Webinar

The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is hosting a webinar to highlight promising practices for the aging and disability networks, Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, and Veterans Benefits Offices to forge partnerships and better support community living for veterans. During the webinar staff from ACL, the AARP Public Policy Institute, the VA Medical Center, a State Unit on Aging, and an Area Agency on Aging will present information about promising practices and how they can be replicated.

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Managed long term services and supports (MLTSS) for people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD) provides opportunities to increase home and community based services (HCBS), promote employment and community integration and increase quality and efficiency. All of which could improve the lives of people with I/DD. However, the use of MLTSS programs for people with I/DD is still relatively new.

The Aging and Disability Business Institute at n4a is hosting a webinar for presenters to discuss their efforts and how to move age-friendly health systems (AFHS) forward through innovative partnerships. An age-friendly health system is one that ensures older adults get the best care possible across the continuum, reduces healthcare-related harms, ensures patient satisfaction, and delivers true value.

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The National Resource Center on Nutrition and Aging (NRCNA), within Meals on Wheels America, is hosting an upcoming webinar in celebration of National Nutrition Month. Every year since 1973, March has been a month to appreciate and celebrate how good nutrition positively affects Americans. The Meal is Only Part of the Equation is the theme for the 2018 National Nutrition Month Observation. The Older Americans Act (OAA) Nutrition Programs represent the largest federally funded nutrition program exclusively for older adults, providing participants with much more than just a meal.

The Administration for Community Living is hosting a webinar to provide tips on navigating the No Wrong Door Medicaid Administrative Claiming Workbook and Toolkit and to feature states that are currently claiming. This toolkit can help guide states through the process of implementing Medicaid claiming. It offers downloadable tools and templates, including PowerPoint presentations to help engage partners and stakeholders, a cost simulator, claiming code guidance, cost allocation spreadsheets, and more.

The National Disability Institute and Prosperity Now are hosting a webinar to discuss the findings of the 2018 Prosperity Now Scorecard including, for the first time, data specifically on the financial health of people with disabilities. The Prosperity Now Scorecard is a resource for data on household financial health and policy recommendations to help put everyone in our country on a path to prosperity.

In 2017, one in three Medicare beneficiaries was enrolled in a private Medicare Advantage plan and received Medicare benefits through Medicare Part C. Enrollment is growing each year, and this webinar will help professionals assisting older adults to have a basic understanding of how Medicare Advantage plans work. Presenters will discuss the difference between Medicare Advantage and Original Medicare; the Medicare Advantage enrollment process; different types of Medicare Advantage plans; and tips and suggestions for helping older adults navigate Medicare Advantage and appeals.

When community-based organizations (CBOs) develop a business plan, environmental scanning is a key first step. Environmental scanning can help CBOs identify internal and external factors, potential competitors, comparatives, complements, and collaborators. This webinar is being hosted by the Aging and Disability Business Institute and participants from the NCOA Network Development Learning Collaborative will present their insights and experiences on environmental scanning and market analysis.

The national discussion about various health care reform proposals has raised public awareness and visibility of Medicaid’s role as the key funding source for LTSS. However, LTSS is not an issue many Americans think about until it is needed. It is essential that states understand and prepare for these impacts on this critical part of our health care systems.