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Committee advances bill to cap assisted-living room-and-board rates for Medi-Cal participants
Summary
SB 433 would create an income-based cap on room-and-board charges for Medi-Cal participants in Assisted Living Waiver and CalAIM assisted-living transitions programs so residents retain a modest personal-needs allowance.
A presenter for SB 433 told the Assembly Human Services Committee that the bill would establish room-and-board rate protections for Medi-Cal participants in the Assisted Living Waiver (ALW) and CalAIM assisted-living transitions community support programs so they retain a modest personal-needs allowance.
Witnesses described cases they said demonstrate why protections are needed. Hagar Dickman of Justice and Aging told the committee that Medi-Cal participants without Supplemental Security Income (SSI)…
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