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In March 2010, Congress passed and the President signed into law the Affordable Care Act, which puts in place comprehensive health insurance reforms aimed at enhancing the quality of health care for all Americans.
A conference in Albany, New York on June 29 will address, among other topics, the impact of the Affordable Care Act on primary, acute, and preventative health care for children and adults with developmental disabilities. Participants also will discuss the impact of the Act on the provision of Medicaid funded long-term services and supports for individuals with developmental disabilities, which is a key issue as New York State works to reduce its Medicaid expenditures for such services by closing state developmental centers and exploring global budgets for all of its services in the community as well.
The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, in collaboration with Cerebral Palsy Associations of NYS and Upstate Cerebral Palsy, presents “Lessons Learned on the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Waivers for Managed Care.” The daylong conference will take place at the Hampton Inn & Suites, 25 Chapel Street, Albany.
Allan I. Bergman, recognized as a national expert on health care, managed care, Medicaid, Medicare, and long term services and supports, will present and facilitate the discussions. Bergman recently served as the president and chief executive officer of Anixter Center, one of Chicago’s largest providers of community services and supports for children and adults with a variety of disabilities. Prior to his work in Chicago, Bergman spent 18 years in Washington, D.C., as president and CEO of the Brain Injury Association of America and previously as deputy director and director of governmental relations for United Cerebral Palsy Associations.
“New approaches to the coordination and management of the health care delivery system present new opportunities to examine options available for New Yorkers with significant disabilities. BBI is invested in helping shape future direction and decision making by policy makers, providers, practitioners, and people with disabilities and their families,” says Michael Morris, BBI Executive Director.
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