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Medicare in 2022

Event Description: 
Join this NCOA webinar to hear speakers Ann Kayrish and Brandy Bauer from the Center for Benefits Access discuss the following:
  • What your clients with Medicare can expect to pay for coverage in the coming year
  • Trends in the landscape of health and drug plans being offered

HCBS Virtual Policy Forum: “The direct support workforce and COVID-19: what we know and what we need to do”

Event Description: 
Join Megan Sanders from the University of Minnesota’s Institute on Community Integration as she summarizes the results of a 12-month follow-up survey on the direct support workforce and their experiences supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities during the COVID-19.
 

Race, Disability, Organizational Culture, and Social Change: Promising Practices from Centers for Independent Living

Event Description: 

This session will explore promising practices in cultivating a welcoming and equitable culture, designed to include people of color with disabilities who are both consumers of services and staff offering support. Presenters represent various Centers for Independent Living. All panelists are multiply marginalized people with disabilities who are recognized for their efforts to advocate for equity in both the provision of supports and the leadership of staff.

 

2021 Elder Justice Training

Event Description: 
Join the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services for the annual Elder Justice Training on November 5, 2021. Speakers will address issues facing older adults today including housing, telehealth issues, elder abuse, estate planning, fraud and more. This training has been approved for 6.25 CLEs for attorneys in Nebraska as well as 6.7 CEUs for nurses in Nebraska. If you are not located in Nebraska please reach out to your licensing board to confirm if you can receive credit.

Celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month 2021

Event Description: 
Join the Office of Disability Employment Policy to celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month. This event will highlight the strategies that the Department of Labor is using to ensure an equitable, inclusive economic recovery.
 
Speakers will include:
  • Marty Walsh, Secretary of Labor
  • Taryn Williams, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Disability Employment Policy
  • Jenny Yang, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program Director

Addressing the Care Fragmentation Crisis for Dually Eligible Individuals

Event Description: 
Join NORC at the University of Chicago for Part II of the Medicaid Managed Care Webinar Series, Innovations in Medicaid with Support from MolinaCares Accord. This webinar will explore state strategies that are addressing the complex needs of dual eligibles and their effectiveness. The webinar will discuss lessons from real world implementation and how to overcome funding and administrative or legislative barriers to ensure programmatic success.
 

DLTSS Training Series: Leveraging Family Caregivers For Personal Care Services in 1915(c) Waiver Programs

Event Description: 
This training will discuss personal care services (PCS) in 1915(c) programs and the role of family caregivers in service delivery. The session will also highlight federal guidance, state strategies for using family caregivers for 1915(c) PCS service delivery, and cover policy considerations for program quality and fiscal integrity safeguards.
 
This webinar will be held on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET.
 

Supporting Adults with I/DD and Their Aging Caregivers

Event Description: 
CMS is hosting a webinar to provide recommendations from the June 2021 Supporting Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) and Their Aging Caregivers Summit. This event will focus on strategies for state Medicaid agencies and their partner agencies to improve the delivery of supports and services for adults with I/DD and their aging caregivers. 
 

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