NEW OUTREACH RESOURCES AVAILABLE! While Open Enrollment Year 7 (OE7) has concluded, AAHD is still working with Community Catalyst and other partners in conducting outreach to educate individuals about health insurance literacy, special enrollment periods (SEPs) and other issues related to healthcare enrollment. Our new blog post this week highlights several new resources which were […] Read More »
Archives for February 2020
Module #5 Available for HCBS Business Acumen Center Toolkit
Disability Network Business Strategies: A Roadmap to Financial and Programmatic Sustainability for Community-Based Organizations Step 5: Monitor, Evaluate and Respond ADvancing States is pleased to announce the release of the fifth and final module of the HCBS Business Acumen Center Toolkit, “Disability Network Business Strategies: A Roadmap to Financial and Programmatic Sustainability for Community-Based Organizations”. […] Read More »
New Outreach Resources Available!
While Open Enrollment Year 7 (OE7) has concluded, AAHD is still working with Community Catalyst and other partners in conducting outreach to educate individuals about health insurance literacy, special enrollment periods (SEPs) and other issues related to healthcare enrollment. Several new resources have been released this week which address a variety of issues. Links to […] Read More »
Kaiser Releases State Health Care Snapshots
Do you know what the rate of the uninsured is nationally or in your state? The Kaiser Family Foundation has released a series of state health care snapshots which looks at a variety of issues related to health care coverage, including the rate of those without insurance, income levels which determine eligibility for Medicaid and […] Read More »
February 21, 2020
CIRCUIT COURT REJECTS MEDICAID WORK REQUIREMENTS Last Friday, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that CMS exceeded its authority when it approved Arkansas’s waiver request to add work requirements to its Medicaid program. Our news item has a link to the press release from the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) which was one of […] Read More »
Circuit Court Rejects Medicaid Work Requirements
Today, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals issued its ruling on the Medicaid work requirements imposed by the state of Arkansas. The Court found that CMS exceeded its authority under the law which authorizes Medicaid when it approved the work requirements. The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) was involved with this litigation and has issued […] Read More »
Module #4 Available for HCBS Business Acumen Center Toolkit
Disability Network Business Strategies: A Roadmap to Financial and Programmatic Sustainability for Community-Based Organizations Step 4: Grow and Develop ADvancing States is pleased to announce the release of the fourth module of the HCBS Business Acumen Center Toolkit, “Disability Network Business Strategies: A Roadmap to Financial and Programmatic Sustainability for Community-Based Organizations”. This resource is […] Read More »
February 14, 2020
RESOURCES ON CMS’S MEDICAID BLOCK GRANT PROPOSAL Last month, CMS issued guidance to states on what it would consider if states wanted to implement a Medicaid block grant for their state. Block grants in the Medicaid program would change the formula for how the federal government reimburses states for running their Medicaid program. To learn […] Read More »
Resources on CMS’s Medicaid Block Grant Proposal
At the end of last month, CMS issued guidance to states on submitting proposals for Medicaid block grants (see news item for more information). In our blog post, we explain one of the reasons why we are opposed to this proposal. In addition, there are many other organizations expressing opposition to this proposal and many […] Read More »
New Module Available for HCBS Business Acumen Center Toolkit
Disability Network Business Strategies: A Roadmap to Financial and Programmatic Sustainability for Community-Based Organizations Step 3: Stabilize ADvancing States is pleased to announce the release of the third module of the HCBS Business Acumen Center Toolkit, “Disability Network Business Strategies: A Roadmap to Financial and Programmatic Sustainability for Community-Based Organizations”. This resource is a ‘how-to’ […] Read More »
