The 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is disproportionately impacting Medicare beneficiaries also eligible for Medicaid (“dual eligible”). This is partially due to a combination of socioeconomic, racial, workplace, and clinical characteristics that align with other...
ATI Contributor: Allison Rizer The COVID-19 public health emergency continues to accentuate racially- and income-based healthcare disparities in our country. And individuals dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid (“dual eligibles”) are at the center of it all....
ATI Contributor: Allison Rizer Telehealth has been essential during COVID-19 to preserve access to care, mitigate social isolation risks, and meet the needs of individuals temporarily holed up in their homes. The provision of telehealth advanced about 10 years over...
ATI Contributor: Allison Rizer Most of us agree: there is value in Medicare-Medicaid integration. But how well do you understand the programs that aim to accomplish integration? I presented on this topic to a group of providers recently and someone bravely mentioned...
ATI Contributor: Allison Rizer In eight short months, Medicare Advantage Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) will be operating under new Bipartisan Budget Act (BBA 2018) rules that require D-SNPs to assume a more active role in integrating Medicare and...
