The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) will be hosting a webinar aimed at providing clarifications and reviewing up-to-date guidance for the CPS service. In addition, with Appendix K waiver flexibilities ending November 11, 2023, this webinar will include a review of the flexibilities relevant to CPS as a means for CPS Providers, AEs, and SCOs […]
Join us for a special program commemorating the 33rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. This program will focus on the rights of people with disabilities to avoid needless involvement with the criminal justice system. Panelists include Estelle Richman (former Pennsylvania Secretary of Public Welfare), Helen Skipper (Executive Director of NYC Justice Peer Initiative), […]
Employee health benefits in America are in a sorry state of affairs, and the organizations that employ direct support professionals are, unfortunately, no exception to the rule. More than half of American workers were enrolled in high deductible health plans in 2022—plans so inadequate that half the people enrolled in them were forced to defer […]
ODP is now offering reoccurring evening opportunities for specifically individuals and families, who want to learn and have a virtual conversation with ODP’s policy division. The first topic will be: “What is ODP? What is an HCBS Waiver and why do we have them?” Click here to Register
The Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR) is hosting a lunch & learn in July to discuss health care in Medicare Advantage (MA) associated with dual eligibility or eligibility for a low-income subsidy and disability. Presenters will discuss insights from a report on the performance of Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, specifically measures of quality of […]
