2021-22 Proposed Budget: Impact on California’s Older Adults and People With Disabilities
Jan 2021
California
Multisector Plans for Aging
On January 8, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom released the 2021-22 proposed budget. The proposal includes program changes that impact services for older adults and people with disabilities.
Brief Overview of California’s Master Plan for Aging
Jan 2021
California
Multisector Plans for Aging
On January 6, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom released a Master Plan for Aging (Master Plan) that establishes a vision for California for All Ages by 2030. This policy brief provides an overview of the Master Plan.
Summary of the Enacted 2020-21 Budget: Impact on California’s Older Adults, People with Disabilities, and Family Caregivers
Jul 2020
California
Long-Term Care
On June 29, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed California’s 2020-21 budget. The budget addresses the $54.3 billion deficit while maintaining funding for critical programs serving older adults, people with disabilities, and family caregivers.
California’s Use of Federal and State Policy Flexibilities to Ensure Access to LTSS During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Jun 2020
California
Long-Term Care
This policy brief takes a closer look at how California has implemented federal flexibilities to ensure the state’s long-term services and supports (LTSS) system is responsive to the needs of older adults and people with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020-21 Budget Revision: Impact on California’s Older Adults, People with Disabilities, and Family Caregivers
May 2020
California
Long-Term Care
On May 14, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom released the May Revision of the 2020-21 proposed budget. The revision includes cuts to and elimination of critical home- and community-based services that impact the state’s most vulnerable older adults, people with disabilities, and family caregivers.
State Efforts to Integrate Care for Dually Eligible Beneficiaries: 2020 Update
Feb 2020
National
Medicare-Medicaid Integration
This brief identifies key factors that drove the successful implementation of these programs and highlights opportunities for other states interested in creating or enhancing integrated care programs.
2020-21 Proposed Budget: Impact on California’s Older Adults and People with Disabilities
Feb 2020
California
Long-Term Care
On January 10, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom released the 2020-21 proposed budget. The proposal includes program changes that specifically impact services for older adults and people with disabilities.
Integrated Care: What Choices Exist for Californians with Medicare and Medi-Cal?
Oct 2019
California
Long-Term Care, Medicare-Medicaid Integration
Californians with Medicare and Medi-Cal have many choices to get the health coverage they need, but choices vary by county. This brief outlines available choices across the state and describes the My Care, My Choice web resource.
Summary of the Enacted 2019-20 Budget: Impact on California’s Older Adults and People with Disabilities
Jul 2019
California
Long-Term Care
On June 27, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed California’s 2019-20 budget. The budget reflects new program investments for older adults and people with disabilities, including staff resources for the state’s Master Plan for Aging.
A Turning Point in Medicare Policy: Guiding Principles for New Flexibility Under Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill
Jul 2019
National
Medicare Health and Social Supports
The CHRONIC Care Act updates fundamental principles of the Medicare program by allowing Medicare Advantage plans, for the first time, to pay for services that are not primarily health-related, and to target these services.
California Master Plan for Aging (MPA): Elements of the Executive Order
Jun 2019
California
Long-Term Care, Multisector Plans for Aging
On June 10, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-14-19, calling for a California Master Plan for Aging. This brief provides a high-level overview of the Executive Order.
California’s Master Plan for Aging (MPA): Transforming a Fragmented System Through Statewide Leadership and Coordination
Jun 2019
California
Long-Term Care, Multisector Plans for Aging
The Master Plan for Aging provides a historic opportunity to design a system that best meets the needs of older Californians of today and tomorrow. This brief describes how the state can better organize resources to meet population needs through focused, coordinated leadership and system-wide planning.
May Revision of the 2019-20 Proposed Budget: Impact on California’s Older Adults and People with Disabilities
May 2019
California
Long-Term Care
On May 9, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom released the May Revision of the 2019-20 budget. The revision includes modest program changes that impact services for older adults and people with disabilities, including staff resources for the state’s Master Plan for Aging.
