Participants
Alleghenies United Cerebral Palsy
Appalachian Agency for Senior Citizens
Atlanta Regional Commission
ElderSource
Bluegrass Care Navigators
Lutheran Services in America
MAG Aging & Family Services
Meals on Wheels California
North Carolina Center for Health and Wellness at UNC Asheville
Resource Center for Independent Living, Inc.
Washington Association of Area Agencies on Aging
Purpose
The purpose of the Medicare Advantage Learning Collaborative (MALC),
hosted by the National Council on Aging (NCOA) and the Aging and Disability
Business Institute at the National Association for Area Agencies on Aging
(n4a), is to provide not for profit community-based organizations (CBOs) with the
knowledge and skills to pursue partnerships and contracts with Medicare
Advantage plans for delivery of home and
community-based services and supports.
Timeline
Six months: February-July 2020
Faculty
Sharon R. Williams, CEO of Williams Jaxon Consulting, LLC serves as
the lead faculty. MALC lectures will include leading experts on Medicare,
Medicare Advantage, the aging network, and social
determinants of health.
Key Learning Benchmarks
Participating organizations will work toward achieving these tactical
objectives:
- Increase knowledge of Medicare Advantage
plans and requirements for contracting. - Gain understanding about the Medicare
Advantage Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill (SSBCI) - Learn how to evaluate and
prioritize contracting opportunities with Medicare Advantage plans. - Increase knowledge of Medicare
Advantage plans and requirements for contracting. - Utilize the n4a Readiness Assessment Tool to
strengthen strategic planning. - Identify a Medicare Advantage plan target.
- Develop a customizable value proposition to
present to a Medicare Advantage plan.
Participant Benefits
- A no-cost, significant investment in the
long-term sustainability of your organization or network. - Over 12 hours of content delivered over the
6-month period, paired with defined action steps to help you create
transformation. Content will be delivered through two-hour monthly webinars featuring lectures from industry
experts, an in-person meeting, peer-to-peer learning, and discussion of
suggested readings and homework assignments. - Access to a private online community to
connect with peers and resources. - One on one technical assistance with each
participating organization.
Participant Expectations
Up to 12 organizations or integrated networks will be selected to participate in this
learning collaborative. Participants will be announced in January 2020. Participants are expected to complete the
entire six-month MALC curriculum, which includes:
- Collaborating with your team to develop measurable goals and objectives to achieve the MALC purpose;
- Actively participating during monthly webinars, including reporting on progress and lessons learned to encourage shared growth among all participants;
- Attending an in-person meeting in April 2020 in the Washington DC area. Travel costs for up to two members per learning collaborative participant will be covered.
- Dedicating 4-5 hours per month to prepare for monthly MALC lectures and homework assignments;
- Actively and regularly participating in ongoing discussions on the online community;
- Submitting homework assignments and progress report updates on time each month through the online community;
- Becoming familiar with the community-integrated health care resources on n4a’s Aging and Disability Business Institute and NCOA’s Roadmap to Community Integrated Health Care as well as other supplemental materials;
- Participating in one-on-one technical assistance call at the midpoint of the learning collaborative; and
- Completing an evaluation survey at the conclusion of the learning collaborative.
Funding
The Medicare Advantage Learning Collaborative is funded by the
Administration for Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services through cooperative agreements to n4a and NCOA.
Contact
Please contact Kathleen Zuke (kathleen.zuke@ncoa.org) with
any questions regarding the Medicare Advantage Learning Collaborative.
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