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Master Plan for aging IMPACT report Highlights Year 2 Successes & Goals for Year 3
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After two years of significant collaboration and action, much progress has been made towards fulfilling the five bold goals of California’s Master Plan on Aging (MPA). These goals are: This good work is summarized in the IMPACT Stakeholder Committee’s recent report, providing feedback what has been done so far, and recommendations for moving forward. This […]
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Medicare Covers Seat Elevation Equipment for eligible Users of Power Wheelchairs
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently made a national coverage decision for Medicare benefits to now include seat elevation equipment for eligible beneficiaries. This is great news. This equipment is essential for power wheelchair users who use them to perform activities of daily living, such as transferring to and from their wheelchair, preparing […]
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Important Enrollment Rights to Know as Medi-Cal Redeterminations Are Underway
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As mentioned in our recent article, due to the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), states are now in the process of reviewing Medicaid eligibility for all enrollees and can disenroll people who no longer qualify for Medicaid (Medi-Cal in California). States have 14 months to complete the redeterminations starting April 1st. The CAA, passed in December 2022, […]
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2023 Changes in Medicare Enrollment Periods & Special Enrollment Periods ~ Let’s Review!
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2023 has brought some positive changes to Medicare, including the $0 out-of-pocket costs for Part D covered vaccines, $35 monthly cap on Part D-covered insulin products (see Medicare’s new fact sheet), and the option of continued Medicare coverage for immunosuppressive drugs for eligible beneficiaries with a kidney transplant. In addition, 2023 brings several improvements/changes in […]
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Medicare Expands Part B Immunosuppressive Drug Benefit for People with Kidney Transplants
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In the past, people on Medicare due to kidney failure, or end stage renal disease (ESRD) were eligible for 36 months of Medicare coverage after a successful kidney transplant. This coverage was crucial in large part for the payment of the hugely expensive immunosuppressive drugs necessary to prevent rejection of the transplanted kidney and keep […]
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