LINKS 2018 Issue #1: January/February

CEO Perspective

It’s About You: Changing the Narrative

by Barbara Merrill, Esq.

2017: a milestone year. But it was a year that had us on the defensive throughout. 2018 promises more defense, but we’re also getting ready to go on the offense...

President’s Corner

Rolling With Political Changes

by Angela King, ANCOR President

Changes in representation are coming, as long-term Senators and Representatives retire and new candidates begin their efforts to secure election. We have to be prepared, ready, and flexible. Here's how...

State Association Corner

Building Pathways to the Future of Supports

by Kim Opsahl, Director of State Partnerships and Special Projects

Check out a sample of the exciting work our State Associations are leading in their community...

Notes from the Foundation

Happy New Year from Your Foundation! by Marie Campos, Education and Foundation Director

Notes from the Foundation retreat and the Included. Supported. Empowered. Campaign!

Public Policy

What’s on the Horizon with Medicaid?

by Esmé Grant Grewal, Esq.

After 2017, many are wondering what’s next with Medicaid? Here is our best take...

Playing the Long Game: Improving Federal Data on DSP Workforce

by Doris Parfaite-Claude, Federal Advocacy and Research Manager

Currently, when BLS collects wage and occupation data, it does not accurately capture the DSP workforce. In fact, it combines DSP data with that of Personal Care Assistants (PCAs) and Home Health Aides (HHAs). Here's what we're doing about it...

Keeping Busy on Capitol Hill

by Sarah Meek, Director of Legislative Affairs

A brief introduction of legislation ANCOR is working on for 2018...

Championing 'Money Follows the Person' by Sarah Meek, Director of Legislative Affairs

ANCOR champions the EMPOWER Care Act on Capitol Hill to reauthorize Money Follows the Person

ANCOR’s State Model Legislation – A New Administration, a New Approach by Esmé Grant Grewal

ANCOR and State Associations are crafting model legislation to help states capitalize and hone in on what works.

Wish You Were There and Loved If You Were: The Government Relations Committee Retreat by Doris Parfaite-Claude, Federal Advocacy and Research Manager

We were honored when over 60 members of ANCOR’s GR Committee members started off 2018 with us at our GR Retreat, tackling on important conversations and deciding policy objectives for 2018 in lieu of extending their holiday breaks just a little bit longer.

Featured Content

Conflict-Free Case Management by Linda Nakagawa, MediSked

Everyone is talking about conflict-free case management and states are taking very different approaches to maintain compliance, here are some resources to help...

OPINION: Ohio Lawsuit Takes Aim at ICFs by Pete Van Runkle, OHCA

Nearly two years ago, Disability Rights Ohio (DRO) sued the state of Ohio, alleging that ICFs of eight beds or more, sheltered workshops, and day programs are discriminatory. Read more...

Introducing Marsha Colegrove, In Her Own Words! by André Floyd, Communications Specialist

We continue our series and introduce to you another member of our Board of Representatives: Marsha Colegrove, Regional Director at Danville Services, in Utah!

Addressing National Challenges Facing Individuals with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities and Co-Occurring Mental Illness by NADD

Recap from NADD's December, 2017 Public Policy Summit, held in Washington, DC

Members in the News

Comings and Goings by Jerri McCandless

An update on the comings and goings of members...

From Our Partners

7 Tips for Talking About Sexuality and Relationships to People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities by Nellie Galindo, MSW, MSPH, Relias

Tips on cutlivating productive dynamics around sexuality and relationships in the IDD community...

Finding, Choosing, and Implementing an Electronic Record: A Video Series of One Agency’s Journey by Sarah Morrison, Foothold Technology

While we don’t like to think of finding and implementing an electronic record as a burden, the process is undeniably time-consuming, expensive, anxiety-producing, and pretty much a part-time job in and of itself. Here's how we can help...

CEO: Redefined by David Hinsley Cheng, Partner at DRG Search

amid the shift to managed care and value-based payments, the world in which organizations operate is changing at a dizzying clip. If today’s agencies are ships, the waters they’re traveling into are uncharted. So what’s the best way to navigate in 2018?

Introducing A New App By Imagine!: 'Imaginect' by Fred Hobbs, Imagine!

Imagine! has developed an app called “Imaginect”, which takes an Uber-style approach to employee recruiting, engaging a team of on-demand employees pulled from typically underutilized labor pools such as college students or retirees. Check it out!

SRPN

What Members Are Saying... by Marsha Patrick

The Shared Resources Purchasing Network (SRPN), administered by the ANCOR Services Corporation, partners with national companies to provide significant savings to ANCOR Members and supports ANCOR programs. Members who use the SRPN enjoy savings and leading purchasing practices, and can rededicate their savings to needed programs.

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