Vanessa Barrington – JUSTICE IN AGING

COVID-19 racial equity

How COVID-19 Exacerbated Inequities in Health Care for the BIPOC Community

Next Avenue: How COVID-19 Exacerbated Inequities in Health Care for the BIPOC Community, August 31, 2021 The coronavirus has been particularly devastating for people 65 “How COVID-19 Exacerbated Inequities in Health Care for the BIPOC Community”

COVID-19

WSFL-TV South Florida: Florida Covid Isolation Centers Received Over $50 Million in State, Federal Reimbursements Data Shows August 23, 2021 According to AHCA, the 23 “Florida Covid Isolation Centers Received Over $50 Million in State, Federal Reimbursements Data Shows”

Cal Budget California

California’s final budget, which rolled out at the end of June into early July uses some of the state’s surplus to enact some of the “Justice in Aging’s Summary of the Final California 2021-22 Budget”

Kaiser Health News: California Makes it Easier for Low-Income Residents to Get and Keep Free Health Coverage (July 20, 2021) A provision in California’s newly “California Makes it Easier for Low-Income Residents to Get and Keep Free Health Coverage”

CalMatters: Newsom Promised Big on California Health Care. Where do his Bold Plans Stand Now? (July 19, 2021) Before the pandemic, Newsom recognized the state “Newsom Promised Big on California Health Care. Where do his Bold Plans Stand Now?”

HCBS

National Journal: Home Health Services Could See $400 Billion Boost (July 16, 2021) A proposal to include $400 billion in investments for home and community-based “Home Health Services Could See $400 Billion Boost”

Management Information Exchange Journal: How Legal Services Can Better Serve AAPI Older Adults Summer, 2021 Justice in Aging attorneys Denny Chan and Vivianne Mbaku authored “How Legal Services Can Better Serve AAPI Older Adults”

ElderLawAnswers: Thousands of Elderly and Disabled SSI Recipients Accused of Owning Property That Isn’t Theirs: June 24, 2021 According to a joint report by the National Consumer “Thousands of Elderly and Disabled SSI Recipients Accused of Owning Property That Isn’t Theirs”

asset limit California Budget Medi-Cal

Cal Matters: Medi-Cal Expansion: Some Barriers for Low-Income Residents Removed: June 22, 2021 The Medi-Cal asset test finally has been eliminated under a final budget “Medi-Cal Expansion: Some Barriers for Low-Income Residents Removed”