Starting in April 2023 and continuing through December 2025, older adults who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid will face redeterminations of their Medicaid eligibility, a process that was suspended during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). During this “Medicaid unwinding” period, advocates working with people dually enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid should know […]
Introduction On April 2, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a rule streamlining Medicaid eligibility and enrollment. The Streamlining Rule (“Rule”) will: The Rule will particularly help older individuals and people with disabilities, who have historically been left out of some efforts to simplify Medicaid processes (this population is often referred […]
The burden of Medicaid recovery can push families into poverty or homelessness, while any “recovered” funds cover only a small portion of Medicaid expenditures.
This webinar took place on Thursday, May 16, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. PT/2:00 p.m. ET – 12 p.m. PT/3:00 p.m. ET Older adults and people with disabilities experience significant poor oral health outcomes. One's income, race, disability, and state of residence all impact access to oral health and oral health outcomes. This is because oral […]
More than 12 million people are eligible for both federal programs, and policy change is needed to enable these programs to work most effectively Washington, D.C.—A diverse group of national stakeholders launched the Medicare-Medicaid Integration Alliance (MMIA) and announced cornerstone principles as a framework for federal and state policies that better support people dually eligible […]
This webinar took place on Thursday, March 7, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. PT/2:00 p.m. ET – 11:30 a.m. PT/2:30 p.m. ET. State Medicaid programs generally can pay for assisted living services. Also, new federal regulations (effective March 2023) now establish some rights for residents of Medicaid-participating assisted living facilities. Medicaid assisted living, however, remains a […]
