On Tuesday, November 15, we hosted a forum focused on how advocates and policy makers can work together to address the health and economic security “Dignity For All: Ensuring Economic Security as America Ages”
Category: HOMEPAGE
NALC Meets the National Center on Law and Elder Rights
On October 29, aging advocates closed out another successful annual National Aging and Law Conference (NALC) in Alexandria, Virginia. Unpacking, I sifted through the usual “NALC Meets the National Center on Law and Elder Rights”
Systemic Denti-Cal Problems Increase Financial Hardship for Older Adults
Linda—a low-income older adult living in Los Angeles County—applied for a dental credit card after being advised to do so by her dentist. Her dentist’s “Systemic Denti-Cal Problems Increase Financial Hardship for Older Adults”
An Overlooked Lifeline for Older Adults
“When I first booked transportation for my kidney dialysis, they would not let me book more than one month out at a time. What did “An Overlooked Lifeline for Older Adults”
New Legislation in Congress Seeks to Bolster Access to Medicare for Low-Income Seniors and Persons with Disabilities
By Directing Attorney of Health Jennifer Goldberg and Borchard Fellow Catherine Bourque Sandy had a good job as a registered nurse, and a middle class standard “New Legislation in Congress Seeks to Bolster Access to Medicare for Low-Income Seniors and Persons with Disabilities”
But What Does the Census Say about Senior Poverty?
Take a quick look at the official numbers, and you might think the Census Bureau’s recent release of poverty statistics for 2015 is all good “But What Does the Census Say about Senior Poverty?”
Cal MediConnect: A Long Way to Go
Evaluation and enrollment data on the Cal MediConnect program reveals that the program has a long way to go to deliver on the promise of “Cal MediConnect: A Long Way to Go”
Social Security’s Operating Budget At-Risk for Even More Cuts
Just imagine it: you are a senior who just received a notice from the Social Security Administration that your only source of income, your meager “Social Security’s Operating Budget At-Risk for Even More Cuts”
New Medicare Fact Sheets for LGBTQ People
Ever since the Supreme Court first overturned the federal Defense of Marriage Act in 2013 and then, in 2015, making same-sex marriage legal in every “New Medicare Fact Sheets for LGBTQ People”
Protecting Vulnerable Adults: Making Improvements to SSA’s Representative Payee Program
Currently, there are over 10 million older adults who rely exclusively on Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits to meet their daily housing, “Protecting Vulnerable Adults: Making Improvements to SSA’s Representative Payee Program”
