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HCBS Conference Registration is Now Open!
Registration is open for the 2022 Home and Community-Based Services Conference. Gather with your peers in the aging and disabilities field to share practices and policies that improve state systems delivering long-term services and supports (LTSS) for all ages and abilities. Register now!
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ADvancing States Release Report on Nursing Facility Financing and MLTSS Program Implementation
ADvancing States is pleased to announce the release of a new issue brief “The Impact of Nursing Facility Financing on MLTSS Program Implementation”, developed in collaboration with Milliman. Click here to read more.
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ADvancing States Announce Selection of States for ARPA Technical Assistance
We are excited to announce the selection of seventeen states to receive short-term, intensive technical assistance to facilitate and expedite state implementation of the American Rescue Plan Act HCBS Funding Initiative. Learn more here.
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Demonstrating the Value of Medicaid MLTSS Programs
ADvancing States has released an updated version of its 2017 report “Demonstrating the Value of Medicaid MLTSS Programs”. Click here to read the report.
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ARPA HCBS Technical Assistance Program
We are excited to announce the selection of seven states to receive intensive, short-term technical assistance to support states’ plans to improve and expand services for older adults and persons with disabilities using new Federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act.
Learn more here.
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ADvancing States' Analysis of State ARPA Spending Plans
ADvancing States reviewed every available ARPA HCBS spending plan submitted to CMS and organized the proposed activities by category of activity. Click here to view our analysis.
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State Medicaid Integration Tracker
The State Medicaid Integration Tracker is a periodic report summarizing state actions in Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS), as well as State Demonstrations to Integrate Care for Dual Eligible Individuals and other Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Initiatives. Click here to view a PDF of this most recent Tracker.
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IQ Course: Older Americans Act 101: The Foundation of the Aging Services Network
This course provides participants with an overview of key issues relevant to the Older Americans Act (OAA), a seminal piece of legislation that underpins the Aging Services Network and authorizes critical programs that support older adults. www.advancingstatesiq.org
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IQ Course: Behavioral Health Crisis Management for Older Adults
This course addresses older adult crisis management, older adults and technology, and older adult mental health. www.advancingstatesiq.org
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State Aging and Disability Agency Profiles
ADvancing States is pleased to release our Aging & Disability Agency profiles. These profiles outline the core functions of long-term services and supports (LTSS) and the agencies that administer them in each of the 50 states and District of Columbia. Click here to view the profiles.
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Older Americans Act: The Foundation of the Aging Services Network
ADvancing States is incredibly pleased to publish this new primer on the Older Americans Act (OAA) – the seminal piece of legislation that established the “aging services network”. Click here to read the report.
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COVID-19 Resources for State Agencies
ADvancing States has compiled COVID-19 resources relevant to the aging and disability networks. This web page includes the latest federal guidance from ACL, CMS, and the CDC. You can also view materials from other state agencies.
Learn more at: www.advancingstates.org/covid-19
