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Tag Archives: duals
WEBINAR: Dual Eligible Demonstrations – An Update for Advocates
Free Webinar Wednesday, December 3, 2014 3 – 4 PM EDT Over the past year, hundreds of thousands of beneficiaries in several states received passive enrollment notices as part of the Financial Alignment Initiative. On January 1, 2015, another large … Continue reading
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Tagged Dual Eligibles, duals, healthcare
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Health Network Alert – Understanding the Duals Special Needs Plan Policy
(08/20/2014) The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) recently released a new Duals Special Needs Plan (D-SNP) policy impacting beneficiaries residing in counties implementing the Coordinated Care Initiative (CCI). The new policy is complicated and affects beneficiaries enrolled in …
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Health Network Alert – Protecting Medi-Cal Beneficiaries from Balance Billing: Resources for Advocates
(08/08/2014) Advocates continue to report attempts by providers, particularly physicians, to ”balance bill” dual eligible beneficiaries (those who qualify for both Medicare and Medi-Cal) for charges not covered by Medicare or Medi-Cal.
Posted in Alerts, Health Network Alert, Medicaid, Medicare
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WEBINAR: The California Coordinated Care Initiative: What Advocates Need to Know – Basics
Free Webinar Series When: Monday, July 14, 2014 2:00 – 3:00 PM PDT/ 5:00 – 6:00 PM EDT The state of California has started implementation of the Coordinated Care Initiative (CCI), including the federally-approved dual eligible demonstration project known as … Continue reading
Health Network Alert – New Version of Advocate’s Guide to Coordinated Care Initiative Now Available
(06/27/2014) Implementation of the Coordinated Care Initiative (CCI) – California’s dual eligible demonstration program — is now underway in Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, San Bernardino, and San Mateo counties. Because there have been significant changes to the CCI since …
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Health Network Alert: New NSCLC Resource for States Preparing Dual Eligible Demonstration Consumer Enrollment Notices
(06/26/2014) With support from The Commonwealth Fund, NSCLC prepared a new resource, You’ve Got Mail: Designing Enrollment Notices for a Dual Eligible Demonstration Rollout. The resource is designed to assist consumer advocates and state officials preparing consumer notices and enrollment …
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WEBINAR: Consumer Outreach in the Dual Eligible Demonstrations
April 8, 2014 Explaining the dual eligible demonstrations to consumers is no easy task! How do you give consumers enough information so that they can make informed choices without drowning them in details? How do you reach the many hard-to-reach … Continue reading
Advocates Call for Suspension of California Duals Demonstration
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 24, 2014 OAKLAND, CA – Six advocacy organizations, including the National Senior Citizens Law Center, “urgently requested” suspension of the state’s dual demonstration program – the Coordinated Care Initiative — in a February 21 letter addressed …
Advocate’s Guide on California’s Coordinated Care Initiative
July 2013 — The Advocate’s Guide to California’s Coordinated Care Initiative helps advocates understand the Coordinated Care Initiative (CCI), a new state program changing the way dual eligible beneficiaries and other seniors and persons with disabilities get their health care in …
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Continuity of Care in the Dual Eligible Demonstrations: A Tool for Advocates
May 2013 — A key protection for dual eligibles who are enrolling in the financial alignment demonstration projects being undertaken by states and the Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office (MMCO) is continuity of care. Individuals joining plans participating in the financial alignment … Continue reading
