This webinar will happen on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. PT.
Medi-Cal offers important protection to over two million older adults and disabled adults in California, together with protection for Dwelling and Group-Based mostly Providers (HCBS) that allow individuals to obtain care and assist of their houses and communities as a substitute of in institutional settings. Presently, Congress is proposing cuts to Medicaid that will considerably cut back federal funding to states and prohibit eligibility, putting this vital protection in danger.
This webinar, Medi-Cal HCBS: Why Medi-Cal is Vital for Older Adults, will present advocates with an summary of Medi-Cal HCBS protection in California, clarify why this protection is so important, and focus on the impression of potential Medicaid cuts on older adults and folks with disabilities who depend on HCBS.
Presenters will focus on:
- An summary of California’s HCBS waiver and state-based applications and who makes use of them
- The monetary and purposeful eligibility standards for HCBS
- The significance of HCBS applications to older adults and folks with disabilities
- The dangers to California’s older adults and folks with disabilities if Congress cuts Medicaid
Who Ought to Take part: Growing old, incapacity, and authorized advocates; community-based suppliers; native authorities companions; and others serving low-income older adults and folks with disabilities.
Presenter: Hagar Dickman, Director, California LTSS Advocacy, Justice in Growing old
Moderator: Yasmin Peled, Director, California Authorities Affairs, Justice in Growing old
The webinar will happen on Tuesday, March 4th, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. PT and can run for 60 minutes.
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- Justice in Growing old will present American Signal Language interpretation on this webinar. If in case you have different accessibility associated questions, please e-mail trainings@justiceinaging.org.
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