Last week was filled with celebrations of the 50th anniversaries of Medicare and Medicaid on Thursday, July 30. In his weekly radio address and a separate video, the president celebrated the anniversaries, praising the two programs for “sav[ing] millions of our people from poverty and hardship.” The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services also celebrated [...]
Read More >
What We’re Reading: July 27, 2015
Last week was filled with celebrations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 25-year anniversary, Sunday, July 26. The president and vice president hosted several thousand new and returning advocates at the White House where the president made remarks in the East Room (see video and fact sheets). The Departments of Labor, Justice, HHS/ACL, and Education also held separate [...]
Read More >
Read More >
What We’re Reading: June 22, 2015
This week we’re on SCOTUS watch (along with everyone else), as the Supreme Court prepares to issue a decision on federal insurance subsidies. We’re also reading about innovative solutions to accessible housing; breaking the “school-to-prison pipeline”; the anniversaries of the ADA and Olmstead; and recommendations for expanded rehabilitation benefits for older adults. Kaiser Health News, [...]
Read More >
Read More >
What We’re Reading: June 15, 2015
This week we’re reading about new Medicaid initiatives to fund supportive housing; pay and benefits for home care workers; the results of a new fall-prevention initiative; state efforts to pay for (and rebalance) LTSS; and a trio of new reports on employment and disability, affordable housing and Medicaid BIP. Kaiser Health News is taking a [...]
Read More >
Read More >
What We’re Reading: June 1, 2015
It’s a week full of announcements! This week we’re reading up on the Medicaid managed care regulation released last Tuesday, news from Google of a $20 million investment in universal access, and changes at the Administration for Community Living (ACL). Spoiler alert: ACL announced the new Administration on Disabilities. Called “epic” and a “milestone,” the [...]
Read More >
Read More >
What We’re Reading: May 26, 2015
Returning from an extended holiday weekend, we’re deep in catch-up mode. This week we’re turning the focus to states’ implementation of mental health parity in Medicaid and CHIP, the incarceration of individuals with mental health and substance use conditions, the rise in hospital observations, and recent advocacy on voting and access rights. Once the public [...]
Read More >
Read More >
What We’re Reading: May 18, 2015
This week we’re reading about an ‘epic’ regulation in the works for Medicaid managed care, home health worker pay, disability-informed police training, graduation rates, and more. New Medicaid regulations – expected any day now – could be ‘epic’ for managed long-term care, writes the National Journal. More: “When the rules were last updated 13 years [...]
Read More >
Read More >
What We’re Reading: March 30, 2015
This week we’re following the latest on the home care regulation, plus a new proposal to align the Affordable Care Act’s wellness provisions with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008; more on the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) fix and empowering workers with disabilities. The Obama administration is [...]
Read More >
Read More >
What We’re Reading: March 23, 2015
This week we’re reading about: The current “doc fix” or Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula debate, which has implications for children’s access to health insurance and Medicare payments to doctors. More: Children from lower- and moderate-income families would be big losers if the Supreme Court rejects premium subsidies for many states in the King v. [...]
Read More >
Read More >
What We’re Reading: March 2, 2015
This week we’re reading about proposed changes to Medicare Advantage for 2016, plus an emerging training model for providers serving individuals with ASD. The 2016 Medicaid Draft Call Letter is out, and everyone is sharing their two-cents. Reuters is highlighting the draft’s 0.9 percent cut in Medicare Advantage payments, while Kaiser Health News is focusing in [...]
Read More >
Read More >