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News on transforming care for older adults
Aging in America and the Case for a National Plan on Aging
March 13, 2024
California MPA: Celebrating Progress and Ensuring Continued Success
February 23, 2024
Topic
California Policy
Public policy impacts many aspects of aging, ranging from how people and their families access health care, housing, transportation, and other services in their communities. Developing solutions to the challenges that people face as they grow older requires addressing these issues at the state and local levels.
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October 6, 2023
California ranked 11th overall on the 2023 Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) State Scorecard. This brief provides an overview of California’s Scorecard performance, and key recommendations for improving the California LTSS system to better serve older adults, people with disabilities, and family caregivers. VIEW FULL BRIEF
January 25, 2023
On January 10, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom released California’s 2023-24 proposed budget. The proposal includes program changes that impact services for older adults and people with disabilities.
What we are working on
Every State Should Have a Multisector Plan for Aging
States are recognizing the need to conduct high-level, cross-sector planning to prepare for the aging population and ensure that the needs of older adults, people with disabilities, and family caregivers are met over the coming decade.
Evaluating Cal MediConnect
We are gathering learnings from the real-life experiences of people participating in Cal MediConnect, a California demonstration project that brings together Medicare and Medicaid in seven counties.