Advocates for older adults may not think of their work as relevant to advancing equity, but advancing equity in aging is critical if we want to build a society that values the lives of all older adults. Older adults, especially those who are low-income, face structural discrimination in the form of ageism, and many also …
Continue reading "Advancing Equity in Aging Through Policy: Barriers and Opportunities"
This session will introduce the Equity Checklist self-assessment tool and provide an overview of the five Minority Aging Technical Assistance Resource Centers (TARCs) that make up the Older Adults’ Equity Collaborative (OAEC). Presenters will discuss the current landscape of equity in the aging services network and equip attendees with the knowledge and skills to incorporate …
Continue reading "Bringing Equity to Life: A Self-Assessment Checklist for Aging Services"
Through community health needs assessments, hospitals work with the community to identify unmet needs and then implement a plan to prioritize and address them. Nonprofit hospitals often fund some or most of this work using community benefit dollars. Join USAging’s Aging and Disability Business Institute for an overview of this process, why it is important …
Advocates wanted! Join USAging this spring to update your policy knowledge and advocate with your congressional delegations on Capitol Hill. With the dwindling of COVID-19 relief funding, the need for continued advocacy for sustained annual funding and a brand-new Congress, it’s more important than ever for aging advocates like YOU to join us in Washington, …
Continue reading "USAging’s Aging Policy Briefing & Capitol Hill Day"
Charting the Course: Medicare and Medicaid Trends and Opportunities for AAAs and CBOs A renewed focus on health equity and the social determinants of health and additional flexibilities within Medicare and Medicaid offer Area Agencies on Aging and other aging and disability community-based organizations new opportunities for contracting with health plans, accountable care organizations and …
Continue reading "Aging Policy Briefing Pre-Conference Intensive"
In this webinar hosted by the Aging and Disability Business Institute, speakers will share the findings of a new report, Lifting the Veil: How Networks Form, Operate, Struggle and Succeed. This webinar will describe the experiences of Community Care Hubs and CBO network members on data management, payment and member relation and the diverse ways …
Continue reading "Lifting the Veil: How Networks Form, Operate, Struggle and Succeed"
About The USAging Annual Conference and Tradeshow is the country’s largest gathering of local leaders in aging. Each year, these professionals come together with government experts, policymakers, business leaders, and other Aging Network practitioners and partners to share knowledge and new directions in the field of aging at the USAging Annual Conference and Tradeshow. Agenda …
Continue reading "USAging’s 48th Annual Conference and Tradeshow"
Each year, The John A. Hartford Foundation Business Innovation Award recognizes community-based organizations and networks that are improving health outcomes and quality of life for older adults and/or persons with disabilities through health care contracting. During this webinar, the 2023 recipients of The John A. Hartford Business Innovation Award, Western New York Integrated Care Collaborative, …
Contracting to Align Health and Social Care Ecosystems: A Webinar Series Sharing Leading Practices Join the Partnership to Align Social Care, the Aging and Disability Business Institute, and Camden Coalition for a webinar series offering a deep dive into leading contracting practices to effectively and efficiently address HRSNs. Each webinar in the series will focus …
Join USAging’s Aging and Disability Business Institute for a new webinar series: Data, Billing and Coding: What CBOs Need to Know. Data, Billing and Coding: What CBOs Need to Know Part One: New CMS Rules on Health-Related Social Needs Screening November 13, 2023 3:00-4:00 PM ET The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) new health …
Contracting to Align Health and Social Care Ecosystems: A Webinar Series Sharing Leading Practices Join the Partnership to Align Social Care, the Aging and Disability Business Institute, and Camden Coalition for a webinar series offering a deep dive into leading contracting practices to effectively and efficiently address HRSNs. Each webinar in the series will focus …
The Administration for Community Living (ACL), in collaboration with the Center of Excellence to Align Health and Social Care (powered by USAging’s Aging and Disability Business Institute), invites community-based organizations serving as community care hubs (CCHs) or interested in learning more about the community care hub model to participate in an upcoming four-part Community Care …
Continue reading "Community Care Hub 101 Learning Series: Introduction to Community Care Hubs"