Learn how Medicare and Medi-Cal work together for older adults, including how dual eligibility helps cover costs, fill gaps, and provide long-term care.
Provider network protections in D-SNP State Medicaid Agency Contracts are essential to ensure continuity of care, maintain access to trusted providers, and prevent disruptions for dually eligible individuals navigating Medicare and Medicaid coverage.
Justice in Aging’s response to the CMS request for information warns that efforts to address fraud, waste, and abuse must not create harmful barriers to care, emphasizing the need to protect low-income older adults’ access to Medicare and Medicaid services.
HUD’s proposed work requirements and time limits could strip housing assistance from older adults—especially those ages 50–61—due to strict eligibility rules and administrative barriers, increasing the risk of housing instability and homelessness.
