Two big changes are taking place this year that significantly expand access to Medi-Cal for older adults and people with disabilities. Effective May 1, 2022, “FAQ: Medi-Cal Asset Limit Elimination and Older Adult Expansion”
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Issue Brief: Reducing Barriers to Reentry for Older Adults Leaving Incarceration
As a result of decades of state and federal “tough on crime” and mass incarceration policies, about 2.3 million people are locked up in more “Issue Brief: Reducing Barriers to Reentry for Older Adults Leaving Incarceration”
Fact Sheet: CMS Finalizes Improvements in Medicare Managed Care for Dual Eligibles
On April 29, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized rules that improved the operation and oversight of Dual Eligible Special Needs “Fact Sheet: CMS Finalizes Improvements in Medicare Managed Care for Dual Eligibles”
Re-presenting: Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans—What Advocates Need to Know
Due to popular demand, we re-presented this webinar from last month in order to accommodate those who couldn’t attend. There was a live ASL interpreter “Re-presenting: Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans—What Advocates Need to Know”
For Older Americans, Some Positive Health News
New York Times: For Older Americans, Some Positive Health News (February 28, 2022) The Covid pandemic has presented older Americans with plenty of grim news, “For Older Americans, Some Positive Health News”
Issue Brief: States Are Weakening Training Standards for Nursing Facility Aides
Justice in Aging and the Center for Medicare Advocacy have jointly authored an issue brief, States are Weakening Training Standards for Nursing Facility Aides, With “Issue Brief: States Are Weakening Training Standards for Nursing Facility Aides”
Lack of Medicare Coverage for at-home Coronavirus Tests Sparks Outcry
Washington Post: Lack of Medicare Coverage for at-home Coronavirus Tests Sparks Outcry (January 28, 2022) When the Biden administration began requiring insurers to pay for “Lack of Medicare Coverage for at-home Coronavirus Tests Sparks Outcry”
Medicare Patients Win the Right to Appeal Gap in Nursing Home Coverage
Kaiser Health News: Medicare Patients Win the Right to Appeal Gap in Nursing Home Coverage (January 28, 2022) A three-judge federal appeals court panel in “Medicare Patients Win the Right to Appeal Gap in Nursing Home Coverage”
A Nationwide Class of Plaintiffs Wins Right to Appeal Hospital Observation Status Classifications
Observation Status classifications lead to financially devastating bills when a patient later needs skilled nursing facility care. In a decision issued Tuesday, a federal “A Nationwide Class of Plaintiffs Wins Right to Appeal Hospital Observation Status Classifications”
Free Webinar: Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans—What Advocates Need to Know
Almost three million individuals eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual eligibles) are enrolled in Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) and that enrollment is “Free Webinar: Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans—What Advocates Need to Know”
