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The CMS Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office (MMCO) in collaboration with The Lewin Group and AARP, is hosting a webinar on “How Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) Can Help Family Caregivers” on Thursday, April 27, 2017, 2pm-3pm ET.  The webinar will explain how MLTSS can lead the way to advancing person-and family-centered care; describe promising practices demonstrating effective family caregiver supports; and provide tools and recommendations that pave the way to better addressing family caregivers’ needs.

Most elders describe abuse as disrespect and using this terminology will get a more robust response during an investigation. This webinar will present language and approaches that will help with the communication and investigation of elder abuse among Native American elders. Jacque Gray will discuss how her research has helped to inform practice with Native American elders. Dr.

The Medicare Rights Center is hosting a webinar that can help you know what actions to take if your prescription is denied at the pharmacy. This webinar will cover the steps to take when navigating the Part D appeals process, and also discuss:

The National Resource Center for Participant-Directed Services (NRCPDS) has offered a biennial Financial Management Services (FMS) Conference for the past 10 years. With the NRCPDS' move to Applied Self Direction, they are building on the successful FMS Conference to host a Self Direction Conference. The Self Direction Conference will be held on May 8th and 9th, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency in Baltimore, MD.

As part of the Aging and Disability Business Institute Series, ASA is hosting a webinar on how the world of health and long-term-care delivery is shifting from the fee-for-service model to one of pay-for-performance, and what community-based organizations (CBOs) can do to be part of this changing landscape. This webinar will help participants:

Health care delivery systems are increasingly incorporating alternative roles into care teams, including community health workers, volunteers, neighborhood navigators, community paramedics, or pharmacists, so that systems can better serve individuals with complex medical and social needs.

This webinar will examine what the data says has happened nearly 28 years after the United States Supreme Court decided in Olmstead v. L.C.  that unjustified segregation of persons with disabilities constitutes discrimination in violation of title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

The Consumer Voice Annual Conference is in Washington, DC November 5-8, 2017. This conference will include:

• One-on-one dialogue with consumers of long-term services and supports;
• The latest policy updates directly from key experts at the federal level;
• Learning about best practices nationwide;
• Attending skills trainings and acquire tools and resources;
• Specific information and takeaways to help you put your systems or individual advocacy into action.

Mathematica's Center for Disability Policy is hosting a webinar about state initiatives that are used to prevent long-term work disability. Every year, millions of Americans suffer from medical conditions that affect their ability to work. This puts them at risk of losing their jobs or being forced to rely on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). States could help many of these workers stay in their jobs, but promising options for doing this remain largely untested.

The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care is hosting webinar about the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) revised federal nursing home regulations. Experts from Justice in Aging, the Center for Medicare Advocacy, and Consumer voice will take a closer look at the following sections of the revised regulations: Assessment, care planning & discharge planning; transfer-discharge; nursing services; and unncessary and antipsychotic drugs. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, February 15, 2017, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.