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End of Pandemic-Era Flexibilities in Medicaid HCBS

What Agency Leaders Need to Know This resource was jointly created by sister associations, NASDDDS, NAMD and ADvancing States,...
March 31, 2023cmcgraw@nasddds.org

CMS Issues COVID-19 Guidance for Home Health Agencies and State Survey Agencies

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued additional guidance to home health agencies in response to...
March 17, 2020cmcgraw@nasddds.org

President Trump Declares Federal Emergency

On March 13th, President Trump addressed the nation and officially declared a federal emergency in response to the COVID...
March 17, 2020cmcgraw@nasddds.org

State Efforts to Integrate Care for Dually Eligible Beneficiaries: 2020 Update

This brief, made possible with support from The SCAN Foundation, examines the progress of states that were early implementers...
March 4, 2020cmcgraw@nasddds.org

CMS Unveils 1115 Option that Includes Block Grants and Per Capita Caps

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced the Healthy Adult Opportunity (HAO) initiative, which will allow...
February 10, 2020cmcgraw@nasddds.org

NCI™Added To The Medicaid Adult Core Health Care Quality Measure Set and Medicaid Scorecard

National Core Indicators™ (NCI™) a joint venture between NASDDDS and HSRI, has been added to the Medicaid Adult Core...
December 4, 2019cmcgraw@nasddds.org

CMS Revises Guidance on Heightened Scrutiny for New Construction

CMS has revised guidance regarding heightened scrutiny under the HCBS Rule and new construction. States may now submit a...
August 29, 2019Dan Berland

CMS Guidance Addresses Significant EVV Questions

CMS guidance clarifes the applicability of electronic visit verification requirements to beneficiaries with live-in caregivers, services rendered partially in...
August 29, 2019Dan Berland

CMS Plans TA Visits on STPs

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is initiating visits to offer technical assistance to states regarding the State...
August 29, 2019Dan Berland

Texas Health and Human Services (HHS) has published the 12th edition of a reference guide for Texas

The Pink Book was previously titled "Texas Medicaid and CHIP in Perspective." the "Texas Medicaid and CHIP Reference Guide" serves...
February 14, 2019Jeanine Zlockie

Medicaid Regional Offices Will Now Report to CMS Central Office

CMS has announced that the Medicaid Regional Offices will now report directly to the CMS central office near Baltimore,...
February 14, 2019Dan Berland

GAO Reports on State HCBS Structure

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report reviewing the approaches states use to provide coverage for HCBS in...
January 16, 2019Jeanine Zlockie

Ohio Receives Approval of Waiver Tech Amendments.

Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities received approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on amendments.
December 3, 2018Jeanine Zlockie

North Carolina Receives 1115 Waiver Approval

North Carolina Receives 1115 Waiver Approval, a Major Milestone for Medicaid and NC Health Care System.
December 3, 2018Jeanine Zlockie

Pennsylvania Receives Waiver Amendment Approvals

The Pennsylvania Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) received approvals of amendments to the ID/A waivers.
October 31, 2018Jeanine Zlockie

Connecticut Launching Housing Innovation Pilot

Connecticut Department of Developmental Services (DDS) is launching the Housing Innovation Pilot project, to begin in Fiscal Year 2019.
August 27, 2018Jeanine Zlockie

House Passes EVV Delay

On June 25, the House passed a bill by voice vote that calls for a one-year delay in implementation...
July 2, 2018Dan Berland

Minnesota Released Medicaid Annual Report.

The Minnesota Department of Human Services recently released the first-ever Medicaid annual report, Medicaid Matters: The Impact of Minnesota's...
June 18, 2018Jeanine Zlockie

NASDDDS Requests EVV Guidance from CMS

The National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities (NASDDDS) sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and...
April 12, 2018Jeanine Zlockie

Louisiana Holding Statewide Meetings on Tiered Waiver Service Delivery Approach

According to a recent news release, “Beginning in October 2016, the Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities conducted a...
April 12, 2018Jeanine Zlockie
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