Tag: Dual Eligibles
Dual Eligibles: Concerns related to state demonstration projects
In the past year, federal and state governments have developed new initiatives and state demonstrations to expand integrated care delivery for Medicare-Medicaid dual eligibles; that is, persons who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid. Medicaid and Medicare programs are the two largest funders of HIV care; nearly 50% of people being treated for HIV rely [...]
HIV Advocates Weigh in on the Duals Proposal
As we mentioned in our last post, California is in the process of creating a demonstration project that will attempt to integrate and coordinate care for people who are eligible for Medicaid and Medicare (dual eligible). If not done well, this demonstration project has the potential to disrupt care for dual eligibles living with HIV. [...]
Medicare + Medicaid = California-Style Confusion
California is one of fifteen states that have been approved to create a demonstration project that will attempt to integrate and coordinate care for people who are eligible for Medicaid and Medicare (dual eligible). Up until now, dual eligibles have been exempt from managed care because of the complexity of their health care needs as [...]