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Partnership Opportunities for Payers, Providers and States: Supportive Housing for High Utilizers

Event Description: 
Evidence demonstrates that supportive housing improves health outcomes for individuals experiencing homelessness, mental health, and/or substance use disorders. It also reduces utilization of emergency room services, inpatient bed days, and community justice involvement. This webinar will cover specific programs which have been shown to be effective at reducing utilization of healthcare services and reducing costs. Presenters for this webinar include supportive housing consultants from Medicaid and Health Management Associates (HMA). 

Creating Spaces and Making Them Safe for LGBT Older Adults

Event Description: 
This special PRIDE month webinar from the National Council on Aging (NCOA) will address the importance of making spaces safe, as well as creating space, for LGBT older adults. A variety of presenters will speak and discuss how professionals in the aging space can help ensure that the health, economic security, and dignity of LGBT older adults is protected.
 

Applying Person Centered Planning and Thinking Principles in the Delivery of Supports & Services for Persons Living with a Traumatic Brain Injury

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This is the third and final webinar in a series of webinars from NASHIA focused on person centered planning. The first webinar was held Thursday, May 17 and served as an introduction to the general concepts of person centered thinking. The second webinar took place Thursday, May 31 and focused on moving from thinking to planning and the details of documentation.

Legal Basics: Medicaid Appeals

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This webinar will discuss Medicaid applicants’ right to appeal the denial, limitation, reduction, termination, or suspension of Medicaid services. It will cover Medicaid due process protections, the different Medicaid appeal processes, and ways to address obstacles frequently encountered during the appeal process. Presenters are Eric Carlson and Jennifer Goldberg, Directing Attorneys at Justice in Aging.  

This webinar is a continuation from previous NCLER Medicaid webinars, and it may be helpful for participants to review these webinars prior to attending.

Electronic Visit Verification for Personal Care Services, Home Health: Understanding and Implementing New CURES Act Requirements

Event Description: 

The 21st Century Cures Act requires that state Medicaid programs have Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) in place for personal care services (PCS) by January 1, 2019 and home health care services (HHCS) by January 1, 2023. The implementation of EVV is complicated and provides a challenge for many states. This webinar is meant to help states cope with this challenge by providing a thorough overview of the implications of the new rules, including a discussion of how states might effectively implement EVV.

2019 Aging in America Conference

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The 2019 Aging in America Conference will be held in New Orleans, April 15-18. Over 3,000 attendees from across the nation and abroad attend the annual ASA Aging in America Conference conference to learn, network and participate in the largest multidisciplinary conference covering issues of aging and quality of life for older adults.

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