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Business Institute Launches

Fifth CBO–Health Care Contracting Survey

The Aging and Disability Business Institute wants to hear from you! The Business Institute has launched its fifth CBO–Health Care Contracting Survey to collect data on the experiences of AAAs, CBOs and networks that contract with health care entities to serve older adults and people with disabilities. If you received a unique link for your organization, please use that link to complete the survey. Learn more.

Request for Applications: Community Care Hub

National Learning Community

The Administration for Community Living invites community-based organizations to apply for the 2023-2024 Community Care Hub National Learning Community by the November 3 deadline. Participants will gain access to peer support, technical assistance, and up-to-date information on resources, initiatives and collaborations aimed at furthering the capacity of community care hubs nationwide. The National Learning Community will launch in December 2023. Learn more and apply.

Business Institute Learning Series Focused on

Community Care Hubs

Register today for the Community Care Hub 101 Learning Series, hosted by the Aging and Disability Business Institute. The series of four webinars will occur on four Thursdays from mid-November through December 2023. The webinars will showcase examples from leading community care hubs (CCH), as well as resources available to support community-based organizations forming, operationalizing and launching a CCH in their community.

Introduction to Community Care Hubs: November 16, 2023, from 2:00-3:30 PM ET
Community Care Hubs Core Functions: November 30, 2023, from 2:00-3:30 PM ET
Contracting Opportunities to Address Health-Related Social Needs: December 7, 2023, from 2:00-3:30 PM ET
Building the Community Care Hub Business Case: December 14, 2023, from 2:00-3:30 PM ET

Learn more and register now!

LAACHA Shows How Collaboration Pays Off

The Aging and Disability Business Institute and the American Society on Aging (ASA) are collaborating on a series of articles focused on health equity for ASA’s Generations Now focused. The latest article, LA’s Alliance for Community Health and Aging Shows How Collaboration Pays Off (LAACHA), discusses the efforts of this alliance to bring together diverse multisector partners to address aging issues such as workforce development, innovations in technology, social isolation, loneliness, family caregiving and health equity. LAACHA’s membership includes government, community and academic organizations. Their members also include advocacy organizations such as Justice in Aging and AARP as well as philanthropic organizations like the LA Foundation on Aging. LAACHA strives to include more older adults as members and to support them as community leaders.

Looking for data to boost your value proposition? The Business Institute's Evidence Bank houses a collection of research studies that CBOs can pull from to bolster their own pitches to health care entities. If you have a research article that you would like us to include, please email us or fill out the form at the bottom of this page.

Save the Date for USAging’s 2024 Aging Policy Briefing

USAging’s 30thannual Aging Policy Briefing & Capitol Hill Day will be back in Washington, DC, March 12-13, 2024! This is a must-attend event for advocates in aging and health care policy at the local, state and national levels. Registration opens in November 2023, so stay tuned.

What CMS’s New GUIDE Model Means for

Dementia Patients, Caregivers and Providers

ATI Advisory hosted a webinar exploring the new Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model that will reimburse providers managing dementia care for patients and their caregivers. This webinar included a panel discussion on policy changes and how this program could impact the care spectrum. Access the slides here.

CMS Releases Medicaid Transportation Guide

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a new Medicaid Transportation Coverage Guide on federal requirements and state flexibilities. The guide also provides information on considerations for special populations, transportation under specific circumstances, provider and vehicle requirements and payment.

SNAP Participation Reduces Health Care Costs

New research from Benefits Data Trust (BDT), The Impact of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Enrollment on Health and Cost Outcomes, shows one year of continuous participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) lowers health care and pharmacy costs. BDT compared two groups—one group was enrolled in SNAP and the other was not. The data showed that the people participating in SNAP acquired health care costs that were 16 percent lower and pharmacy costs 21 percent lower.

CBOs seeking to contract with health care entities often need evidence about the effectiveness of their program to make a case for contracting. The Business Institute is seeking outcomes from successful contracts to add to its Evidence Bank. Does your CBO have outcomes data from your contracts that you are able to share? Let us know.

UPCOMING EVENTS

October 17-20, 2023 | Austin, TX

Event: Grantmakers in Aging 2023 Annual Conference (Presented by Grantmakers in Aging)

October 23-24, 2023 | Washington, DC

Event: C-TAC | CAPC Leadership Summit (Presented by C-TAC and the Center to Advance Palliative Care)

November 1-3, 2023 | Boston, MA

Conference: Putting Care at the Center 2023 (Presented by the Camden Coalition’s National Center for Complex Health & Social Needs, Commonwealth Care Alliance and The Center to Advance Consumer Partnership)

November 13, 2023 | 2:00-3:00 PM ET

Webinar: Results from Accountable Health Communities Model (Presented by the Social Interventions Research & Evaluation Network at UCSF)

November 14, 2023 | 12:00-1:00 PM ET

Webinar: Health Care Contracting Series Part Two: Defining Core Activities: Developing an Effective Scope of Work For Contracted Partners (Presented by the Partnership to Align Social Care, the Aging and Disability Business Institute and Camden Coalition)

November 16, 2023 | 2:00-3:30 PM ET

Webinar: CCH Learning Series Part One: Introductions to Community Care Hubs (Presented by the Aging and Disability Business Institute)

November 30, 2023 | 2:00-3:30 PM ET

Webinar: CCH Learning Series Part Two: Community Care Hubs Core Functions (Presented by the Aging and Disability Business Institute)

December 4-6, 2023 | Washington, DC

Conference: Social Determinants of Health Policy Forum (Presented by Aligning for Health)

December 7, 2023 | 2:00-3:30 PM ET

Webinar: CCH Learning Series Part Three: Contracting Opportunities to Address Health-Related Social Needs (Presented by the Aging and Disability Business Institute)

December 12, 2023 | 12:00-1:00 PM ET

Webinar: Health Care Contracting Series Part Three: Operationalizing Contracts: Improving Contracting Implementation and Collaboration (Presented by the Partnership to Align Social Care, the Aging and Disability Business Institute and Camden Coalition)

December 14, 2023 | 2:00-3:30 PM ET

Webinar: CCH Learning Series Part Four: Building the Community Care Hub Business Case (Presented by the Aging and Disability Business Institute)

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