What’s Next in Home and Community-Based Services?

Speakers

Hany Abdelaal, D.O.
VNS Health, President
Hany.Abdelaal@vnsny.org

Dennis Heaphy, M.Div., M.Ed., MPH
Massachusetts Disability Policy Consortium, Health Justice Policy Analyst; Researcher
dheaphy@dpcma.org

Shannon McCracken
American Network of Community Options and Resources, Vice President of Government Relations
SMcCracken@ancor.org

Damon Terzaghi, MSA
ADvancing States, Senior Director of Long-Term Services and Supports Policy
dterzaghi@advancingstates.org

Kristal Vardaman, Ph.D., MSPH (moderator)
Aurrera Health Group, Director of Medicaid Policy and Programs
kristal@aurrerahealth.com

Experts and Analysts

Donna Benton, Ph.D.
University of Southern California Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, Research Associate Professor; Family Caregiver Support Center, Director
benton@usc.edu

Henry Claypool
Brandeis University, Community Living Policy Center, Policy Director
hclaypool@brandeis.edu

Howard Gleckman
The Urban Institute, Senior Fellow
hgleckman@urban.org

Mark J. Warshawsky, Ph.D.
American Enterprise Institute, Senior Fellow
Mark.Warshawsky@aei.org

Government

Asmaa Albaroudi, MSG
Medicaid And CHIP Payment and Access Commission, Senior Analyst
asmaa.albaroudi@macpac.gov

Richard J. Hodes, MD
National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging, Director
hodesr@31.nia.nih.gov

Gavin Kennedy
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Behavioral Health, Disability, and Aging Policy
gavin.kennedy@hhs.gov

Stakeholders

Christine Aguiar Lynch, MPH
Association for Community Affiliated Plans, Vice President for Medicare and Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Policy
clynch@communityplans.net

Lydia Dawson J.D.
American Network of Community Options and Resources, Director of Policy, Regulatory & Legal Analysis
LDawson@ancor.org

Nicole Jorwic
Caring Across Generations, Chief of Advocacy and Campaigns
nicole@caringacross.org

Lynn Weidner
Service Employees International Union, Union Member Organizer; Home Care Worker
lynnifer21@gmail.com

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