State must reimburse or pay Medi-Cal recipients and conduct statewide outreach to thousands of Californians who may be eligible for in-home services LOS ANGELES — “California Plaintiffs Win Case Against State for Failing to Provide Federally-Mandated In-Home Supportive Services”
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Justice in Aging Joins Amicus Brief Urging the Supreme Court to Defend the ACA
On January 15, Justice in Aging joined AARP and the Center for Medicare Advocacy in submitting an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to “Justice in Aging Joins Amicus Brief Urging the Supreme Court to Defend the ACA”
Fact Sheet: Coverage Changes for Opioid Treatment Services for Dually Eligible Individuals
As of January 1, 2020, Medicare Part B covers a new Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) benefit. This means Medicare beneficiaries now have access to methadone “Fact Sheet: Coverage Changes for Opioid Treatment Services for Dually Eligible Individuals”
Free Webinar: What’s Next for California’s Dual Eligibles? CalAIM and the Coordinated Care Initiative
When: Thursday, January 16, 2020 from 10 a.m.-11 a.m. PT/1-2 p.m. ET In 2014, California’s Department of Health Care Services launched the Coordinated Care Initiative “Free Webinar: What’s Next for California’s Dual Eligibles? CalAIM and the Coordinated Care Initiative”
Fact Sheet: Make the Expanded Spousal Impoverishment Protection Permanent
Married seniors and adults with disabilities overwhelming want to live at home and age in place. Increasingly, federal and state Medicaid rules have prioritized home “Fact Sheet: Make the Expanded Spousal Impoverishment Protection Permanent”
Alexander v. Azar – Litigation
UPDATE (MARCH 24, 2020): A federal judge in Connecticut issued a favorable decision in this nationwide class action that gives hospital patients whose admission status was “Alexander v. Azar – Litigation”
Kelley v. Kent – Litigation
UPDATE (JANUARY 14, 2020): A Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled that DHCS must create a process for reimbursing beneficiaries who were wrongly denied services, “Kelley v. Kent – Litigation”
Hart v. Colvin – Litigation
Kevin Hart was a Jack-of-all trades for decades. He poured concrete, framed houses, loaded 50 pound sacks of almonds at a factory, and waxed the “Hart v. Colvin – Litigation”