Consideration of Pain in the Disability Determination Process Deadline: February 15, 2019

The Administration for Community Living and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announce the launch of the National Center on Advancing Person-Centered Practices and Systems (NCAPPS).

In a letter to state Medicaid directors, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has outlined 10 new and existing opportunities – none of which require complex demonstrations or Medicare waivers – to serve individuals dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. One in five Medicare recipients, more than 12 million people, are also concurrently enrolled in Medicaid and about half of this population use long-term services and supports. 

Please join the Administration for Community Living (ACL) in observance of Brain Injury Awareness Month to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Stakeholder Day on March 12, 2019, and a brown bag lunch during Brain Injury Awareness Day on Capitol Hill on March 13, 2019. Brain Injury Awareness Day is hosted by the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force, co-chaired by representatives Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-N.J.) and Thomas J. Rooney (R-Fla.).

New Oral Health & Aging Caregiver Materials and Oral Health America (OHA) Webinar

The Administration for Community Living (ACL) conducted a three-part evaluation of its Title III-C Nutrition Services Program (N

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is requesting input by January 14, 2020 for updating their “Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 101: Developing and Maintaining Emergency Operations Plans” (CPG 101).