Policy Corner: November 7, 2022
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CCD Proposes Comments on Streamlining Medicaid, CHIP Eligibility
Although Congress is not in Washington, D.C. this week, national organizations continue to respond to Administration’s proposed rules impacting federal programs. Currently, the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD), of which the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) is a member, is drafting comments on the Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM): Streamlining the Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program, and Basic Health Program Application, Eligibility Determination, Enrollment, and Renewal Processes. Comments are being prepared to specifically address elements of those proposals affecting older adults and persons with disabilities and the impact the changes would have on the individuals served under these programs. Comments are due November 7. Read more about the proposed rule in the Federal Register.
Meanwhile, on September 16th, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) published a Request for Information (RFI) in the Federal Register seeking public comment about comprehensive, longitudinal, person-centered care planning for people at risk for or living with Multiple Chronic Conditions (MCC). Specifically, the RFI seeks comment on the current state of comprehensive, longitudinal, person-centered care planning for people at risk for or living with MCC across settings of care (e.g., health systems, primary care, home, and other ambulatory practices), including:
- Existing models of person-centered care planning, their current scale, and barriers and facilitators to implementation
- Innovative models of care, approaches, promising strategies, and solutions in order for clinicians and practices to routinely engage in person-centered care planning
- Evidence for effectiveness of strategies for implementation and delivery of person-centered care planning, their impact on improving health outcomes, as well as evidence on how to adapt, scale, and spread the intervention
Comments can be submitted until November 15, 2022.
November 8 Elections are Tomorrow! Are You Ready to Vote?
Are you ready to vote on November 8? Control of the U.S. House, U.S. Senate, as well as many governorships, secretaries of states and state legislators are on the line in 2022. Each state has its own election law with regard to absentee voting, early voting, and mail in voting. Be sure to know how to cast your vote and where your polling place is, if voting in-person, and identification you may need to bring. As a reminder, polling places are to be accessible with voting machines for voters with disabilities. You may either:
You may either:
- Seek assistance from workers at the polling place who have been trained to use the accessible voting machine, or
- Bring someone to help you vote.
You may find out more information about voting in your state here.