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ADvancing States featured in Generations Journal
ADvancing States is featured in the Winter 2025–26 issue of Generations Journal. Our team contributed three articles: : "Ten Years of NCI-AD", "Older Americans Act Revisions: Enhancing Community Supports for HCBS", and "Person-Centered Supports for Older Adults: How Paid Family Caregiving Measures Up". Explore the full issue and read how our work is helping shape the future of aging and long-term services and supports.
Call for Sessions Now Open!
ADvancing States is accepting session proposals for the 2026 HCBS Conference, focused on LTSS, HCBS delivery, and emerging issues in aging and disability programs. Proposals are due April 1, 2026.
Real Life with the Older Americans Act
Episode 1 of Real Life with the Older Americans Act is out now! This new podcast episode features ADvancing States Executive Director Martha Roherty alongside national aging leaders, exploring why the OAA needs to be renewed, what the OAA gets right, and what's next for the aging network.
Always ADvancing: Reflections on 18 Years of Supporting State Leadership in Aging and Disability Services
ADvancing States' Executive Director, Martha Roherty, reflects on Aging and Disability services during her tenure.
ADvancing States is recruiting members for the Alumni Leadership Network!
ADvancing States is now recruiting members for the Alumni Leadership Network (ALN), a professional community designed for experienced leaders who want to stay connected to HCBS and LTSS policy, share expertise, and continue growing their professional networks. The ALN is open to former ADvancing States members, as well as former CMS, ACL, AoA, and ADvancing States staff.
Join The Enabling Technology Engagement Network (ETEN)!
Join a growing national network of state leaders, health plans, and innovators advancing independence through enabling technology in LTSS. Gain direct access to policymakers, collaborate with peers, and help shape the future of Medicaid technology implementation. Apply today!
Limited Sponsorship Opportunities Remain for HCBS 2026
ADvancing States is pleased to share that 75% of sponsorship opportunities for the 2026 HCBS Conference have already been secured. Premium booth locations and high-visibility opportunities, including Innovation Track sessions and member-exclusive events, are filling quickly. A limited number of packages remain across tiers; interested organizations are encouraged to connect with our team soon to confirm placement.
Latest ADvancing States News
The Future of Medicare-Medicaid Integration: A Conversation with Tim Engelhardt
The Medicare Rights Center will hold a webinar featuring Tim Engelhardt, inaugural leader of the Aging & Disability Health Policy Lab at the National Academy of Social Insurance and former Director of the CMS Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office…
Developing Multi-State Navigator Programs: Lessons, Models, and Opportunities
The Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network will hold a webinar exploring how to effectively develop and sustain multi-state navigator models.
This webinar will highlight practical lessons learned from building and operating navigator…
2026 Annual Disability Statistics Conference
Registration is now open for the 2026 Annual Disability Statistics Conference. The conference will take place on March 18 in Washington, D.C., and online. Registration is free for both the in-person and virtual sessions.
Speakers will highlight…
Capturing Data to Measure the Impact of CDSME on Social Connection
ACL’s Commit to Connect initiative will hold a webinar on the value of outcome evaluation of social connection within chronic disease self-management education (CDSME) programs.
In 2025, Commit to Connect launched the Understanding the Impact of…
National Self-Direction Conference
Registration is now open for the National Self-Direction Conference, which will be held May 27-29, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The conference will bring together people with lived experience, state Medicaid officials and program administrators,…
Living Longer: The Increasing Need for Dementia Care and Support for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
The National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center will hold a webinar exploring the increasing need for dementia care and support for people with intellectual and development disabilities (IDD).
Advances in medicine, technology, and…
Aging with Developmental Disabilities Conference
Registration is now open for the 35th Annual Aging with Developmental Disabilities Conference. The conference will take place on May 11 and 12 in St. Charles, Missouri.
Featured speakers include:
- Dan Berland, Director of Federal…
Ensuring People’s Rights, Choice, and Control in the Person-Centered Service Planning Process
CMS will hold a webinar on the person-centered service planning process, highlighting how states can ensure people’s rights, choice, and control.
The webinar will assist states by:
- Providing an overview of the Home and Community-Based…
2026 Age + Action Conference
Registration is now open for the National Council on Aging’s 2026 Age + Action Conference. The conference will take place from May 26 to May 29, 2026, in Arlington, Virginia.
Virtual Summit: Doors to Housing for Older Adults
On February 20, 2026, from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m., USAging will hold a virtual summit to explore opportunities to address the housing crisis among older adults.
Homeless among older adults is on the rise, now accounting for almost one-fifth of…
2026 Home and Community-Based Services Conference