COVID-19 is disparately impacting older adults, people with disabilities and those with underlying health conditions, communities of color, and people with limited income and wealth. “Issue Brief: 8 Recommendations for Health Plans Serving Dually Eligible Individuals to Center Equity: An Overdue and Necessary Response to COVID-19”
Category: DUAL ELIGIBLES
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”
Free Webcast: How Health Plans Serving Dual Eligibles Can Center Equity During COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the forefront longstanding racial disparities in our healthcare system, and data show that older adults – especially older adults “Free Webcast: How Health Plans Serving Dual Eligibles Can Center Equity During COVID-19”
Health Disparities Facing Older Adults of Color amid COVID-19
Guest Blog for NheLP: Health Disparities Facing Older Adults of Color amid COVID-19 (August, 24, 2020) The COVID-19 pandemic poses challenges for nearly all communities across the “Health Disparities Facing Older Adults of Color amid COVID-19”
Medicare and People Leaving Incarceration: A Primer for California Advocates During the Pandemic
In response to COVID-19, California has begun early release of some individuals from custody in state facilities. Obtaining appropriate health care coverage is one of “Medicare and People Leaving Incarceration: A Primer for California Advocates During the Pandemic”
Free Webcast: Medicare Coverage and COVID-19
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and new legislation have changed many of the rules in Medicare to respond to COVID-19. This webcast “Free Webcast: Medicare Coverage and COVID-19”
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”
Issue Brief: D-SNP Look-Alikes – A Primer
More dual eligibles—individuals with Medicare and Medicaid—are enrolling in a certain type of Medicare Advantage plan as a result of aggressive marketing efforts targeting dual “Issue Brief: D-SNP Look-Alikes – A Primer”
Denny Chan, Public Interest Lawyer
ETTV America: Denny Chan, Public Interest Lawyer (May 29, 2019) Even when faced with questionable or improper behavior, many AAPI older adults may decide not “Denny Chan, Public Interest Lawyer”
Health Care for Elders with Limited English (in Chinese)
AARP TV: Health Care for Elders with Limited English (May 1, 2019) There are currently about five million older adults with limited English proficiency in “Health Care for Elders with Limited English (in Chinese)”