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On the Front Lines of Health Care Fraud with the Senior Medicare Patrol

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Join the National I&R Support Center for the webinar On the Front Lines of Health Care Fraud with the Senior Medicare Patrol. Medicare-related fraud can harm the health, finances, and well-being of beneficiaries. While a long-standing challenge, the pandemic, and now the unwinding of Medicaid continuous coverage, are fertile ground for fraud and scams. Join this webinar to learn about the Senior Medicare Program (SMP) and its mission to prevent, detect, and report healthcare fraud affecting Medicare.

Disaster Readiness Starts with Planning: Promising Practices in Emergency Preparedness

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Disaster readiness begins with planning, but for professionals and consumers alike, taking steps to be prepared for an emergency or disaster isn’t always easy. The COVID-19 pandemic, recent natural disasters, and other emergency situations have offered many lessons for disaster preparedness and response. In 2022, ADvancing States’ National I&R Support Center held a contest to identify promising practices in the field, recognizing how vital I&R/A services are to communities experiencing disasters.

Quality of Life Data on Older Adults and People with Disabilities

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The National Core Indicators — Aging and Disabilities (NCI-AD™) is a voluntary effort by State Medicaid, aging, and disability agencies to measure and track their own performance. The indicators provide a tool for states to assess the performance of state programs and delivery systems of services to older adults and individuals with physical disabilities. Register for this webinar to see the latest data and gain a better understanding of how publicly-funded services impact the quality of life of your consumers.

Older Hoosiers and Caregivers Community Conversations

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Join us for the Older Hoosiers and Caregivers Community Conversations! Changes are coming to the Medicaid Home and Community- Based Services waiver program for older Hoosiers and theircaregivers. Come join us to hear how the changes may affect you. Participants will recieve a gift card! Monday, October 3 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Brazil Public Library, 204 N. Walnut St, Brazil

Direct Service Workforce Webinar

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ADvancing States and NASHP are hosting a webinar on Direct Service Workers and Direct Service Professional initiatives. Speakers from Missouri and Indiana will share initiatives taking place in their state. The webinar will include information on a direct support professional apprentice program, a value based purchasing model for training direct support professionals, and a direct service worker Advisory Board.
 
This webinar will be held on Monday, July 18 at 4:00 p.m. ET.
 

Combating Food Insecurity with Collaboration

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ACL’s Office of Nutrition and Health Promotion Programs (ONHPP) is hosting a webinar on combating food insecurity with collaboration. Participants will learn how food insecurity affects older adults, how federal programs, including ACL’s National Senior Nutrition Program, are addressing food insecurity in communities, and how to engage potential collaborators among community stakeholders to improve food access among older adults.
 
This webinar will be held on Thursday, July 21, 2022 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.

Addressing Nursing Facility Financing Challenges during MLTSS Program Development

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Join ADvancing States, Innovation Matters in Health, and Milliman for a webinar highlighting the findings of the MLTSS Institute’s recently released paper Addressing Nursing Facility Financing Challenges during MLTSS Program Development. The authors will discuss the intricacies of Medicaid financing, Medicaid managed care regula

Resources and Programs for Blind and Low-Vision People

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Join this webinar to hear from the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the nation’s largest and oldest organization of blind Americans with affiliates in all fifty states plus the District of Colombia and Puerto Rico. The NFB offers information, community, programs, and resources to people who are blind and those losing vision, including older adults. Learn about the types of inquiries that individuals reach out for help with; programs and resources through NFB; and examples of solutions for everyday living in the community.
 
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    2022 Spring Meeting

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    The 2022 ADvancing States Spring Meeting will take place in New Orleans on May 2-4th, for state directors of aging, disabilities, and Medicaid LTSS. This annual roundtable-style discussion symposium will feature sessions that are live webcasted and feature active participation from attendees and panelists.

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