Integrating CBOs to Provide Social Services and Supports: A Blueprint for Health Plans

REGISTER FOR THIS WEBINAR HERE. The current health care system does not adequately meet the needs of older adults with complex medical and social needs, which are intimately related. Despite mounting evidence that supports the integration of medical and social models of care, for health plans or social service providers, the transition to a more …

The LTSS Care Management Experience Survey: A Tool to Enhance Contracting Between CBOs and Healthcare Entities

REGISTER FOR THIS WEBINAR HERE. A significant challenge experienced by community-based organizations (CBO) in contracting with health care entities is health care partners’ reluctance to share data on the outcomes of …

Medicare Advantage and Community-Based Organizations: Opportunities and Challenges in Caring for People with Complex Needs

Set up an account and register HERE. The Balanced Budget Act of 2018, which included the Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act, offers new flexibility for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to provide additional supplemental benefits to people with Medicare who have chronic illnesses, and functional and health-related social needs. …

Washington State’s Health Home Model: A Home-Based, Person-Centered Approach to Improving Health Outcomes

REGISTER FOR THIS WEBINAR HERE. In response to nationwide efforts to better coordinate and manage service delivery to Medicaid recipients, the State of Washington initiated the Health Home Model of care coordination, which focuses on high-cost, at-risk Medicaid enrollees who have one or more chronic health conditions. These beneficiaries struggle with multiple issues, such as access …

Network Operations Learning Collaborative Information Webinar

REGISTER FOR THIS WEBINAR HERE. Interested in developing your network’s knowledge and skills to help build its operations and sustainability for delivery of home and community-based services and supports in contracts with health care entities? Join n4a’s Aging and Disability Business Institute webinar for community-based integrated networks looking to participate in this year’s Network Operations (NetOps) …

Developing Alternatives to Long-Term-Care Placement

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REGISTER FOR THIS WEBINAR HERE. In this webinar, the Institute on Aging (IOA) presenter Dustin Harper will describe its work in California to develop alternatives to long-term-care placement for older adults and individuals with disabilities. He will talk about IOA’s experience adapting a model of care originally developed with an Area Agency on Aging to multiple …

Integrating Health and Social Care to Improve the Nation’s Health: An Interdisciplinary Committee’s Consensus Findings and Recommendations

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REGISTER FOR THIS WEBINAR HERE. Consistent and compelling evidence demonstrates strong associations between social risk factors and health outcomes, leading to a growing number of healthcare payment and practice innovations related to identifying and addressing patients’ social needs, alongside traditional medical care—and often partnering with community-based organizations (CBO) to address individual and family needs. In 2018, …

PACE Opportunities for Area Agencies on Aging

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REGISTER FOR THIS WEBINAR HERE. This webinar will discuss the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) and opportunities for Area Agencies on Aging to develop or partner with a PACE organization. The webinar will review the PACE care model, the population served, payment and growth opportunities. It will present a case study of a …

Hospital Without Walls: New Opportunities for CBOs

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REGISTER FOR THIS WEBINAR HERE. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued new rules and waivers of federal requirements to ensure that local hospitals and health systems have the capacity to absorb and effectively manage potential surges of COVID-19 patients. These newly introduced flexibilities permit hospitals and health care systems to act as local …