Spotlight PA: Adults With Intellectual Disabilities May Wait Years for Services. Shapiro’s Budget Would Help. RCPA Member Achieva Featured
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90.5 WESA: PA Human Service Officials Say Budget Proposal Will Eliminate Wait List for Disability Services, RCPA Member Achieva Quoted
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McKnights Senior Living: Master Plan on Aging Fails to Ensure ‘Robust’ Long-Term Care Continuum That Includes Senior Living, Experts Say
MyODP News Online Digest — May 31, 2024
“Aging Our Way, PA” Publication Ceremony Scheduled for 12:00 pm Today
A publication ceremony is scheduled for 12:00 pm today, May 31, for Aging Our Way, PA. This is Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth-wide 10-year strategic plan for aging. The development of this plan involved more than 19,000 Pennsylvanians and was developed in partnership with more than 20 state agencies. To view the publication ceremony, visit the livestream link.
Capitolwire: Budget Season Brings Rush to Resolve Issues
RCPA Signs PACHW Letters on State Plan for Payments for Community Health Worker Services
RCPA recently signed two letters, one to Governor Shapiro and one to the PA Department of Human Services (DHS), alongside dozens of other organizations and the Pennsylvania Community Health Worker Collaborative (PACHW) regarding the state’s plan for an amendment to authorize payments for Community Health Worker services under Pennsylvania State Medicaid. The letters outlined several key features PACHW wished to highlight regarding these payments, including:
- Requesting DHS set “an equitable and adequate” reimbursement rate;
- The creation of a Community Health Worker provider type; and
- Recognizing Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) as a primary diagnosis code.
Shapiro Administration Highlights Governor’s Plan To Invest In ID/A, BH Services, RCPA Member Partners for Quality Featured
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