Public Policy & Action

• Federal Budget
• Older Americans Act Reauthorization
• Long-Term Services & Supports
  • Medicaid Home & Community-Based Services
  • Duals Integration & Managed LTSS
  • Caregivers
  • LTSS Webinars
• Advocacy Toolkit

Resources

For Professionals

• NCOA Urges People Affected by Oklahoma Tornado to Seek Immediate Help at BenefitsCheckUp®
• Celebrate Older Americans Month by Unleashing the Power of Benefits
• President Releases Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Proposal
• Six creative benefits outreach strategies
• Balancing Incentive Program: Highlighting State Approaches and Progress
• MIPPA: What We’ve Learned, and What’s Next - Past Event

For Older Adults and Caregivers

• 5 Ways to Save Money on Your Medications
• Fiscal Cliff Deal: What It Means for Seniors

For Advocates

• President Releases Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Proposal
• Next Steps in the Federal Budget Debate
• Development of the Home and Community Based Services Experience Survey - Past Event
• Preventing Funding Cuts for Healthy Aging Programs: What You Can Do to Help - Past Event

LTSS Webinars

With support from the SCAN Foundation, NCOA and the Friday Morning Collaborative are hosting a series of webinars to help state advocates prevent cuts to HCBS and promote the adoption of new options in the Affordable Care Act. Explore these events.

Immigration Reform: Key Issues for Older Adults, Individuals with Disabilities, and Home and Community-Based Services

April 2013

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Speakers:

• Ai-jen Poo and Sarita Gupta, Caring Across Generations
• Rahnee Patrick, Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Association & Access Living
• Ivy Ngo, Southeast Asia Resource Action Center
• Jenny Rejeske, National Immigration Law Center
• Eva Dominguez, Alliance for Retired Americans & Latinos for a Secure Retirement

Development of the Home and Community Based Services Experience Survey

December 2012

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• Part A Justification and Supporting Statement
• Part B Collections of Information Employing Statistical Methods
• Attachment B: Data Collection Instruments
• Attachment C: Contact Script

Speakers:

• Anita Yuskauskas, Disabled and Elderly Health Programs, CMS
• Julie Hayes Seibert, Truven Health Analytics
• Elizabeth Frentzel, American Institutes for Research

Introduction to Quality Measures in Managed Long-Term Services and Supports

November 2012

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Speakers:

• Sarah Scholle, National Committee on Quality Assurance
• Alice Lind, Center for Health Care Strategies

State Advocate Experiences in Managed Long-Term Services and Supports

August 2012

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Speakers:

• Gordon Bonnyman, Tennessee Justice Center
• Valerie J. Bogart, Evelyn Frank Legal Resources Program, Selfhelp Community Services, Inc.
• Mitch Hagopian, Disability Rights Wisconsin

State Progress on Balancing Incentive Program and Community First Choice Option

August 2012

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Speakers:

• Eric Saber, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
• Kristi Plotner, Mississippi Division of Medicaid
• David Ivers, Easter Seals Arkansas
• Justin Foley, SEIU

Managed Long-Term Services and Supports: Overview of Key Issues and Guiding Principles

April 2012

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Speakers:

• Laura Summer, Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
• Sarah Barth, Center for Health Care Strategies
• Ari Neeman, National Council on Disability

State Advocate Experiences and Engagement in Duals Integration

March 2012

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Speakers:

• Bill Henning, Boston Center for Independent Living
• Dennis Heaphy, Disability Policy Consortium –Massachusetts
• Deborah Doctor, Disability Rights California
• Laurel Mildred, California Foundation for Independent Living Centers
• Karen Keeslar, California Association of Public Authorities

Involvement of State Aging and Disability Advocates in Duals Integration

December 2011

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• Access resources on duals integration models

Speakers:

• Edo Banach, CMS Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office
• Hilary Dalin, NCOA
• Kevin Prindiville, National Senior Citizens Law Center
• Mary Lou Breslin, Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund

Balancing Incentive Payments Program

October 2011

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Speakers:

• Anne Montgomery (Senate Special Committee on Aging – Sen. Kohl)
• Effie George (CMS, Disabled and Elderly Health Programs)
• David Braddock (Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities, University of Colorado)
• Enid Kasner (AARP Public Policy Institute)

Community First Choice Option and Balance Incentive Payments Program

June 2011

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Speakers:

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Disabled and Elderly Health Programs
• Bruce Darling (Center for Disability Rights –New York State; National ADAPT)
• Anna Rich (National Senior Citizens Law Center)
• Elizabeth Royal (SEIU)

Implications of Medicaid Block Grants and Spending Caps for Seniors and People with Disabilities

May 2011

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Speakers:

• John Holahan, Urban Institute
• Edwin Park, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
• Patricia Nemore, Center for Medicare Advocacy
• Trisha Roddy, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Cost-Effectiveness of Home and Community-Based Services

March 2011

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Speakers: 

• Stephen Kaye, Center for Personal Assistance Services, University of California San Francisco
• Lisa Alecxih, The Lewin Group
• K. Charlie Lakin, Research and Training Center on Community Living, University of Minnesota
• Dee Mahan, Families USA

State Budgets: Challenges and Opportunities for Home and Community-Based Services

February 2011

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Speakers:

• Judy Solomon, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
• Wendy Fox-Grage, AARP Public Policy Institute
• Jerry Reilly, Eldercare Alliance – Washington State
• Diane Justice, National Academy for State Health Policy

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