Health Center Stability & the Medicare Business Case

This is the first of a 6-part webinar series.
DATE:  Wednesday, March 26th, 2025
TIME:  10:30A.M. to 12:00P.M. 


This is the first of a 6-part webinar series focused on Medicare basics for community health centers.  Webinar 1 provides an overview of Medicare program structure, eligibility, and the importance of having an older adult strategy for CHCs.

This event is open to all California community health centers, regardless of CPCA membership. 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• The demographic shift driving growth of older adult and disabled populations in California and our health centers.
• The importance of Medicare to health center financial stability, revenue diversification & long-term strategy. 
• How people qualify for Medicare benefits by age or disability.
• The Medicare program structure Parts A-D and the differences between traditional FFS Medicare and Medicare Advantage.
• How Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) differ from regular MA and California’s 2026 requirement of Exclusively Aligned D-SNPs.
• How health centers get paid in traditional FFS Medicare and health center PPS reimbursement, how health centers get paid in Medicare Advantage.

PRESENTERS

• Margaret Franckhauser, MS, MPH, RN, Director of Aging Services, JSI 
• Marty Lynch, PhD, MPA, CEO Emeritus, LifeLong Medical Care
• Brandon Thornock, CEO, Shasta Community Health Center

FEES
There is no charge for this webinar due to specific grant funding from the California Health Care Foundation (CHCF).


If you're interested in the remaining parts of the webinar series, please register for the remaining sessions below:

Part 2: Medicare Benefits: What is Covered and How it's Paid
DATE:  Wednesday, April 16th, 2025
TIME:  10:30A.M. to 12:00P.M. 

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