Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans—What Advocates Need to Know
Almost three million individuals eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual eligibles) are enrolled in Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) and that enrollment is expected to rapidly rise. Increasingly, states are focusing on D-SNPs as a primary vehicle for integrating care and improving coordination of services for their dual eligible populations. Yet many advocates know little about what D-SNPs are, what makes them unique, and how they operate.
Join Justice in Aging for this webinar, D-SNPs: What Advocates Need to Know. We will:
• Explain the basics of D-SNPs—what they are, their structure, and how they are regulated
• Identify specific areas where advocates can engage with their states to ensure that D-SNPs work effectively to coordinate care and benefits for dual eligibles
• Present strategies for centering equity in the design of D-SNPs
• Summarize changes that CMS is proposing in D-SNP regulation
Earlier this month, Justice in Aging released an issue brief on this topic: Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs): What Advocates Need to Know.
Who Should Participate:
State-based advocates working with older adults and people with disabilities enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid.
Presenters:
Georgia Burke, Directing Attorney
Tiffany Huyenh-Cho, Senior Staff Attorney
Capacity for this session is limited to 1,000 participants, and all participants will have the option of accessing audio through the computer or by phone. Closed captioning will be available. Please be sure to log onto the webinar a few minutes early in order to secure your place for the live presentation on Zoom. The presentation will be recorded and available for later viewing. If you would like to request ASL interpretation or have other accessibility related questions, please email trainings@justiceinaging.org.
