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The Aging and Disability Business Institute is hosting a webinar to discuss the collaboration in Arizona between Mercy Care, an Aetna-administered nonprofit health plan, and the Area Agency on Aging (AAA), Region One. Together they are working to achieve the Triple Aim of improved care, better health and lower costs. This webinar will explore how these forward-thinking partners built and maintain their strong connection across the care delivery spectrum, and tips and advice on how you can help your organization plan for, support and grow relationships with healthcare payers.

Join SAMHSA for a webinar that will focus on the recently introduced Medicare payment codes for collaborative care, with a specific focus on the use of codes within behavioral health contexts. The presenters will discuss the role of collaborative care in Medicare, and identify and discuss the application of new payment codes and behavioral health integration. There will also be time for questions.

A new pilot program is launching this fall at the Smithsonian. In collaboration with Art & Minds, the National Portrait Gallery will be hosting a 6-week program for adults with dementia and their caregivers. The program is entitled See Me at the Portrait Gallery. A team of museum educators and docents will be facilitating small group discussions about some of the museum’s most treasured works of art.

This webinar will discuss the legal basics of pensions. Recent polls show that older adults are more worried about running out of money than dying. Older adults are concerned about their retirement security. Legal services attorneys play a critical role in promoting retirement security by helping older adults understand and protect their pensions. This webinar will be presented by Emily Spreiser, Attorney at the Pension Rights Center and will cover:

The Eldercare Locator is hosting a webinar to learn about key findings from the new 2016 Eldercare Locator Data Report, "Making Connections: Consumer Needs in an Aging America." The report includes an overview of the top concerns of callers to the Eldercare Locator and how the call center's information specialists connect consumers to local services and other critical resources.

This webinar will take place on Thursday, November 2, 2017, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET.

The Gerontological Society of America is hosting a lunch briefing, "Congressional Stories of Family Caregiving," on Tuesday, November 7, 2017.  It will be held at the Reserve Officers Association, One Constitution Ave, NE, Washington, DC, from 11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. 

NCOA is hosting a webinar to discuss up-to-the-minute information about what’s happening during Medicare Open Enrollment (October 15 – December 7) for health and drug plans. Speakers from NCOA’s Center for Benefits Access will discuss what your clients can expect regarding Medicare costs and coverage in the coming year; the landscape of Medicare Advantage and Part D plans in 2018; and how to help people with Medicare maximize their savings during the Open Enrollment Period.

This webinar will take place on Wednesday, November 8, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) is hosting a webinar on assisting people with disabilities with enrolling in health coverage. This is a part of CBPP’s Health Reform: Beyond the Basics webinar series. This webinar will discuss what questions a person with a disability needs to think about when they are considering their health care options in the Marketplace and will provide an introduction to the resources available through the National Disability Navigator Resource Collaborative (NDNRC).

Consumer Voice’s National Ombudsman Resource Center (NORC) is hosting a webinar on “Exploring the Resources and Supports of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation's Paralysis Resource Center." The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation’s Paralysis Resource Center (PRC) is a comprehensive national source of free information, services and programs for individuals with paralysis and their families and caregivers.