Our Issues

Advancing Integrated Care

Improving & Expanding MLTSS

Measuring Quality
of MLTSS

Additional Priorities

Dec 21, 2020

Policies to Support the LTSS System

On December 21, 2020 the National MLTSS Health Plan Association wrote a letter to President-Elect Biden to urge the incoming...

Nov 30, 2020

Value of MLTSS Health Plan Participation in CMMI DC Model

The DC model is focused on giving participants the ability to take increasing levels of risk for a patient population through flexible...

Nov 18, 2020

HCBS Quality Measures RFI Comment Letter

On November 18, 2020 America’s Health Insurance Plans, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Medicaid Health Plans of America, and the...

Oct 19, 2020

COVID-19 Regulatory and Programmatic Flexibilities

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) along with state and local governments have responded to the COVID-19 public health...

Aug 6, 2020

HCBS Rebalancing and Nursing Home Diversification

On August 7, 2020 the Association sent a letter to CMMI to provide input on HCBS, rebalancing, and nursing home diversification. Read the...

Aug 5, 2020

Opportunity Starts at Home Sign-on Letter

On August 6, the MLTSS Association signed on to a letter urging Congress to include vital housing resources and protections in the final...

Aug 5, 2020

Medicaid Provider Payment Pathways During COVID-19 Primer

On May 14, 2020, CMS provided guidance through its informational bulletin Medicaid Managed Care Options in Responding to COVID-19 on how...

Jul 26, 2020

MACPAC June 2020 Report to Congress Response

On July 27, 2020, the Association wrote a letter to the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) Commissioners in...

Jun 16, 2020

Primary Cares Initiative DC Model Letter

In response to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)’s announcement of the Primary Cares Initiative, on June 17, 2020 the...

Jun 11, 2020

Policy Priorities During COVID-19 Hill Letters (June 2020)

On June 12, the National MLTSS Health Plan Association and a coalition of other LTSS stakeholders sent ten targeted Hill letters...

May 3, 2020

Lifeline and COVID-19 Letter to FCC

On May 4, the National MLTSS Health Plan Association, Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP), America’s Health Insurance Plans...

Apr 16, 2020

Proposals to Support the HCBS Workforce

Last month, the National MLTSS Health Plan Association in partnership with the Association for Community Affiliated Plans, the National...

Apr 13, 2020

Policy Priorities During COVID-19 Hill Letters (April 2020)

On April 14, the National MLTSS Health Plan Association, sent a series of targeted Hill letters outlining the Associations highest...

Apr 2, 2020

Proposals to Address COVID-19's Impact on LTSS

On Friday April 3, 2020, the National MLTSS Health Plan Association submitted a letter to Congress commending legislators for their rapid...

Mar 19, 2020

Proposals to Address COVID-19's Impact on LTSS (March 2020)

On March 20, 2020, the MLTSS Association in partnership with America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), wrote a letter commending...

Feb 2, 2020

Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Comment Letter

On February 2, 2020 the Association wrote a letter to Administrator Seema Verma to provide comment on the Centers for Medicare and...

Oct 10, 2019

MedPAC Duals June 2019 Report Letter

On October 11, 2019 the Association sent a letter to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) commending the commissioners for...

Jul 1, 2019

H.R. 3253 Support Letter

On July 2, 2019 the Association submitted a letter in support of the Empowering Beneficiaries, Ensuring Access, and Strengthening...

Jun 17, 2019

Joint Employer Status Under FLSA Letter

On June 18, 2019 the Association wrote a letter to Melissa Smith, Director of the Division of Regulations, Legislation, and...

Jun 11, 2019

Impact of Integrated Plans Fact Sheet

Roughly 12 million Americans are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (e.g., dual eligibles). Dualeligible individuals with long-term...

Our Issues

Advancing Integrated Care

Improving & Expanding MLTSS

Measuring Quality of MLTSS

Additional Priorities

Measuring Quality
of MLTSS