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2013Feedback Wanted on Proposed Changes to the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set**February 16, 2018**Public Comment Open From February 13 - March 13
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) invites the public to comment on proposed changes to the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS). There are new measures, changes to existing measures and guidelines and strategies for addressing issues that apply across various HEDIS measures.
    Two Funding Opportunities Open for Traumatic Brain Injury State Partnership Program**February 16, 2018**ACL's Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) State Partnership Program is announcing two new funding opportunities.
    PCPID Releases Report on Direct Support Workforce**February 14, 2018**The President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (PCPID) has released its 2017 report, America’s Direct Support Workforce Crisis: Effects on People with Intellectual Disabilities, Families, Communities and the U.S. Economy.
Direct support professionals (DSPs) provide services and supports that empower people with intellectual disabilities to live in the community.
    Dementia in Underserved Communities: Getting Services & Supports into Minority & Rural Communities**February 13, 2018**American Society on Aging Blog (February 13)—authored by ACL staffers
Dementia in Underserved Communities: Getting Services & Supports into Minority & Rural Communities
    Videos Highlight Healthcare Experiences of People with Disabilities**February 13, 2018**What is the healthcare experience like for people with disabilities? And what is Disability Competent Care?
    Two New Funding Opportunities for Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects Program**February 12, 2018**Two new grant opportunities from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) at ACL have been announced under the Disab
    Webinar: Home- and Community- Based Services (HCBS) Quality Measurement Tools**February 8, 2018**The Home and Community- Based Services (HCBS) Quality Measurement Tools webinar is the fourth event in ACL's HCBS quality informational webinar series. Join us on February 21st at 2pm EST to learn from Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) experts about HCBS quality measurement tools.
    Funding Opportunity for Research and Capacity Building for Minority Entities**February 8, 2018**The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) announced a new funding opportunity under the
    Health Affairs Articles Highlight Positive Health Impacts of Community-Based Organizations**February 7, 2018**In a recent Health Affairs blog, authors from the
    Two New Funding Opportunities Available from Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERC) Program**February 5, 2018**Two new grant opportunities from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) at ACL has been announced under the Rehabi
  
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