Dual Medi-Cal Enrollment and Medicare Advantage Enrollment in the Medicare Population in California Counties

File) for beneficiary characteristics as of March 2021. These datasets include: Medicare enrollment, Medicare Advantage enrollment (and its converse fee-for-service Medicare enrollment), dual Medi-Cal eligibility and enrollment (and its converse Medicare-only enrollment), by county. Medicare Savings Program enrollees were considered Medicare-only and not dually enrolled in Medi-Cal.

All Medicare Part C beneficiaries, including PACE, Cal MediConnect and Special Needs Plans, were considered to have Medicare Advantage. DHCS partnered with The SCAN Foundation and ATI Advisory in 2021 and 2022 to develop a series of chartbooks that provide information about Medicare beneficiaries in California. This work is supported by a grant from The SCAN Foundation to advance a coordinated and easily navigated system of high-quality services for older adults that preserve dignity and independence.

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