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In this webinar, the Administration for Community Living and the Aging and Disability Business Institute will discuss opportunities for our network to engage in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center's new dementia care initiative, known as the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) model. GUIDE focuses on dementia care management with the intent to support people living with dementia and their caregivers in their homes and communities for as long as possible. This webinar will explore the roles of aging network organizations and rationale for developing and delivering sustainable contracted services. Members of the aging network are well-positioned to participate in and/or partner with this program as providers of the range of home and community services required by CMS Innovation Center. This webinar will provide important details on how to become meaningfully involved in this initiative. The webinar will conclude with a question-and-answer period. Presenters:  Greg Link, Administration on Aging, ACL Erin Long, Administration on Aging, ACL Marisa Scala-Foley, USAging

Participant direction (self-direction) allows people with disabilities to be in control of the services they receive by managing and hiring personal care providers of their choice. Centers for Independent Living (CILs) are uniquely positioned to provide self-directed services with their long history as disability-led organizations applying independent living practices and supporting people with disabilities. Health care payers are adopting self -direction to allow people with disabilities to direct services that address unmet service needs, creating contracting opportunities for CILs. Join this technical assistance webinar for CILs designed to foster CIL operation of participant-directed service programs funded through Medicaid managed care, accountable care organizations (ACOs), and other health payers. In this webinar, CIL leaders and staff will learn how they can work with managed care organizations (MCOs) and other health care entities to provide self-directed care, as well as learn how to approach and negotiate with health payers to form these partnerships. Presenters Molly Morris, Vice President, Applied Self-Direction Suzanne Crisp, Senior Advisor, Public Partnerships Group, LLC Amber O’Haver, Chief Revolutionary Officer / Owner, Disability Revolution Moderator Richard Petty, Director, IL NET Training and Technical Assistance Center for CILs and SILCs 

Data, Billing and Coding: What AAAs, CBOs and Networks Need to Know The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) new health related social needs (HRSN) screening— at the hospital inpatient level and with physicians — are providing Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs), and community-based organizations (CBOs) with opportunities to expand partnerships with health clinicians to better serve clients and caregivers. The opportunities also require agencies to manage social determinant of health data and technology standards and workflow realities that exist when sharing care between health, post acute and social care eco-systems. This webinar series will provide information about the new opportunities to partner with health clinicians, and the related data, information exchange and related billing/payment models being advanced by CMS. Billing Codes and Data Exchange 101 Join this webinar to learn about the basics of billing codes, data sets and information exchange critical to working in the integrated care landscape, including key terms and actors in the coding and data exchange space. Experts in the data and standards world will explain why these issues are critical for AAAs, CBOs and networks addressing health-related social needs through contracts with health care entities.

The Center of Excellence to Align Health and Social Care (COE), part of the Aging and Disability Business Institute at USAging, is supported by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through a cooperative agreement totaling approximately $12 million over a three-year period with 100 percent funding by ACL/HHS. The purpose of the COE is to develop, expand, connect and support sustainable, high functioning aging and disability CCHs – and the networks of downstream providers that they lead – throughout the country through infrastructure funding and technical assistance. This informational call will provide key applicant details regarding this new funding opportunity’s request for proposal (RFP).

Data, Billing and Coding: What AAAs, CBOs and Networks Need to Know The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) new health related social needs (HRSN) screening— at the hospital inpatient level and with physicians — are providing Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs), and community-based organizations (CBOs) with opportunities to expand partnerships with health clinicians to better serve clients and caregivers. The opportunities also require agencies to manage social determinant of health data and technology standards and workflow realities that exist when sharing care between health, post acute and social care eco-systems. This webinar series will provide information about the new opportunities to partner with health clinicians, and the related data, information exchange and related billing/payment models being advanced by CMS. The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: Opportunities for AAAs, CBOs and Networks Join this webinar for a deeper dive into the 2024 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. This rule creates new codes to address health-related social needs and encourages CBO collaboration with health care partners. Speakers will discuss what this means for AAAs, CBOs and networks; their systems, workflows and professional teams; and how the changes create opportunities for contracting.

