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October 29, 2021 | Vicki Gottlich, Deputy Administrator for Policy and Evaluation
What’s in today’s Policy Round Up?
Updated CDC guidance on COVID-19 vaccine boosters and additional doses
Call for comments on:
Proposed rule that would prohibit payment of subminimum wages by nonprofits in the AbilityOne Program.
HHS Strategic Plan
FDA’s landmark proposal to improve…
October 29, 2021 | Edwin Walker, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aging
Every October, we join residents and staff of long-term care facilities, state Long-Term Care Ombudsman programs, families, and advocates to celebrate Residents’ Rights Month. This month serves as an extra opportunity to celebrate, and increase awareness of, the rights that people living in long-…
October 29, 2021 | Guest blog by Erik Carter, Ph.D and Bill Gaventa, M.Div
How do most of us get our job? It is often through personal relationships and networking that we find out about openings or others connect us to a job of interest. Or, in other words, social capital is often the pathway to work.
One source of such social capital is faith communities. There are…
October 22, 2021 |
This week is National Retirement Security Week, a chance for people of all ages to join together and raise awareness about the importance of saving for retirement -- especially for those who at greatest risk of financial insecurity.
Four of ACL’s resource centers are working to address some of the…
October 18, 2021 | Vicki Gottlich, Deputy Administrator for Policy and Evaluation
You probably know that the CDC is recommending COVID-19 vaccine boosters for many older adults and people with disabilities, but the recent guidance includes an important provision – and an opportunity – that you might have missed. This ACL Policy Round Up recaps the highlights of that…
September 30, 2021 | Keri Lipperini, Director of the Office of Nutrition and Health Promotion Programs
Each year, thousands of lives are lost to suicide across the U.S. And although suicide can affect people of any age, older adults are particularly at risk. Serious illness, chronic pain, mental health conditions such as depression, and social isolation all increase risk of suicide, and all of these…
September 1, 2021 | Vicki Gottlich, Deputy Administrator for Policy and Evaluation
In this Policy Round Up, we’re bringing you:
Input needed: New public charge rule
New CMS vaccination guidance for ICF/IIDs
Update to SSA policy: Exclusion of COVID benefits from income for determining SSI eligibility
Input needed: Proposed HCBS quality measures
Input needed: New “Public…
September 1, 2021 |
A guest blog post for Suicide Prevention Month.
Contributors: Laura Shannonhouse, Afroze Shaikh, Matthew Fullen, Hannah Cowart, Jordan Westcott, and Brittany Jones
Since 2017, ACL’s Administration on Aging has funded “Innovations in Nutrition” grants to support the testing and documentation of…
August 5, 2021 | Vicki Gottlich, Deputy Administrator for Policy and Evaluation
The ACL Policy Round Up is a new blog feature intended to help the aging and disability networks stay informed about new policies (and policy changes) that impact our work, and to ensure our networks are aware of opportunities to provide input on issues that affect older adults and people with…
August 2, 2021 | Tisamarie Sherry, MD, PhD, Deputy Assistant Secretary; & Emma Plourde, BS, Public Health Analyst; Office of Behavioral Health, Disability, and Aging Policy; Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, HHS
ASPE/BHDAP Announces $1.5 Million Investment in ID/DD Data Infrastructure
As HHS commemorates the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Office of Behavioral Health, Disability, and Aging Policy (BHDAP) is working to advance data capacity to generate evidence to implement…