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Quick Read: Low-income California Seniors to Move into New Managed Care Plan

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By Lisa Aliferis

They are the “dual eligibles” — people who receive both Medicare and Medi-Cal benefits. Trying to coordinate care across two programs — one administered by the state under one set of rules, the other administered by the federal government under its own set of rules — can lead to highly fragmented care for this very costly population.

The goal is improved coordination of care and, ideally, improved health for this fragile population.

In a major shift triggered by the national healthcare law, nearly half a million low-income California seniors and disabled patients will begin
Source: State of Health

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