Wednesday, May 22, 2019, 3:00 PM ET
Presented by the Aging and Disability Business Institute, this webinar will inform CILs (Centers for Independent Living) and other CBOs (Community-Based Organizations) about partnering with health plans and payers and how it can help to diversify the funding and building of self-sustaining programs. The presenters have first-hand knowledge of how working with health plans and payers provides an opportunity to serve more people, provide more comprehensive services and position organizations as advocates for services for the disability community. Additionally, presenters will address challenges often encountered by CILs and CBOs seeking to contract with or contracting with health plans and payers, as a way to discuss strategies to address and overcome challenges.
Participants will be able to:
- Describe how working with health plans and payers can build self-sustaining programs for CILs;
- Identify the benefits to CILs and CIL consumers in contracting with health plans and payers;
- Describe challenges CILs and other CBOs might face when partnering with health plans and discuss potential strategies to overcome obstacles; and,
- Describe the initial steps to building relationships and partnering with state agencies.
Speakers:
- Suzanne Crisp, Senior Advisor, Public Partnerships
- Richard Petty, MBA, Co-Director of ILRU (Independent Living Research Utilization) and Director, the National Center for Aging and Disability at TIRR (The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research)
- Audrey Schremmer, Executive Director of Three Rivers, Inc.
This webinar is presented as part of the Aging and Disability Business Institute Series, a collaboration of n4a and ASA.
Learn more about the Aging and Disability Business Institute.
Learn more about ACL's Business Acumen Initiative to help states and community-based organizations build networks and respond to delivery system changes, including technical assistance, building business capacity for successful contracting with integrated care entities, and developing pathways to sustainability.