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Thursday, December 1, 2022
CMS Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office (MMCO) December 2022 Announcements
Updates
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS),
Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office (MMCO) is pleased to announce the
following updates:
Webinar:
Innovations in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Caregiver
Support Programs
National
Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) Toolkit
Webinar: Innovations in
Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Caregiver Support Programs
Individuals dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid are
almost three times as likely to have Alzheimer’s disease and related
dementias (ADRD) than individuals eligible for Medicare only [1]. The
tools, resources and strategies presented in this webinar will be
directly related to the needs of dually eligible individuals and their
caregivers.
This event will build upon the information delivered in
Resources for Integrated Care’s September 2022 webinar titled: Innovations
in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) Caregiver Support
Programs: Building and Leveraging Support Systems. This
webinar will explore innovative ways that health equity and caregiver
support are addressed across ADRD programs supporting dually eligible
people living with ADRD. The event speakers will review community-level
strategies to promote adequate care for individuals living with ADRD
and support for their caregivers.
Featured Speakers:
Karen Rose, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN,
Vice Dean and Professor, College of Nursing, Director, Center for
Healthy Aging, Self-Management, and Complex Care, The Ohio State
University
Katie Scott, MPH, President,
CarePartners
Jo Smith, Caregiver Panelist
National Influenza
Vaccination Week (NIVW) Toolkit
This year NIVW is December 5-9, 2022. NIVW serves to
remind everyone that there’s still time to get a flu vaccine. The NIVW
toolkit has resources that can be used to share key flu information,
including flu vaccination messages and sharable resources. We hope you
join us this year as we encourage dually eligible individuals to
protect themselves and their loved ones from flu this season by getting
a flu vaccine. Please find CDC’s NIVW resources here.
CMS also has outreach materials in English, Spanish, and
14 other languages to encourage individuals to get their flu shots.
Postcards in multiple languages can be found here.
References:
[1] Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and
Evaluation. (2017). National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease: 2017
Update. Strategy 2.H: Improve Care for Populations Disproportionately
Affected by Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias, and Population
Facing Care Challenges. Retrieved from https://aspe.hhs.gov/reports/national-plan-address-alzheimers-disease-2017-update-0#strat-2h.
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