Resources

This report from the Bipartisan Policy Center offers a roadmap of policy solutions that Congress and federal agencies should still consider to address the needs of those with complex care needs.

This report offers a person-centered assessment framework and priority list COVID-19 policies of flexibilities for permanence or further evaluation to advance person-centered and community-centered care in Medicare and Medicaid.

One-third of people 50 and older report rarely or never having their care preferences taken into account by their clinicians, with more people of color and lower-income individuals saying so.

This chartbook offers data on the California Medicare population to inform stakeholders on this growing cohort of beneficiaries.

This breakdown from The SCAN Foundation details how California’s proposed 2022-23 budget will affect older adults and people with disabilities in California.

Federal and state governments enacted significant flexibilities during COVID-19 to ensure that Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries could receive care in community.

This breakdown from The SCAN Foundation details how revisions to California’s proposed 2021-22 budget will affect older adults and people with disabilities in California.

Now entering their second year, Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill (SSBCI) have grown exponentially.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Most of us agree: there is value in Medicare-Medicaid integration. But how well do you understand the programs that aim to accomplish integration?