Request for Applications and Webinar: NASHP State Medicaid Policy Institute on Family Caregiving
The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) invites states to apply for a 12-month State Medicaid Policy Institute on Family Caregiving. NAHSP is holding an informational webinar on January 13, "RAISE Act, State Policies, and NASHP’s State Medicaid Policy Institute on Family Caregiving."
The State Medicaid Policy Institute on Family Caregiving will help states implement or improve their systemic approaches to support family caregivers. The institute’s work will reflect the RAISE Family Caregivers Act Advisory Council’s recommendations. NASHP is seeking state applications to participate. The institute will engage up to five teams of state leaders for one year to develop and/or strengthen health policies and strategies that support family caregivers, with a particular focus on home- and community-based approaches for older adults. The application deadline is January 29, 2021.
NASHP is holding an informational webinar January 13 in collaboration with the U.S. Administration for Community Living (ACL). Speakers include:
- Wendy Fox-Grage, NASHP Project Director, RAISE Family Caregiver Resource and Dissemination Center (Moderator)
- Rani Snyder, Program Vice President, The John A. Hartford Foundation
- Greg Link, Director, Office of Supportive and Caregiver Services, ACL
- Kitty Purington, NASHP Senior Program Director, NASHP
- Carrie Molke, Director, Wisconsin Bureau of Aging and Disability Resources
The webinar will discuss ways states can improve their family caregiving supports, including:
- The RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council’s newly adopted recommendations to better support family caregivers
- Information from a Wisconsin state leader who will describe state innovations to support family caregivers
- A new opportunity for states to participate in a state Medicaid policy institute for family caregiving
To register for the January 13 webinar, click here.
To learn more and to apply, click here.
To go to NASHP's RAISE Act Family Caregiver Resource and Dissemination Center, click here.
To learn more about JAHF's support, click here.
