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The National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) has released a call for workshop proposals for its 2024 Annual Conference on Independent Living, themed "Back to the Future 2024." This year’s conference will take place onsite in Washington, D.C, and will feature 25 in-person workshops.

NCIL seeks workshops in the following tracks:

• Youth, Young Adults, and the Movement: Workshops addressing youth with disabilities, youth leadership, employment, and transitions.

KFF Health News will host an upcoming webinar titled “The Long-Term Care Crisis—Why Few Can Afford to Grow Old in America.” The virtual conversation will discuss “Dying Broke,” KFF Health News’ joint investigation with The New York Times into America’s long-term care crisis and what can be done to mitigate its growing financial and emotional toll. Hear from caregivers about the costs and complexity of long-term care.

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The Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) will host a webinar on data sharing among the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and state Medicaid programs. This webinar will explore successful practices for data coordination between SNAP and Medicaid agencies gleaned from a 50-state survey and three state case studies. Presenters from South Carolina’s Medicaid agency will share their experience streamlining enrollment and re-enrollment processes during the unwinding of continuous eligibility for Medicaid.

Senior Center Summit: Reframing Aging is a three-part webinar series designed to provide participants with evidence-based communication strategies of reframing aging, strategies from the National Center to Reframe Aging that have successfully been applied in multiple sectors to advance age-inclusive policies, and tools from the National Center to Reframe Aging that can be applied to current advocacy work to change attitudes towards aging.

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The Partnership to Align Social Care, with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), is initiating a two-year health equity learning collaborative (HELC) project titled “Community-Driven, Multi-Payer Health Equity Solutions: An ECHO Collaborative.” Led by Freedmen’s Health Consulting, this initiative will bring together up to 20 market-based teams comprising participants representing health plans, health systems, community-based organizations (CBOs) or community care hubs (CCHs), and individuals with lived experience to address health equity within their communities

KFF and the National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) are hosting an upcoming web briefing to discuss the latest trends in Medicaid enrollment and spending. They will also highlight key Medicaid policy changes that states implemented in state FY 2023 or plan to implement in FY 2024. During this webinar, the lead authors of KFF’s 23rd annual Medicaid budget survey will discuss the major policy developments and trends in FY 2023 and FY 2024, and NAMD will join two state Medicaid directors to discuss their state perspectives and experiences.  

The National Center on Law & Elder Rights (NCLER) has organized an upcoming webinar titled “Legal Basics: Medicare Parts A, B, and C” that will address Medicare eligibility, coverage, and payment rules, as well as provide information on Medicare Parts A, B, and C.  Legal assistance, elder rights, and aging and disability services professionals looking to understand the basic principles of Medicare are encouraged to attend.

This webinar will take place on Wednesday, November 29 at 2:00 p.m. ET. 

The Partnership to Align Social Care is organizing an upcoming webinar to discuss specific sections of the Calendar Year (CY) 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. The webinar will cover information that is relevant to Medicare providers and community-based organizations screening for and addressing Health-Related Social Needs (HRSNs).

The Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network is hosting a webinar titled "Support Groups: Recruiting, Retention, and Everything in Between," focusing on the critical role of support groups in helping grandparents and other kin navigate the complexities of caregiving. This webinar will provide participants with insights into the benefits of support groups, strategies to effectively recruit and retain participants, and guidance on scheduling and structuring welcoming in-person and online groups that are inclusive for all individuals.

The National Council on Aging (NCOA) is hosting an upcoming webinar focused on building strategic relationships with state Medicaid agencies. During this session, presenters will emphasize the importance of state and community-based organizations actively participating in state-level Medicaid transformation, discuss the influence of federal policies and trends on state Medicaid decision-making, and provide guidance on the initial steps to establish meaningful connections with state Medicaid policy offices and managed care divisions.