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ACL Principal Deputy Administrator Provides Keynote

On August 7, NASDDDS was honored to host, alongside our valued partners—NADD, the National Association of State Head Injury...
August 25, 2025cmcgraw@nasddds.org

MACPAC Releases March 2025 Report

The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) released its March 2025 Report to Congress on Medicaid and...
March 18, 2025cmcgraw@nasddds.org

ARPA HCBS TA Collective Release Report

NASDDDS, ADvancing States, and our partners in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) home and community-based services (HCBS) Technical...
April 25, 2024cmcgraw@nasddds.org

CDC Issues New COVID-19 Guidance for Congregate Settings

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued combined COVID-19 guidance documents for sites serving persons experiencing...
December 5, 2022cmcgraw@nasddds.org

CMS Releases Resources in Multiple Languages

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health (CMS/OMH) has released updated Coverage to Care (C2C)...
December 5, 2022cmcgraw@nasddds.org

CMS Launches ARPA HCBS Webpage

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has launched a new landing page on Medicaid.gov for state Medicaid...
December 15, 2021admnasddds

COVID-19 and People with ID/DD Final Report Released

NASDDDS is proud to announce the COVID-19 and People with ID/DD Final Report and the COVID-19 Data on ID/DD...
September 29, 2021admnasddds

OCR and Connecticut Agree on Hospital Visitation Policies for People with Disabilities

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced an...
June 24, 2020cmcgraw@nasddds.org

Congress Makes Changes to Paycheck Protection Program

President Trump has signed into law the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (PPPFA), an attempt to address challenges around...
June 10, 2020cmcgraw@nasddds.org

Senate Votes to Extend National Family Caregiver Support Program

The Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 (H.R.4334), passed earlier this year by the US Senate, includes a reauthorization...
June 10, 2020cmcgraw@nasddds.org

Congressional Leaders Urge HHS to Distribute PHSSEF Funds to Medicaid Providers

Republican and Democratic leaders of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives committees charged with overseeing Medicaid sent a...
June 10, 2020cmcgraw@nasddds.org

NCD Advises Congress to Address HCBS in Fourth Coronavirus Package

The National Council on Disability (NCD), an independent, nonpartisan federal agency that provides advice to the President and Congress...
May 6, 2020cmcgraw@nasddds.org

CCD Urges Extension of Dependent Tax Credits to Adult Dependents

The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) and allies have issued a letter in support of the “All Dependent...
May 6, 2020cmcgraw@nasddds.org

Democratic Senators Call for Disability Priorities in Fourth Coronavirus Response Package

United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Senators Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Maggie...
May 6, 2020cmcgraw@nasddds.org

NASDDDS and ADvancing States Release Joint Letter To Congressional Leadership

NASDDDS and ADvancing States released a joint letter to federal lawmakers requesting further support for state governments in the...
April 25, 2020cmcgraw@nasddds.org

CMS Extends PASSR Comment Period by One Month

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended the public comment period for the proposed Preadmission Screening...
April 21, 2020cmcgraw@nasddds.org

FCC Establishes COVID-19 Telehealth Program

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released a Public Notice establishing the COVID-19 Telehealth Program, authorized by the CARES...
April 21, 2020cmcgraw@nasddds.org

NAMD Letter to Congress on Fourth Coronavirus Response Package

On April 13, The National Association of Medicaid (NAMD) sent a letter to Congressional leaders requesting urgent action to...
April 21, 2020cmcgraw@nasddds.org

Letter Requesting EVV Delay

The National Association of State Medicaid Directors, the National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services, and ADvancing...
April 8, 2020cmcgraw@nasddds.org

SSA Suspends CDRs During Coronavirus Crisis

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has issued a notice about its activities during the coronavirus pandemic. According to the...
April 8, 2020cmcgraw@nasddds.org