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”
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NY Expands Access to Medicare Savings Programs
Public News Service: NY Expands Access to Medicare Savings Programs (April 18, 2023) More New York seniors will be eligible for Medicare Savings Programs starting “NY Expands Access to Medicare Savings Programs”
New Issue Brief and Webinar: An Equity Analysis of California’s Assisted Living Waiver
Most aging adults and adults with disabilities will require assistance to remain living in their homes and communities at some point over their lifetime. While “New Issue Brief and Webinar: An Equity Analysis of California’s Assisted Living Waiver”
Advocate Guide: CalAIM for Older Adults and People with Disabilities
California implemented several significant changes in its Medi-Cal program that impacted low-income older adults and people with disabilities. These changes include those that are part “Advocate Guide: CalAIM for Older Adults and People with Disabilities”
Nationwide Relief in Medicaid Case Just Ordered
Last night, Judge Michael P. Shea of the U.S. District Court for the District of CT issued an order “clarifying” his nationwide Preliminary Injunction entered against the “Nationwide Relief in Medicaid Case Just Ordered”
Fact Sheet: Unwinding Medicaid Continuous Coverage Protections—What Advocates for Older Adults Need to Know
Starting in the spring of 2023, millions of older adults who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid will face redeterminations of their Medicaid eligibility, “Fact Sheet: Unwinding Medicaid Continuous Coverage Protections—What Advocates for Older Adults Need to Know”
New Rules for Medicare Enrollment Periods Now in Effect
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized rules that implement provisions of the Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act. These “New Rules for Medicare Enrollment Periods Now in Effect”
Free Webinar: Unwinding of COVID Medicaid Continuous Coverage Requirements—What Advocates for Older Adults Need to Know
This webinar took place on March 2, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. PT/2:00 p.m. ET Starting in February 2023, states can begin redetermining Medicaid eligibility, including “Free Webinar: Unwinding of COVID Medicaid Continuous Coverage Requirements—What Advocates for Older Adults Need to Know”
Medicare and LGBTQ+ Older Adults: Resources for Advocates
LGBTQ+ older adults face challenges in accessing and using their Medicare benefits. Same sex couples who are married or are considering marriage, for example, need “Medicare and LGBTQ+ Older Adults: Resources for Advocates”
Issue Brief: Why Too Many Psychotropic Medications in Nursing Facilities?
Nursing facility residents for decades have been medicated with antipsychotics and other psychotropics in order to sedate them and make them more easily managed. But “Issue Brief: Why Too Many Psychotropic Medications in Nursing Facilities?”
