Dual-Eligibles Don’t Want Any Surprises

Enrollees in both the Medicare and Medi-Cal programs want their coverage to remain consistent as the state of California moves them into managed care health plans. That was the conclusion of UCLA researchers, who interviewed 39 seniors who are being migrated into managed care coverage under the Cal MediConnect program. Altogether, about 455,000 dual-eligibles in eight counties statewide began being moved into the program on April 1 in order to better coordinate the care they receive and reduce costs.