Join the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for an upcoming LTSS webinar featuring how WellWise Services Area Agency on Aging has leveraged new and existing partnerships with local health departments, health systems, pharmacy networks, and other human service agencies to improve equitable access to immunizations, particularly in rural areas with transportation-related barriers.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is hosting an upcoming webinar to provide an overview of Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Value Pathways (MVPs) development and maintenance for the 2024 performance year of the Quality Payment Program.
During the webinar, CMS subject matter experts will:
Review key dates related to MVPs;
National Influenza Vaccination Week, December 4 through 8, is an annual observance in December to remind everyone 6 months and older that there’s still time to get vaccinated against flu. Vaccination is particularly important for people who are at higher risk of developing serious flu complications. Millions of children get sick with the flu every year, and thousands will be hospitalized as a result.
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Inform USA is the professional membership association for Information and Referral (I&R). Inform USA drives quality and connection in the sector as the sole source for standards, program accreditation, and practitioner certification. The Inform USA Conference brings together I&R professionals from across the breadth of the sector. The request for session submissions for the 2024 Grand Gathering Inform USA Conference has been extended to December 15, 2023. The conference will be held May 20th - May 23rd in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Join Commit to Connect for an upcoming webinar on No Wrong Door Virginia’s Social Health Connector platform. The Social Health Connector uses a person-centered virtual assessment to generate a customized social health connection plan for people with disabilities, older adults, and family caregivers. This personalized plan leverages AI and machine learning to offer insights into individualized risks and strengths, highlighting local recommended resources for users in Virginia. After individuals complete the survey, they receive a customized social connection plan.
The National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) has released a call for workshop proposals for its 2024 Annual Conference on Independent Living, themed "Back to the Future 2024." This year’s conference will take place onsite in Washington, D.C, and will feature 25 in-person workshops.
NCIL seeks workshops in the following tracks:
Youth, Young Adults, and the Movement: Workshops addressing youth with disabilities, youth leadership, employment, and transitions.
KFF Health News will host an upcoming webinar titled “The Long-Term Care Crisis—Why Few Can Afford to Grow Old in America.” The virtual conversation will discuss “Dying Broke,” KFF Health News’ joint investigation with The New York Times into America’s long-term care crisis and what can be done to mitigate its growing financial and emotional toll. Hear from caregivers about the costs and complexity of long-term care.
Speakers:
The Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) will host a webinar on data sharing among the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and state Medicaid programs. This webinar will explore successful practices for data coordination between SNAP and Medicaid agencies gleaned from a 50-state survey and three state case studies. Presenters from South Carolina’s Medicaid agency will share their experience streamlining enrollment and re-enrollment processes during the unwinding of continuous eligibility for Medicaid.
Senior Center Summit: Reframing Aging is a three-part webinar series designed to provide participants with evidence-based communication strategies of reframing aging, strategies from the National Center to Reframe Aging that have successfully been applied in multiple sectors to advance age-inclusive policies, and tools from the National Center to Reframe Aging that can be applied to current advocacy work to change attitudes towards aging.
Presenters:
“Sharing Best Practices for Limited English Proficiency” will feature up to three MIPPA grantees who will share best practices for outreach during the Medicare open enrollment period.
Presenters:
Darren Hotton, Associate Director of Community Health and Benefits, NCOA
Gabriel Smith (Moderator), Program Associate, Center for Benefits Access, NCOA
