News & Announcements

CMS Request for Information About the Importance of Home Health Aides

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has provided an important opportunity for beneficiaries, and their advocates, to convey experiences and concerns about the devastating lack of access to Medicare-covered home health aides, especially for individuals living with chronic and longer-term impairments.

In the recent 2024 Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) for Home Health Care, CMS issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking responses to 8 questions about access to Medicare-covered home health aides. 

Wed, 08/16/2023 - 10:05
Tue, 08/29/2023 - 10:00
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National Paralysis Resource Center (PRC) is Announcing Two Grant Funding Opportunities

The National Paralysis Resource Center (PRC) — operated by the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation — is announcing two grant funding opportunities through its 2023 second cycle Direct Effect and Priority Impact Quality of Life (QOL) grants initiatives that will open for applications on August 30.  

Wed, 08/16/2023 - 10:05
Wed, 08/30/2023 - 12:18

Tool Helps Communities Focus Resources to Address Heat-Related Health Impacts and Inequities

Communities across the country are experiencing strained resources and health care infrastructure on the heels of the hottest month on record.

Tue, 08/15/2023 - 13:05
Wed, 08/30/2023 - 13:18
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Don't Lose Medicaid!

August 14th, 2023

Tue, 08/15/2023 - 10:05
Thu, 08/31/2023 - 15:18

Trade School Guide for Students with Disabilities

The Trade School Guide for Students with Disabilities is a helpful, up-to-date resource that features expert advice from people who work with students. It provides a wealth of info, including tips on choosing the right program to suit individual students' goals and needs and how to successfully transition into postsecondary education, build a support team, and access campus resources. It also covers easy-to-understand tips on how to pay for school and a regularly-updated list of available and relevant scholarships.

Mon, 08/07/2023 - 12:00
Mon, 08/28/2023 - 13:20

Office of Independent Living Programs (OILP) Realigned Program Officers

The Office of Independent Living Programs has recently undergone a realignment of our regions due to the addition of staff.

Tue, 08/15/2023 - 10:05
Thu, 08/31/2023 - 15:18
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Office of Independent Living Programs (OILP) Realigned Program Officers

The Office of Independent Living Programs has recently undergone a realignment of our regions due to the addition of staff.

Tue, 08/15/2023 - 10:05
Thu, 08/31/2023 - 15:18
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All Hands on Deck: Medicaid Beneficiaries Must Take Action to Keep Their Coverage

Alison Barkoff, Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging

We need your help get the word out to people enrolled in Medicaid that they may have to take action to remain covered and that there are steps they can take if they lose Medicaid.

Tue, 08/15/2023 - 10:05
Thu, 08/31/2023 - 15:18
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Office of Independent Living Programs (OILP) is Seeking Success Stories

The Office of Independent Living Programs (OILP) wants to highlight examples of the amazing work of our CIL and ILS colleagues! Therefore, we are asking you, our colleagues, to help us share your stories by copying your Program Officer on any press releases that are distributed.

Tue, 08/15/2023 - 10:00
Thu, 09/07/2023 - 17:00

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