One might think dual enrollment in Medicare and Medi-Cal should provide relief from health coverage worries, but many of the 1.4 million Californians with low “Californians with Low Incomes Struggle to Navigate Both Medi-Cal and Medicare”
Category: DUAL DEMONSTRATIONS
A Primer on Dual Eligible Californians: How People Enrolled in Both Medicare and Medi-Cal Receive Their Care
California is home to nearly 20% of the country’s older adults with low incomes and people with disabilities who receive health care coverage from both “A Primer on Dual Eligible Californians: How People Enrolled in Both Medicare and Medi-Cal Receive Their Care”
Many Enrolled in California Healthcare Plan Lack Interpretation Services, Surveys Show
The Sacramento Bee: Many Enrolled in California Healthcare Plan Lack Interpretation Services, Surveys Show (November 6, 2019) Half of the non-English speaking people enrolled in “Many Enrolled in California Healthcare Plan Lack Interpretation Services, Surveys Show”
Advocates Guide To California’s Coordinated Care Initiative Version 6
The Coordinated Care Initiative (CCI)—including California’s dual eligible demonstration project Cal MediConnect—is well underway in all seven CCI counties including Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San “Advocates Guide To California’s Coordinated Care Initiative Version 6”
Repeal of the ACA—Without a Replacement—Threatens California Seniors
There are currently 7.6 million older adults living in California who rely on Medicare, Medi-Cal, and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to see a doctor, “Repeal of the ACA—Without a Replacement—Threatens California Seniors”
Cal MediConnect: A Long Way to Go
Evaluation and enrollment data on the Cal MediConnect program reveals that the program has a long way to go to deliver on the promise of “Cal MediConnect: A Long Way to Go”
Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Dual Eligibles: An Opportunity for Advocates
May is both Older Americans Month and Mental Health Awareness Month. Mental health is a critical issue for older Americans, as one in five seniors “Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Dual Eligibles: An Opportunity for Advocates”
The Duals Demonstration: A First Glimpse at Lessons Learned
In January 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the first ever evaluation of the Financial Alignment Initiative (FAI) known as the “The Duals Demonstration: A First Glimpse at Lessons Learned”
WEBINAR: The California Coordinated Care Initiative: An Update Two Years into Implementation
When: Thursday, February 18 at 2:00 p.m. PST/5:00 p.m. EST California began implementation of the Coordinated Care Initiative (CCI), including the federally-approved dual eligible demonstration “WEBINAR: The California Coordinated Care Initiative: An Update Two Years into Implementation”
Intersectional Advocacy in Health Care and Long-Term Services and Supports
Partnerships are at the heart of our work at Justice in Aging. I’m a staff attorney in Justice in Aging’s Los Angeles office. Much of “Intersectional Advocacy in Health Care and Long-Term Services and Supports”
