This webinar took place on Wednesday, September 20, 11:00 a.m. PT-11:45 a.m. PT/2:00 p.m. ET-2:45 p.m. ET. California’s Medi-Cal program has undergone significant changes in the past “Free Webinar: Medi-Cal Updates and the Medi-Cal Unwinding”
Category: Medicaid
Fact Sheet: Raising New Jersey’s Medicaid Income Limit for Older Adults & People with Disabilities
Medicaid coverage is vital for older adults and people with disabilities, as it includes essential services not covered by Medicare. This coverage is especially crucial “Fact Sheet: Raising New Jersey’s Medicaid Income Limit for Older Adults & People with Disabilities”
Issue Brief: Medicare Special Enrollment Period for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals: What Advocates Need to Know
As the overall population ages, the prison and jail population is aging too. And, as older adults leaving incarceration reenter our communities, they need support “Issue Brief: Medicare Special Enrollment Period for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals: What Advocates Need to Know”
Fact Sheet: Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy & Medicaid Unwinding—Tips for Advocates
Starting in April 2023 and continuing through May 2024, older adults who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid face redeterminations of their Medicaid eligibility, “Fact Sheet: Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy & Medicaid Unwinding—Tips for Advocates”
Fact Sheet: The HCBS Access Act—Realizing the Promise of Olmstead
Today, we commemorate the 24th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Olmstead v. L.C. decision recognizing the right of plaintiffs Lois Curtis and Elaine Wilson and “Fact Sheet: The HCBS Access Act—Realizing the Promise of Olmstead”
Issue Brief & Webinar: California’s In-Home Supportive Services Program—An Equity Analysis
In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS), administered by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS), is the state’s largest Medi-Cal home and community-based services program (HCBS). It “Issue Brief & Webinar: California’s In-Home Supportive Services Program—An Equity Analysis”
Fact Sheet: Work Requirements Would Cut Medicaid for Older Adults
The House of Representatives is planning to vote on a bill that would severely cut spending and take away food assistance and Medicaid from older “Fact Sheet: Work Requirements Would Cut Medicaid for Older Adults”
Issue Brief: Data & Discrimination—Improving Data Privacy for Low-Income Older Adults in Managed Care
When individuals dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid enroll in aligned Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) or other models that coordinate care across programs, “Issue Brief: Data & Discrimination—Improving Data Privacy for Low-Income Older Adults in Managed Care”
Assisted Living Homes are Rejecting Medicaid and Evicting Seniors
Washington Post: Assisted Living Homes are Rejecting Medicaid and Evicting Seniors (April 6, 2023) Residents of assisted-living facilities — promoted as a homier, more appealing “Assisted Living Homes are Rejecting Medicaid and Evicting Seniors”
Issue Brief: The HCBS Settings Rule—A Guide for New Jersey Advocates
The Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Settings Rule establishes minimum standards to ensure that Medicaid HCBS consumers live in settings that are truly non-institutional. “Issue Brief: The HCBS Settings Rule—A Guide for New Jersey Advocates”
