This grant, with co-funding from West Health and Stanley and May Smith Charitable Trust, the Center for Health Care Strategies(CHCS) will continue to support states in a national movement of Multisector Plans for Aging (MPA). This includes 1) continuing to engage and support 20 MPA Learning Collaborative (LC) states, 2) engaging and supporting seven new states that are just beginning to engage in MPAs, and 3) creating a toolkit and in person workshops for states and stakeholders at all phases of MPA development to learn about developing, implementing, refreshing, and measuring progress in MPAs.
Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan Education and Support
With co-funding from the California Health Care Foundation, this project will help promote promising models of integrated care. The Local Health Plans of California (LHPC) Institute will develop a portfolio of Dual-Eligible Special Needs Plan (D-SNP) education and technical assistance (TA) offerings to support local plans in preparing for implementation of the Department of Health Care Services’ (DHCS) mandated requirement for all Medi-Cal managed care plans (MCP) to implement and operate D-SNPs by January 2026.
Expanding Access to Integrated Medicare-Medicaid Programs in Rural Areas
To promote promising models of integrated care in rural areas, the Center for Health Care Strategies(CHCS) will identify potential key factors influencing the financing and delivery of health care in rural communities and select states and models for analysis. The resulting research will add to the understanding of factors that aid or impede the development and sustainability of integrated Medicare-Medicaid programs, and elevate promising approaches to expanding access to integrated care models in rural areas.
Advancing Health Equity in AI for Older Adults Using the California Safety Net
The project examines biases in healthcare algorithms deployed in community-based care settings to ensure equitable care for marginalized older adults. Outputs include a geospatial mapping tool that integrates hospital-level data with social determinants of health to visualize healthcare technology disparities across communities.
Supporting remote career opportunities for midcareer and older workers in Appalachia
This work supports Generation.org’s remote training program that trains adult learners in rural geographies and place them into new, remote-friendly careers. The SCAN Foundation’s funding focused on recruiting older adult learners for this program.
A Bipartisan Aging and Long-Term Care Agenda: Integrating Care, Improving Affordability, and Elevating Consumers’ Voices
This project will provide policy insights and evidence-based research to better understand 1) how to best move forward on integrated care policy for dually eligible beneficiaries, 2) make long-term care more accessible and affordable for older adults with low or moderate incomes, and 3) amplify the consumer experience of older adults to inform policy reforms. The work will provide promising pathways for bipartisan consensus on reforms that advance a high-functioning health and aging system for all.
The Regents of the University of California, Davis
Rural Policy Publications
To increase awareness and understanding among advocates and state policymakers of the unmet needs and challenges faced by California’s rural older adults, this project will synthesize community feedback from rural MPA efforts to generate state policy recommendations that address critical issues of rural aging.
California Integrated Care at Home – Financing Plan
To advance access to long-term services and supports, LeadingAge California will explore opportunities to blend and braid existing financing sources to pilot a model of care that bridges housing, health care, and LTSS in affordable housing communities called California Integrated Care at Home.
Engagement and Workshops to Support the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)’s Aging Research Agenda
Through this project, PPIC will build off findings in a recent report on California’s Aging Population to develop a research agenda focused on California’s aging population and the policy solutions needed to support the state’s older adults and those who care for them.
Advancing the Safe, Effective, and Equitable use of AI Within the California Safety Net
Health AI Partnership (HAIP) is at the forefront of equitable and safe AI and the leading organization focused on safety net settings, such as Federally Qualified Health Centers, and has created a “Practice Network”, a selected group of community clinics that will adopt AI solutions with HAIP’s best practices and implementation guidance. Co-funded with the California Health Care Foundation, this project is scoping an operational plan.
Intersections of Racial Equity/Social Justice Organizations and Aging
To better understand community-based organizations supporting California’s continuum of care—especially in rural and underserved areas—the USC Equity Research Institute will identify these groups and explore opportunities for alignment and collaboration that advance shared goals and strengthen the SCAN Foundation’s impact across diverse communities.
The People Say is a groundbreaking resource amplifying the voices of older adults in policymaking. Developed by The SCAN Foundation and Public Policy Lab, it shares real-life insights on issues like healthcare, caregiving, and transportation—ensuring the lived experiences of aging Americans shape the policies that impact their daily lives. Current investments (multiple grants) include Year 2 research, adding perspectives from older adults living in Arizona, California, Minnesota, New Orleans, North Carolina, Oregon, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
Sharing the stories of people with lived experience provides an opportunity to highlight what they need to live well at home and in community The UCB, Center for Investigative Reporting, through its Aging in America series, will publish at least 14 stories per year related to aging and older adults with a focus on older adults who are low income, of color, and/or living in rural communities, in major media outlets.
Cofunded with Arnold Ventures and the Commonwealth Fund, this project will enhance the Medicare knowledge and capacity of select state Medicaid staffers, in service of improving state ability to design and implement policies to support the dually eligible population.
Older adults and people with disabilities were disproportionately impacted by the Los Angeles County wildfires and face unique challenges to recovery. Contribution to the California Community Fund will provide critical support to recovery efforts for older adults impacted by the fires and their families.
