Medicaid coverage is vital for older adults and people with disabilities, as it includes essential services not covered by Medicare. This coverage is especially crucial “Fact Sheet: Raising New Jersey’s Medicaid Income Limit for Older Adults & People with Disabilities”
Category: Health Equity
Issue Brief & Webinar: California’s In-Home Supportive Services Program—An Equity Analysis
In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS), administered by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS), is the state’s largest Medi-Cal home and community-based services program (HCBS). It “Issue Brief & Webinar: California’s In-Home Supportive Services Program—An Equity Analysis”
Issue Brief: Data & Discrimination—Improving Data Privacy for Low-Income Older Adults in Managed Care
When individuals dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid enroll in aligned Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) or other models that coordinate care across programs, “Issue Brief: Data & Discrimination—Improving Data Privacy for Low-Income Older Adults in Managed Care”
New Issue Brief and Webinar: An Equity Analysis of California’s Assisted Living Waiver
Most aging adults and adults with disabilities will require assistance to remain living in their homes and communities at some point over their lifetime. While “New Issue Brief and Webinar: An Equity Analysis of California’s Assisted Living Waiver”
FL Group Works to Keep Eligible People on Medicaid
Public News Service: FL Group Works to Keep Eligible People on Medicaid (March 16, 2023) As Florida “unwinds” from the COVID-19 public health emergency and “FL Group Works to Keep Eligible People on Medicaid”
Feds OK CA Plan to Pre-Enroll Incarcerated People in Medi-Cal
Public News Service: Feds OK CA Plan to Pre-Enroll Incarcerated People in Medi-Cal (March 14, 2023) California will soon become the first state in the “Feds OK CA Plan to Pre-Enroll Incarcerated People in Medi-Cal”
Seniors Left Behind as Public Edges “Back to Normal” after COVID-19
The Nation’s Health: Seniors Left Behind as Public Edges “Back to Normal” after COVID-19 (Feb/March 2023) COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. are a fraction of “Seniors Left Behind as Public Edges “Back to Normal” after COVID-19″
2023 Policy Priorities: Health & HCBS
As the 118th Congress convenes, Justice in Aging calls on the Administration and Congress to prioritize the health and long-term services and supports (LTSS) needs “2023 Policy Priorities: Health & HCBS”
Fact Sheet: Make the Medicaid Money Follows the Person Program Permanent
Most older adults say they want to remain at home as they age. An important federal program and rule help make this possible: the Medicaid “Fact Sheet: Make the Medicaid Money Follows the Person Program Permanent”
Issue Brief: Racial Disparities in Nursing Facilities—and How to Address Them
Recent years have seen an increased—and overdue—focus on structural racism within the United States. The focus on “structural” racism—as compared to legal or explicit racism, “Issue Brief: Racial Disparities in Nursing Facilities—and How to Address Them”