Join the Aging and Disability Business Institute in partnership with ILRU for a discussion with colleagues from the U.S. Administration on Community Living (ACL) and Centers for Independent Living (CIL) on the value of the community care hub (CCH) model in supporting the advancement of independent living and bringing social care expertise to health care organizations. With increased attention on the impact of health-related social needs (HRSNs), CILs are positioning themselves to partner and contract with health care organizations in providing social care services that are core to independent living. A growing number of CILs and other community-based organizations (CBOs) are entering into contracts as part of a CBO network led by a CCH. CCHs provide administrative and operational infrastructure for a network of CBOs and enable efficient contracting and sustainable financing to better serve populations in need. This webinar will define and introduce the CCH model, illustrate the various roles for CILs in engaging in a CCH-led network, and feature CIL leaders and their experiences in partnering with a CCH and operationalizing health care contracts through the CCH model.

The USAging Consulting Services program works with health and social care experts from across the country to offer tailored approaches to address consulting interests and needs for AAAs, community-based organizations (CBOs), states, associations, and community care hubs (CCHs). Join this six-part monthly webinar series to learn about our diverse group of consultants and the deep knowledge and expertise they bring to supporting organizations in preparing and responding to business needs and opportunities at the intersection of health and social care. May 20 at 3:00 PM ET June 24 at 1:00 PM ET July 22 at 3:00 PM ET August 28 at 1:00 PM ET September 23 at 1:00 PM ET October 23 at 1:00 PM ET

The USAging Consulting Services program works with health and social care experts from across the country to offer tailored approaches to address consulting interests and needs for AAAs, community-based organizations (CBOs), states, associations, and community care hubs (CCHs). Join this six-part monthly webinar series to learn about our diverse group of consultants and the deep knowledge and expertise they bring to supporting organizations in preparing and responding to business needs and opportunities at the intersection of health and social care. May 20 at 3:00 PM ET June 24 at 1:00 PM ET July 22 at 3:00 PM ET August 28 at 1:00 PM ET September 23 at 1:00 PM ET October 23 at 1:00 PM ET

The USAging Consulting Services program works with health and social care experts from across the country to offer tailored approaches to address consulting interests and needs for AAAs, community-based organizations (CBOs), states, associations, and community care hubs (CCHs). Join this six-part monthly webinar series to learn about our diverse group of consultants and the deep knowledge and expertise they bring to supporting organizations in preparing and responding to business needs and opportunities at the intersection of health and social care. May 20 at 3:00 PM ET June 24 at 1:00 PM ET July 22 at 3:00 PM ET August 28 at 1:00 PM ET September 23 at 1:00 PM ET October 23 at 1:00 PM ET

The USAging Consulting Services program works with health and social care experts from across the country to offer tailored approaches to address consulting interests and needs for AAAs, community-based organizations (CBOs), states, associations, and community care hubs (CCHs). Join this six-part monthly webinar series to learn about our diverse group of consultants and the deep knowledge and expertise they bring to supporting organizations in preparing and responding to business needs and opportunities at the intersection of health and social care. May 20 at 3:00 PM ET June 24 at 1:00 PM ET July 22 at 3:00 PM ET August 28 at 1:00 PM ET September 23 at 1:00 PM ET October 23 at 1:00 PM ET

The USAging Consulting Services program works with health and social care experts from across the country to offer tailored approaches to address consulting interests and needs for AAAs, community-based organizations (CBOs), states, associations, and community care hubs (CCHs). Join this six-part monthly webinar series to learn about our diverse group of consultants and the deep knowledge and expertise they bring to supporting organizations in preparing and responding to business needs and opportunities at the intersection of health and social care. May 20 at 3:00 PM ET June 24 at 1:00 PM ET July 22 at 3:00 PM ET August 28 at 1:00 PM ET September 23 at 1:00 PM ET October 23 at 1:00 PM ET

The USAging Consulting Services program works with health and social care experts from across the country to offer tailored approaches to address consulting interests and needs for AAAs, community-based organizations (CBOs), states, associations, and community care hubs (CCHs). Join this six-part monthly webinar series to learn about our diverse group of consultants and the deep knowledge and expertise they bring to supporting organizations in preparing and responding to business needs and opportunities at the intersection of health and social care. May 20 at 3:00 PM ET June 24 at 1:00 PM ET July 22 at 3:00 PM ET August 28 at 1:00 PM ET September 23 at 1:00 PM ET October 23 at 1:00 PM ET

This webinar is for Community Care Hub (CCH) leaders interested in participating in the 2025 National Learning Community (NLC). Participants in the webinar will have an opportunity to learn about the NLC and topics that will be covered as well as to have questions answered about the application process. We expect the content for this call to last no more than 30 minutes. However, presenters will remain on the call until all questions are addressed.

