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.
2019-20 Proposed Budget: Impact on California’s Older Adults and People with Disabilities
Jan 2019
California
Long-Term Care
On January 10, 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom released the 2019-20 proposed budget. Learn which modest program changes would impact services for older adults and people with disabilities.
Summary of the Enacted 2018-19 Budget: Impact on California’s Older Adults and People with Disabilities
Jul 2018
California
Long-Term Care
On June 27, 2018, Governor Brown signed California’s 2018-2019 budget. In this fact sheet, read a summary of budget items impacting older adults and people with disabilities.
May Revise of 2018-2019 Budget: Impact on California’s Older Adults and People with Disabilities
May 2018
California
Long-Term Care
On May 11, 2018, California Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. released the May Revision of the 2018-2019 budget. While it includes a significant increase in revenues and modest program investments for older adults and people with disabilities, the state still has no overarching master strategy to meet the needs of an aging California.
2018-19 Proposed Budget: Impact on California’s Older Adults and People with Disabilities
Jan 2018
California
Long-Term Care
On January 10, 2018, California Governor Brown released the proposed 2018-2019 budget. In this fact sheet, learn what modest program changes impacting older adults and people with disabilities were included, and where the budget falls short.
Top 10 Recommendations to Strengthen Integrated Care: Lessons from California’s Dual Eligible Demonstration
Sep 2017
California
Long-Term Care, Medicare-Medicaid Integration
Read the Foundation’s top 10 recommendations for improving integrated systems of care for people with Medicare and Medicaid, also known as dually eligible individuals.
