Two new grant opportunities from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) at ACL have been announced under the Disab

The Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) program empowers Medicare beneficiaries, and their families, and caregivers to prevent, detect, and report health care fraud, errors, and abuse. SMP projects provide local outreach, education, and assistance to Medicare beneficiaries through a trained volunteer workforce. SMP projects teach Medicare beneficiaries to protect their Medicare numbers, to detect billing discrepancies on their quarterly Medicare Summary Notice statements, and to report suspicious activity for further investigation.

Public Comment Open From February 13 - March 13 The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) invites the public to comment on proposed changes to the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS). There are new measures, changes to existing measures and guidelines and strategies for addressing issues that apply across various HEDIS measures.

ACL's Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) State Partnership Program is announcing two new funding opportunities.

The President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (PCPID) has released its 2017 report, America’s Direct Support Workforce Crisis: Effects on People with Intellectual Disabilities, Families, Communities and the U.S. Economy. Direct support professionals (DSPs) provide services and supports that empower people with intellectual disabilities to live in the community. 

What is the healthcare experience like for people with disabilities? And what is Disability Competent Care?

American Society on Aging Blog (February 13)—authored by ACL staffers Dementia in Underserved Communities: Getting Services & Supports into Minority & Rural Communities

Two new grant opportunities from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) at ACL have been announced under the Disab

The Home and Community- Based Services (HCBS) Quality Measurement Tools webinar is the fourth event in ACL's HCBS quality informational webinar series. Join us on February 21st at 2pm EST to learn from Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) experts about HCBS quality measurement tools.