McKnight’s Senior Living March 21, 2024
A bipartisan bill aiming to streamline and coordinate care for the nation’s more than 12 million dually eligible individuals — people who are enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid — is being called “landmark legislation” by one aging services provider group.
The Delivering Unified Access to Lifesaving Services (DUALS) Act of 2024 was introduced last week by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and a bipartisan group of Senate Finance Committee members.
The bill would establish a new title of the Social Security Act, creating a state integrated care program for dually eligible individuals. LeadingAge said that the bill incorporates several recommendations from its 2017 white paper about integrating service delivery, including the need for a single care coordinator for each...
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