by mmoral29 | Jul 25, 2019 | News
On July 10, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) reintroduced the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA), a bill that seeks to increase, improve and sustain the palliative care and hospice workforce. The...
by mmoral29 | Jul 18, 2019 | News
The CMS Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office (MMCO) is pleased to announce the following three training opportunities. For more information please email partnership@cms.hhs.gov. July 25, 2019 from 12:30pm-2pmET- Webinar: Culturally Competent Direct Care: Meeting the...
by mmoral29 | Jun 20, 2019 | News
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) held a self-advocate summit in May 2019. Self-advocates discussed community living, what types of supports are needed, what self-determination and community inclusion means and marginalizing experiences, among other things....
by mmoral29 | Jun 20, 2019 | News
On June 3, 2019, the Huffington post reported that the Connecticut state legislature recently passed the most generous paid family leave legislation in the nation. Governor Ned Lamont has stated he would sign the bill. These are some of the features of the bill:...
by mmoral29 | May 31, 2019 | News
Most older people, people with disabilities and people with chronic health conditions are primarily cared for by family members. It is estimated that 43.5 million adults in the United States provide care to a person with a disability, over 85% of whom are family...
