In April, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a rule that will affect how dually eligible individuals access Medicare Advantage plans and Medicare benefits. The rule changes: In addition, the rule improves how Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill (SSBCI) are administered, limits D-SNP “look-alike plans” that are not subject to […]
As older adults leave incarceration and reenter our communities, they need support to connect them to health care benefits and other essential programs.
This webinar took place on Thursday, June 6, 2024 from 11:00 a.m. PT – 12:00 p.m. PT People with Medi-Cal benefits, including those also enrolled in Medicare and Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries, are not financially responsible for Medicare and Medi-Cal services, and yet advocates continuously report cases where their clients are improperly billed for their health […]
This webinar took place on Thursday, May 2, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. PT/2:00 p.m. ET – 12:00 p.m. PT/3:00 p.m. ET Nursing facility residents often are treated unfairly when they enter a facility for “short-stay” rehabilitation. They may be denied Medicare coverage based on their preceding hospital stay being under “observation status.” Or their Medicare […]
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 […]
Medicare advocates should be aware of two important opportunities with a March 31 deadline:
the Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period and Medicare General Enrollment Period.
