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                          Speeches and Testimony Policy Round Up: Updated booster guidance; calls for comment on HHS strategic plan, ending sub-minimum wages for nonprofits in the AbilityOne program, and moreWhat’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
    Resident Rights' Month 2021: Reclaiming My Rights, My Home, My Life**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.
    Living well in retirement: ACL’s resource centers on what’s important, the biggest challenges, and resources to helpThis 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.
    ACL Policy Round Up: Extension of Public Health Emergency, Booster Guidance, Surprise Medical Billing, Paid Leave, and MoreYou 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 guidance and:
    Fostering Connection and Belonging to Prevent Suicide Among Older Adults**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.
    ACL Policy Round Up: CDC booster guidance, comments needed, and moreOn Friday, CDC announced recommendations for boosters of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for people who: are 65 and older, live in long-term care settings, are at high risk for severe illness, or work in a high-risk job. Today’s Policy Roundup includes those details, along with the following:
    Older Adults with HIV/AIDS: A Growing Population**September 18, 2021 | Brian Altman, Deputy Director, Administration on Aging and Andrea Callow, Program Analyst, Office of Policy Analysis and Development**September 18th marks National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day—a day we celebrate the growing number of people living long and active lives with HIV. When HIV emerged in the early 1980s, people who contracted the virus could expect to live only a few years with their diagnosis.
    ACL Policy Round Up: Public charge rule, vaccine guidance, moreIn 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
    BE WITH: Training Volunteers to Support At-Risk Older AdultsA guest blog post for Suicide Prevention Month.
Contributors: Laura Shannonhouse, Afroze Shaikh, Matthew Fullen, Hannah Cowart, Jordan Westcott, and Brittany Jones
    ACL Policy Round Up: A new blog featureThe 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 disabilities.
  
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