NCOA and the Disability & Aging Collaborative host a series of webinars to help state advocates prevent cuts to home and community-based services and promote the adoption of new long-term services and supports options in the Affordable Care Act.
Trends in 1115 Waivers Impacting Seniors and People with Disabilities
October 2017
Speakers:
- David Machledt, Policy Analyst, National Health Law Program
- Judy Solomon, Vice President for Health Policy, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Findings of the National Quality Forum Committee on HCBS Quality
December 2016
Speakers:
- Joe Caldwell, NCOA
- H. Steven Kaye, Community Living Policy Center, University of California, San Francisco
Medicaid Managed Care Rule: Implications for Managed Long-Term Services and Supports
June 2016
Speakers:
- Rachel Patterson, Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation
- Fay Gordon, Justice in Aging
- David Machledt, National Health Law Program
Implementation of the Home and Community-Based Services Settings Rule
October 2015
Speakers:
- Nicole Jorwic, The Arc of the United States
- Elizabeth Edwards, National Health Law Program
- David Machledt, National Health Law Program
- Dan Berland, National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services
Changing Nature of Family Caregiving: New Research and Policy Implications
July 2015
Speakers:
- Gail Hunt, President and CEO, National Alliance for Caregiving
- Steve Kaye, Director, Community Living Policy Center, University of California, San Francisco
- Jed Johnson, Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, Easter Seals
Implementation of the Home and Community-Based Services Settings Rule
June 2014
Speakers:
- Ralph Lollar, Director, Division of Long Term Services and Supports, Disabled and Elderly Health Programs Group, CMS
- Pat Nobbie, Center for Disability and Aging Policy, Administration for Community Living
- Eric Carlson, National Senior Citizens Law Center
- Rachel Patterson, Association of University Centers on Disabilities
Community First Choice Option: State Consideration and Implementation
May 2014
Speakers:
- Martha Beavers, Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
- Edward Kako, Mission Analytics Group, Inc.
- Kelly Williams, Senior and Long-Term Care Division, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
- Trisha Baxter, Aging & People with Disabilities, Oregon Department of Human Services
- Mike McCormick, Aging & People with Disabilities, Oregon Department of Human Services
State Oversight and Quality in Managed Long-Term Services and Supports
December 2013
Speakers:
- Patti Killingsworth, Long Term Services & Support, Bureau of TennCare
- Jami Snyder, Centene Corporation; formerly Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System
- Thomas Shumard, Division of Quality, Evaluation and Health Outcomes, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Measuring HCBS Quality in MLTSS Programs
September 2013
Speakers:
- Tamar Heller, University of Illinois at Chicago
- Beth Mathis, The Council for Quality and Leadership
- Katherine Bishop, New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities
Long-Term Care Commission: Learn More about It and How You Can Engage
August 2013
Speakers:
- Larry Atkins, Staff Director for the Long-Term Care Commission
- Howard Bedlin, NCOA
- Maureen Fitzgerald, The Arc of the US
- Henry Claypool, American Association of People with Disabilities (Appointed Commissioner)
Stakeholder Comments to the LTC Commission:
- Leadership Council of Aging Organizations/Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
- NCOA
- National Senior Citizens Law Center
- National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
Balancing Incentive Program: Highlighting State Approaches and Progress
May 2013
Speakers:
- Marc S. Gold, Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services
- Satrina McDonald, Division of Disability & Rehabilitative Services, Indiana Family & Social Services Administration
- Theresa Valdes, MO HealthNet Division, Department of Social Services
Immigration Reform: Key Issues for Older Adults, Individuals with Disabilities, and Home and Community-Based Services
April 2013
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
HCBS Experience Survey:
- 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Speakers:
- 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
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
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
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
