This webinar is Part 5 of the Positioning Your Program in the Healthcare Market webinar series. The webinar will build on the overview established in preceding webinars, discuss the opportunities to contract with healthcare partners and outline ways you can assess your organizations strengths and weaknesses before entering into collaborations with partner organizations.
The focus of this National Medicare Education Program (NMEP) meeting is to enlist national and local organizations to support outreach and education around the Medicare program. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded the focus of these meetings to reflect additional CMS programs such as the Health Insurance Marketplace, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Many national and local organizations that work on behalf of the aged, disabled, the uninsured, children, and families are involved in this public-private partnership.
State Coverage Initiatives, in coordination with the State Health Reform Assistance Network, is hosting a webinar to explore the considerations for 2016 premium rate development, filing, and review based on a compilation of CMS regulations and guidance as well as insights from actuaries with Wakely Consulting Group.
This webinar will feature key findings from The Commonwealth Fund's 2014 International Health Policy Survey. The survey compared the views and experiences of people 65 and older on issues of health and health care use, health care costs and access, care coordination, end-of-life planning, and more. The survey was conducted in 11 countries: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Designed to empower individuals with disabilities, this interactive web event will explain how translating emotional events into words can positively impact physical and mental health, relationships, and even financial well-being. Experts from the National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI), WomenHeath, the National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease, and the United Spinal Association will discuss the significance of personal stories and the role they serve in healing, advocating, and connecting individuals with disabilities.
The need for nutrition and other home and community-based services (HCBS) is rising as a result of the rapid changes within today's healthcare landscape created by the Affordable Care Act. This four-part series introduced participants to the new terminology and provided an understanding of the healthcare marketplace and the importance of developing partnerships in your network as essential to your organization's sustainability in this new market.
Currently, people with Alzheimer’s and other cognitive impairments and their caregivers access a wide range of health and social supports, including Chronic Disease Self -Management Programs (CDSMP), falls prevention, and other evidence-based programs.
This webinar will share the findings of a study of CDSMP trainers about their experiences with these persons in their courses and actions taken in response to study recommendations.
This webinar will showcase successful MIPPA outreach and enrollment tactics for reaching those who could benefit most from Medicare drug (through LIS) and medical assistance (through MSP) programs. Area Agency on Aging staff will present some promising practices from the field in getting low-income Medicare beneficiaries into LIS and MSP. Representatives from AAAs in Wisconsin and Iowa will be on hand to discuss some of their outreach strategies and answer questions.
This webinar will provide participants with information on outreach and recruitment with the hard to reach populations of people with dementia and their caregivers. Presenter Anne Wolf will speak about efforts in South Carolina to serve rural areas of the state by providing services for people with dementia and their caregivers. Jed Levine will speak about outreach and recruitment of people with dementia and their caregivers in the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities.
This webinar will highlight the problem of substance abuse and misuse among older adults, underscoring key data and trends around this issue. Two interventions targeting substance abuse and misuse will also be explored. Presenters include Kristen Barry, PhD, Research Professor Emerita, University of Michigan; Renee Pepin, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Dartmouth Centers for Health and Aging; and Robert W. Hazlett, PhD, Behavioral Health Management Consultant, Consultant/Trainer National SBIRT ATTC.
