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Mary Furlong and Associates presented the virtual conference this past week (Dec 1-2) (Washington Innovation Summit) .This has been the forth year for this event and it brings together a wide spectrum of government, non-profits, investors and entrepreneurs who are seeking partnerships. It is a talented group that is futurist in their thinking and focused… Continue reading What’s Next Longevity Innovation Summit 2021

A panel of representatives of LeadingAge. Community Behavioral Healthcare Association of IL, ANA-Illinois, UIC Medicine Rockford’s National Center for Rural Health Professionals, Edward Hospital and the State of IL legislature met to explore these challenges truly exacerbated by Covid-19 Some of the key points discussed were burnout and exhaustion of clinical staff and the cost… Continue reading Health News Illinois Workforce Challenges

December 2020 As our readership is keenly aware being able to receive services and supports in a persons’ community is paramount for maintaining the spirit of aging in place, having disabilities being in your community. The Conference was virtual and spanned two weeks with a cross section of payers, providers, State Medicaid Directors Federal Administrators.… Continue reading HCBS Advancing States National Conference

Dear Reader  I hope you can join our readership and the Shared-Use Mobility Center for the 2020 National Shared Mobility Summit in Chicago on March 17-19, 2020 to discuss the latest developments in shared, autonomous, and electric vehicles, micromobility, ridehailing, public transit, microtransit, and more. Learn more and register for the Summit here.  The National… Continue reading Shared Mobility Summit

Where the rubber hits the road is ground zero-States. That is the mission of NASHP. The 32nd annual conference which was the largest attendance of all prior conferences has significance when you review the agenda. Health care transcends, according to the World Health Organization, “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not… Continue reading NASHP-National Academy for State Policy – August 21-23

The annual conference addressed the foundation for supporting and maintaining long term support and services. Many of the CMS initiatives that support medical and social (SDOH) were addressed in their dynamic agenda. NASUAD (www.nasuad.org) also has changed its ,name to Advancing States(Advancingstates.org) The mission statement is to design, improve and sustain state systems delivering long-term… Continue reading Home and Community Based Services Conference-Baltimore,MD – August 25-28, 2019

The RISE Conference held in Chicago on April 29th is an invite only exclusive think tank made up of Medicaid leaders from across the country discussing the evolving Medicaid landscape and sharing their vision on emerging trends in 2019. The conference kicked off discussing Medicaid issues at the plan, State and National levels.  The health… Continue reading RISE in Chicago 2019

December 5-7 The central vision of this conference, recently held in Chicago in early December, was to assemble a village to address managing how the health care eco-system should address complex medical and social needs of its most vulnerable members. Several years ago six foundations came together to address the issue of “adopting evidence-based interventions… Continue reading Putting care at the Center 2018

The future of the Senior Care Community presents both challenges and opportunities According to the National Center for Senior Housing and Care (NIC), between 2014 and 2017, 992 new properties were added to the current inventory of more than 15,000 properties.  In 2014, 65% of those 992 were associated with operators of 2 or fewer… Continue reading Leading Edge Illinois Senior Living Conference 2018