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”
Category: Health Equity
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”
Lawsuit Against Trump-Era Rule Turns into Nationwide Class Action
Connecticut News Junkie: Lawsuit Against Trump-Era Rule Turns into Nationwide Class Action (August 29, 2022) Low-income disabled and older adults in Connecticut, Delaware, and Nebraska “Lawsuit Against Trump-Era Rule Turns into Nationwide Class Action”
Issue Brief: Beyond Spending—Measuring California’s Progress Towards Equitable HCBS
Many aging adults and people with disabilities will need support and assistance throughout their lifetimes. Medicaid (or Medi-Cal in California) is an important payer for “Issue Brief: Beyond Spending—Measuring California’s Progress Towards Equitable HCBS”
California’s Master Plan for Aging: Creating Equitable Systems of Care
Sacramento Observer: California’s Master Plan for Aging: Creating Equitable Systems of Care (August 24, 2022) The recent study by the Journal of the American Medical “California’s Master Plan for Aging: Creating Equitable Systems of Care”
