The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), which Congress passed in August 2022, includes sweeping Medicare prescription drug reforms and changes to the Part D “Fact Sheet: How Medicare Prescription Drug Reforms in the Inflation Reduction Act Help Low-Income Older Adults”
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Justice in Aging’s Analysis of the Final California 2022-23 State Budget
On June 30, 2022, Governor Newsom signed the final 2022-23 state budget and accompanying budget trailer bills. This year’s budget includes spending of over $300 billion, “Justice in Aging’s Analysis of the Final California 2022-23 State Budget”
Fact Sheet: SSI Exclusion for Pandemic-Related Financial Assistance
The Social Security Administration recently updated its guidance on pandemic-related financial assistance to make it more clear that these funds do not count as a “Fact Sheet: SSI Exclusion for Pandemic-Related Financial Assistance”
FAQ: Medi-Cal Asset Limit Elimination and Older Adult Expansion
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”
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”
FAQ: California Eligibility for HCBS Coverage Under Medi-Cal’s Spousal Impoverishment Protections
Federal law requires states to establish protections for a couple’s income and assets, when one spouse needs nursing facility care or the equivalent level of “FAQ: California Eligibility for HCBS Coverage Under Medi-Cal’s Spousal Impoverishment Protections”
2022 Budget Proposals Related to the Master Plan for Aging
Last year, Governor Newsom released California’s Master Plan for Aging (MPA), which laid out a ten-year plan to prepare the state for an aging and “2022 Budget Proposals Related to the Master Plan for Aging”
Summary: California 2022 Bills Related to the Master Plan for Aging
Last year, Governor Newsom released California’s Master Plan for Aging (MPA), which laid out a ten-year plan to prepare the state for an aging and “Summary: California 2022 Bills Related to the Master Plan for Aging”
Fact Sheet: AB2547 Housing Stabilization to Prevent and End Homelessness Among Older Adults and People with Disabilities
On Friday February 18, 2022, Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian, Chair of the Assembly Aging and Long-Term Care Committee, introduced AB 2547, the Housing Stabilization to Prevent “Fact Sheet: AB2547 Housing Stabilization to Prevent and End Homelessness Among Older Adults and People with Disabilities”
Fact Sheet: It’s Time to Ditch the Deductible
The Medi-Cal share of cost program is a critical pathway to health care coverage for older adults and people with disabilities, but the income limits “Fact Sheet: It’s Time to Ditch the Deductible”
