As California steps up efforts to improve access to Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) through Medi-Cal for older Californians and people with disabilities, it is “Issue Brief: Using Data to Create a More Equitable Medi-Cal HCBS System”
Category: Health Equity
California rolled out websites and apps to fight COVID-19 — did they work?
Cal Matters: California rolled out websites and apps to fight COVID-19 — did they work? (November 9, 2021) Expectations for California’s digital response to the “California rolled out websites and apps to fight COVID-19 — did they work?”
‘They Treat Me Like I’m Old and Stupid’: Seniors Decry Health Providers’ Age Bias
Kaiser Health News: ‘They Treat Me Like I’m Old and Stupid’: Seniors Decry Health Providers’ Age Bias (October 20, 2021) Ageism occurs when people face “‘They Treat Me Like I’m Old and Stupid’: Seniors Decry Health Providers’ Age Bias”
Fact Sheet: Important Health Care Changes Coming in 2022 for Low-Income Older Californians
Starting January 1, 2022, California is implementing a number of significant changes in Medi-Cal that will impact how low-income older adults and people with disabilities “Fact Sheet: Important Health Care Changes Coming in 2022 for Low-Income Older Californians”
The Democrats’ Social Spending Bill Would Expand Medicare and Medicaid and Lower the Cost of Prescription Drugs
KALW Radio, Your Call: The Democrats’ Social Spending Bill Would Expand Medicare and Medicaid and Lower the Cost of Prescription Drugs September 28, 2021 On “The Democrats’ Social Spending Bill Would Expand Medicare and Medicaid and Lower the Cost of Prescription Drugs”
Fact Sheet: Investing in Medicaid HCBS is Good for Medicare
When it comes to home-based care, millions of Medicare enrollees rely on Medicaid for the support they need to live safely at home and stay “Fact Sheet: Investing in Medicaid HCBS is Good for Medicare”
Fact Sheet: Adding Dental to Medicare Part B—31 Million Low-Income Enrollees Would Gain Access to Medicare Coverage
Half of Medicare enrollees—31 million aging adults and people with disabilities—have very limited income and savings and cannot afford to pay out-of-pocket for vital dental “Fact Sheet: Adding Dental to Medicare Part B—31 Million Low-Income Enrollees Would Gain Access to Medicare Coverage”
Civil Rights Complaint Targets Idaho Health Care Rationing
ABC News: Civil Rights Complaint Targets Idaho Health Care Rationing September 24, 2021 An advocacy group for older adults called Justice in Aging has filed “Civil Rights Complaint Targets Idaho Health Care Rationing”
Medicare Advantage vs. Medicare Supplement: What you Need to Know
Forbes Health: Medicare Advantage vs. Medicare Supplement: What you Need to Know, September 23, 2021 Medicare is a fee-for-service health insurance program for aging individuals. “Medicare Advantage vs. Medicare Supplement: What you Need to Know”
Justice in Aging’s Summary of the Final California 2021-22 Budget
California’s final budget, which rolled out at the end of June into early July uses some of the state’s surplus to enact some of the “Justice in Aging’s Summary of the Final California 2021-22 Budget”
