Register for the webinar on Thursday, September 3 at 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. ET.
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) host a monthly webinar series that invites subject matter experts to share insights, lessons learned, and best practices to develop high quality home-and community-based services (HCBS) and programs.
State Medicaid agencies and other HCBS stakeholders often struggle to substantively engage HCBS beneficiaries and to translate their voices into HCBS programs and services. This month's webinar invites HCBS stakeholders to consider:
- Engaging HCBS beneficiaries beyond regulatory compliance;
- Differences between public comments and broader engagement;
- Building partnerships between government and academic and/or non-profit entities to engage HCBS beneficiaries; and
- Educating HCBS beneficiaries about their rights and supporting self-advocacy trainings so beneficiaries can substantively engage in the process.
Speakers
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HCBS Beneficiary Perspective: Chester Finn, National Self-Advocate
- HCBS Beneficiary Engagement Frameworks: Mark Friedman, Ph.D., CEO, Blue Fire Consulting, Inc.; and Erin McGaffigan, Ph.D., Principal, Collective Insight, Policy & Research Fellow, LeadingAge LTSS Center, UMass Boston
- HCBS Stakeholder Education and Advocacy in Action: Jamie Ray-Leonetti, Associate Director of Policy, Temple University’s Institute on Disabilities, College of Education and Human Development
- HCBS Coalitions in Action: Kate Brady, Ph.D., ABD, Deputy Director, Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities
- Resources for Stakeholder Engagement Around the HCBS Settings Rule: Alison Barkoff, Director of Advocacy, Center for Public Representation
The webinar will be recorded. If you cannot attend and are interested in the webinar, please register. We will send you a link via email shortly after the webinar concludes.
Questions? Email Devon Mayer at dmayer@neweditions.net.