Each year, The John A. Hartford Foundation Business Innovation Award recognizes community-based organizations and networks that improve health outcomes and quality of life for older adults and persons with disabilities through health care contracting. Join this webinar to hear from the 2024 recipients of The John A. Hartford Foundation Business Innovation Award, Southern Alabama Regional Council on Aging (SARCOA), ArtWorks and Allegheny County DHS Area Agency on Aging. The recipients will share information about their award-winning innovative programs including their strategies for developing their contracts and partnerships, their challenges and the outcomes they achieved.

The USAging Consulting Services program works with health and social care experts from across the country to offer tailored approaches to address consulting interests and needs for AAAs, community-based organizations (CBOs), states, associations, and community care hubs (CCHs). Join this monthly webinar series to learn from our consultants and the deep knowledge and expertise they bring to supporting organizations in preparing and responding to business needs and opportunities at the intersection of health and social care.

The USAging Consulting Services program works with health and social care experts from across the country to offer tailored approaches to address consulting interests and needs for AAAs, community-based organizations (CBOs), states, associations, and Community Care Hubs (CCHs). Join this monthly webinar series to learn from our consultants and the deep knowledge and expertise they bring to supporting organizations in preparing and responding to business needs and opportunities at the intersection of health and social care.

This session will focus on economic justice challenges and solutions for older adults. They include ways to measure economic security, as well as the impact of income, housing, transportation, health care, long-term services and supports and food on the economic security of older adults. The webinar will include suggestions for engaging in client-level advocacy as well as broader advocacy to promote economic justice for older adults. Participants in this webinar will be able to: Define economic justice Identify the role of housing, health care, LTSS, nutrition and transportation in economic security Identify the role of advocacy in promoting economic justice Presenters: Lynn Kimball, MSW, is the executive director of Aging and Long-Term Care of Eastern Washington, an Area Agency on Aging that serves a mix of urban and rural counties in Washington State.

In this webinar hosted by USAging's Aging and Disability Business Institute, speakers will share the findings of a new report about contracting experiences and the ways that contracting affects organizational operations, staffing and culture. The report is based on interviews with 13 individuals representing 10 Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs), who also shared lessons learned and advice for contracting. Webinar participants will also hear from Lisa Sheppard, CEO of Missoula Aging Services in Montana, on her AAA’s perspectives on the impact of health care contracting.

Join USAging's Aging and Disability Business Institute for an insightful webinar where speakers will dive into a compelling peer-led case study showcasing the unique, powerful partnership between a Center for Independent Living (CIL) and an Area Agency on Aging (AAA) operating collaboratively as an Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC). This case study, developed by Disability Revolution, Inc. for the Aging and Disability Business Institute in partnership with ILRU, and funded by The John A. Hartford Foundation, will highlight the strengths, challenges and replicable aspects of this innovative partnership. The webinar will feature a panel discussion with leaders from case study participating organizations, sharing their real-world experiences, key takeaways and promising practices for other CILs and AAAs looking to build/replicate similar connections and collaborations between entities. The CIL-AAA partnership featured in this case study reflects how the two entities operate successfully, demonstrating meaningful collaboration between disability and aging services are possible. Service delivery and resource accessibility are enhanced by bridging services gaps ultimately improving access for older adults and people with disabilities. As a result of this CIL-AAA innovative partnership, the organizations have unlocked funding opportunities from within the health care sector to facilitate the provision of crucial services such as transition and diversion for aging and disabled individuals.

The USAging Consulting Services program works with health and social care experts from across the country to offer tailored approaches to address consulting interests and needs for AAAs, community-based organizations (CBOs), states, associations, and community care hubs (CCHs). Join this multi-part webinar series to learn about our diverse group of consultants and the deep knowledge and expertise they bring to supporting organizations in preparing and responding to business needs and opportunities at the intersection of health and social care.