This webinar will highlight key takeaways from discussions among health plans that participated in the Integrated Care Community of Practice focused on care coordination of dually eligible individuals. Health plans will share their promising practices for promoting person-centered care coordination with an emphasis on communication-focused strategies that health plans and providers serving dually eligible individuals can use to overcome common barriers to care coordination.

Join the Partnership to Align Social Care for a webinar about the 2024 Medicare Physician Schedule Proposed Rule. The annual proposed rule detailing calendar year 2024 anticipated payment adjustments under the Physician Fee Schedule and other Medicare Part B policy updates includes several important changes. There will be an overview and discussion of these changes, as well as opportunities to inform the public comment process.

The National Paralysis Resource Center (PRC) — operated by the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation — is announcing two grant funding opportunities through its 2023 second cycle Direct Effect and Priority Impact Quality of Life (QOL) grants initiatives that will open for applications on August 30.

This webinar will highlight the work of two ACL-funded national initiatives to increase access to flu and COVID-19 vaccinations for older adults and people with disabilities. Attendees will learn about successful community-based partnerships that can provide a model for immunization outreach. Attendees will also hear from CDC on the latest information for the Bridge Access Program and vaccine commercialization this fall.

During this webinar, participants will hear about how Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc (ITCA) is currently implementing services and supports for people living with dementia and their caregivers through ACL’s Alzheimer’s Disease Program Initiative (ADPI).

This CMS webinar series provides partners with strategies to reach out to diverse communities and audiences to share information about Medicaid and CHIP renewals. Each webinar will also include a “train-the-trainer” presentation, during which CMS will walk through a set of downloadable slides that partners can use to educate others in their communities about Medicaid and CHIP renewals.

Lifespan Respite Care programs are coordinated state systems of accessible, community-based respite care services for family caregivers of children and adults across all age groups, disabilities, and chronic conditions. The goals of the program include improving equitable access to, and quality of, respite care services to all family caregivers, thereby reducing family caregiver burden when supporting individuals across the lifespan.

The purpose of the SBIR program is to stimulate technological innovation in the private sector, strengthen the role of small businesses in meeting federal research or research and development needs, and improve the return on investment from federally funded research for economic and social benefits to the nation. The goal is to improve the lives of people with disabilities through research and development of products generated by small businesses and to increase the commercial application of NIDILRR-supported research results and development products.

This position is responsible for leading OCR's enforcement, policy, technical assistance, and outreach to ensure compliance with the integration mandate pursuant to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act based on the Supreme Court’s decision in L.C. v. Olmstead and subsequent caselaw.

Panelists will consider the current state of elder justice policy at the federal level and look to the near future. The virtual discussion will cover topics including the reauthorization of the Elder Justice Act, critical nursing home provisions, and more. A Q&A session will follow the panel discussion.