This issue brief examines the privacy and discrimination concerns of low-income older adults in managed care, particularly those who rely on health aides and other providers for their most intimate needs.
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, a process that had been suspended during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). Emergency flexibilities in delivery of Medicaid services will also begin to expire. This process will present significant […]
This webinar took place on Tuesday, December 20, 11:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m. PT Starting January 1, 2023, a number of important changes will impact the way individuals dually eligible for Medicare and Medi-Cal and older adults on Medi-Cal receive their health care in California. The changes include those that are part of California’s five-year initiative, California […]
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 program to protect people with Medicare from high out-of-pocket costs. This fact sheet provides a summary of the IRA’s health provisions that will bring cost savings to low-income older adults. […]
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 plans (D-SNPs) and also addressed a number of issues in Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D. The CMS fact sheet is available here. The changes affecting D-SNPs are of particular […]
