Linda—a low-income older adult living in Los Angeles County—applied for a dental credit card after being advised to do so by her dentist. Her dentist’s “Systemic Denti-Cal Problems Increase Financial Hardship for Older Adults”
Category: Medicaid
WEBINAR: Medicaid Non-Emergency Medical Transportation: An Overlooked Lifeline for Older Adults
When: Thursday, November 3, 2016 11:00 a.m. PT Non-emergency medical transportation is a critical benefit ensuring that Medicaid beneficiaries have transportation to medical services. This “WEBINAR: Medicaid Non-Emergency Medical Transportation: An Overlooked Lifeline for Older Adults”
WEBINAR: Sec. 1557 Civil Rights Protections – What Aging Advocates Need to Know
When: Tuesday, October 25 at 11:00 a.m. PT/ 2:00 p.m. ET One important yet sometimes overlooked protection of the Affordable Care Act is its non-discrimination “WEBINAR: Sec. 1557 Civil Rights Protections – What Aging Advocates Need to Know”
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”
New Medicare Fact Sheets for LGBTQ People
Ever since the Supreme Court first overturned the federal Defense of Marriage Act in 2013 and then, in 2015, making same-sex marriage legal in every “New Medicare Fact Sheets for LGBTQ People”
Doctors Are Improperly Billing Some on Medicare, U.S. Says
The New York Times: Doctors Are Improperly Billing Some on Medicare, U.S. Says (7/31/2016) Healthcare providers are illegally billing qualified Medicare beneficiaries, also enrolled in Medicaid, “Doctors Are Improperly Billing Some on Medicare, U.S. Says”
July 5: Immediate Changes to Medicaid Managed Care
On July 5, the first wave of new Medicaid managed care regulation requirements go into effect. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published “July 5: Immediate Changes to Medicaid Managed Care”
WEBINAR: What You Need to Know About Medicaid Managed Care Changes
When: Thursday, June 30 at 11:00 a.m. PT/2:00 p.m. ET You may have heard that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently finalized “WEBINAR: What You Need to Know About Medicaid Managed Care Changes”
Voices of Medicare Summit Highlights Needs of Poor Seniors
At the third annual Center for Medicare Advocacy (CMA) Voices of Medicare Summit earlier this month, I was particularly struck by how many presenters focused “Voices of Medicare Summit Highlights Needs of Poor Seniors”
WEBINAR: Dual Eligible Demonstrations and Initiatives: A Spring Update Webinar
When: Tuesday, April 5, 2016 11:00 A.M. PT/2:00 P.M. ET This spring marks the 6th anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act, which “WEBINAR: Dual Eligible Demonstrations and Initiatives: A Spring Update Webinar”
