Organizations to U.S. Senate – Oppose House Medicaid and ACA Reconciliation Provisions June 5 AAHD and the Lakeshore Foundation joined 1,100 organizations, including 226 national organizations, led by the Disability and Aging Collaborative (DAC) and Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD), writing the U.S. Senate opposing the House passed Medicaid and […]