SMAC Template Toolkit: Consumer Protection Language Advocates Need to Know

Over five million people are enrolled in Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs), a type of Medicare Advantage Plan designed to serve individuals who are dually enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid. Each D-SNP must enter into a contract with the state in which the D-SNP operates, called the State Medicaid Agency Contract (SMAC). The SMAC can be a vital tool for ensuring D-SNPs are responsive to enrollees' needs.

This webinar, "SMAC Template Toolkit: Consumer Protection Language Advocates Need to Know", will discuss Justice in Aging’s SMAC Toolkit, a resource aimed at equipping advocates with recommendations and template language that they can utilize to ensure their SMACs include consumer protections and reflect the needs of enrollees. Presenters will provide a high-level overview of D-SNPs and SMACs, how advocates can engage with their states on SMACs, and highlight examples from the toolkit of consumer-specific recommendations and template language to include in the SMAC.

Speakers:

• Hannah Diamond, Senior Policy Advocate, Justice in Aging
• Samantha Morales, Senior Policy Advocate, Justice in Aging

Date: Tuesday, December 2, at 2:00 p.m.