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Por qu\u00e9 son importantes Medicare y los apoyos sociales<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\r\nMillones de personas mayores <\/span>adultos<\/span> lucha<\/span> porque la cobertura de Medicare a menudo no cumple <\/span>priorizar la prevenci\u00f3n <\/span>cuidado<\/span> y <\/span>Abordar las necesidades no m\u00e9dicas que impactan directamente su salud. Los beneficios de Medicare deben reflejar lo que los adultos mayores dicen que necesitan para envejecer de forma segura e independiente en casa y en su... <\/span>comunidades.<\/span>","":null,"helper_width":"narrow"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_media_duo","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_media_duo":{"helper_accent_color":"yellow","":null,"variation":"accordion","flip":false,"image":2579,"heading":"Focus Areas","copy":"We must work to bridge the gap between health and social care by building comprehensive coverage and community-based care systems to meet the daily needs of older adults<\/span><\/span>. <\/span>\r\n\r\nHere\u2019s how we actively work to drive progress in this area:<\/span>","button":{"title":"Explore Medicare Health and Social Support Resources","url":"https:\/\/www.thescanfoundation.org\/resources\/?priority_tax%5B%5D=9&sort=newest","target":"_blank"},"link_list":null,"accordion":[{"panel_title":"Leveraging Medicare to Support Total Health and Wellbeing ","panel_copy":"Medicare Advantage and other payment and care delivery models can evolve to consistently provide essential non-medical benefits\u2014including meals, transportation, and home modifications\u2014to better support the health and independence of older adults.","link":""},{"panel_title":"Aligning System Coordination and Policy ","panel_copy":"From federal Medicare policy to state and community programs, navigating care and services must be made easier for older adults.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>","link":""}]}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_statistics","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_statistics":{"":null,"title":"","link":"","statistics":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_featured_resources","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_featured_resources":{"":null,"heading":"Related Resources","see_all_link":{"title":"See All","url":"https:\/\/www.thescanfoundation.org\/resources\/?priority_tax%5B%5D=9&sort=newest","target":""},"manually_curate":false,"resources":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_featured_news","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_featured_news":{"":null,"heading":"Related News","see_all_link":{"title":"See All","url":"https:\/\/www.thescanfoundation.org\/news-insights\/?priority_tax%5B%5D=9&sort=newest","target":""},"manually_curate":false,"news":null}}]},"yoast_head":"\nMedicare Health and Social Supports - 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