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Join the National Center on Law and Elder Rights (NCLER) for an upcoming webinar discussing the legal basics of Social Security overpayments. An overpayment of Social Security (Title II) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI, or Title XVI) benefits occurs whenever an individual receives more money for a month than the amount that should have been paid by the Social Security Administration (SSA). NCLER will review the options individuals have when they receive a notice of an overpayment from SSA during this training.

The Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at Yale Law School and the Section of General Internal Medicine at the Yale School of Medicine are sponsoring an upcoming symposium titled “Innovating Elder Justice: New Ways of Using Law, Medicine, and Technology to Address Abuse and Financial Exploitation in an Aging Society.” This symposium will bring together legal and medical experts and thought leaders from across the country to discuss the root of elder abuse, share some of the most promising and innovative responses to date (including interventions that can be employed by medical profess

On December 21, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule to implement Medicare appeals processes for hospital patients whose status during their stay changes from inpatient to observation. The proposed rule sets forth new appeals procedures to implement the court order in Alexander v. Azar which directed the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish both standard and expedited appeals for class members in the case. 

The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) Accommodation and Compliance Webcast Series returns in January 2024 with a series of eight webcasts featuring a range of disability employment topics. Participants will gain an understanding of workplace accommodation issues and discover practical insights into the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and related laws by attending this free virtual training series.

The National Center on Advancing Person-Centered Practices and Systems (NCAPPS) is hosting an upcoming webinar to share lessons learned from their Self-Direction Learning Collaborative. In 2022, NCAPPS determined that there was a need for a national effort to expand the quality and availability of self-direction as a person-centered option available to a wide variety of potential participants.

USAging’s Aging and Disability Business Institute has extended the deadline to participate in their latest Community-Based Organization and Health Care Contracting Survey. This survey is open to all types of aging and disability community-based organizations (CBOs) and networks regardless of whether they are currently contracting with a health care entity. It aims to help understand how CBOs and networks are contracting with health care entities to provide services to older adults and people with disabilities in a rapidly evolving market.

Join the American Society on Aging (ASA) for an upcoming live event titled “Talking Aging Tuesday: A Conversation Confronting.” This session will discuss the importance of language in addressing systemic ageism and advocating for inclusive policies. Beyond Generations will facilitate a discussion on strategies to influence policy and advocacy initiatives, aiming to dismantle ageist structures present in societal frameworks at systemic and individual levels.

The Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS), in collaboration with the Kaiser Permanente National Community Benefit Fund at The East Bay Community Foundation, has announced its upcoming "Medicaid Health-Related Social Needs Implementation Learning Series." This initiative aims to assist up to nine Medicaid agencies in developing, implementing, or refining high-impact initiatives to address health-related social needs (HRSN).

Justice in Aging invites aging and disability advocates and aging network professionals to an upcoming webinar titled “Resident Rights in Medicaid-Funded Assisted Living and Group Homes.”  This webinar will explore recently implemented federal protections for persons with disabilities living in group homes or other residential facilities.

The Alliance for Health Policy is hosting an upcoming webinar to provide an overview of dually eligible populations and discuss key programs and coverage arrangements that coordinate care for beneficiaries. This webinar aims to help attendees understand what it is like to navigate as a dually eligible individual, including what works and what doesn’t from a first-person perspective. It will also describe the heterogeneity of dually eligible populations and how people become dually eligible, including definitions, demographics, and paths to eligibility.