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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,...
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March 31, 2023
cmcgraw@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...
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March 17, 2020
cmcgraw@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...
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March 17, 2020
cmcgraw@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...
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March 4, 2020
cmcgraw@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...
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February 10, 2020
cmcgraw@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...
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December 4, 2019
cmcgraw@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...
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August 29, 2019
Dan 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...
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August 29, 2019
Dan 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...
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August 29, 2019
Dan 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...
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February 14, 2019
Jeanine 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,...
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February 14, 2019
Dan 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...
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January 16, 2019
Jeanine 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.
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December 3, 2018
Jeanine Zlockie
North Carolina Receives 1115 Waiver Approval
North Carolina Receives 1115 Waiver Approval, a Major Milestone for Medicaid and NC Health Care System.
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December 3, 2018
Jeanine Zlockie
Pennsylvania Receives Waiver Amendment Approvals
The Pennsylvania Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) received approvals of amendments to the ID/A waivers.
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October 31, 2018
Jeanine 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.
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August 27, 2018
Jeanine 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...
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July 2, 2018
Dan 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...
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June 18, 2018
Jeanine 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...
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April 12, 2018
Jeanine 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...
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April 12, 2018
Jeanine Zlockie
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