Event Description:
The American Rescue Plan Act provided $12.7 billion to increase access to HCBS for Medicaid beneficiaries. In May, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provided states with guidance to receive the enhanced funding. This webinar will include an overview of Section 9817 of the American Rescue Plan and presentations from Colorado and Massachusetts on innovative initiatives in their initial state spending plans.
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Alison Barkoff, Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging, Administration for Community Living
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Ralph Lollar, Director, Division of Long Term Services and Supports, Disabled and Elderly Health Program Group, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Jennifer Bowdoin, Director, Division of Community Systems Transformation, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Bonnie Silva, Director, Office of Community Living, State of Colorado
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Whitney Moyer, Chief, Office of Long Term Services and Supports, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
This webinar will be held on Thursday, September 30, 2021 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET.
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Wednesday, September 22, 2021 - 2:30pm EDT
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The Administration for Community Living, Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS)
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