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”
Category: Health Equity
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”
Advocates Push for More Help for Older Adults After Incarceration
Public News Service: Advocates Push for More Help for Older Adults After Incarceration (August 23, 2022) A new report on the plight of older adults reentering “Advocates Push for More Help for Older Adults After Incarceration”
Broader Medicare Dental Coverage Gets Push from Biden Team
Bloomberg Law: Broader Medicare Dental Coverage Gets Push from Biden Team (August 17, 2022) The Biden administration, spurred by House and Senate Democrats, is moving “Broader Medicare Dental Coverage Gets Push from Biden Team”
Fact Sheet: How Medicare Prescription Drug Reforms in the Inflation Reduction Act Help Low-Income Older Adults
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), which Congress passed in August 2022, includes sweeping Medicare prescription drug reforms and changes to the Part D “Fact Sheet: How Medicare Prescription Drug Reforms in the Inflation Reduction Act Help Low-Income Older Adults”
Two Women with Disabilities Receive Temporary Reprieve
Connecticut News Junkie: Two Women with Disabilities Receive Temporary Reprieve (August 15, 2022) Two Connecticut women with disabilities who sued the U.S. Department of Health “Two Women with Disabilities Receive Temporary Reprieve”
Low-Income Medicaid Enrollees Sue U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for Failing to Undo Lawless, Harmful Policy Adopted by Trump Administration
Illegal Policy Requires State Medicaid Agencies to Kick Hundreds of Thousands of People Off of Medicaid During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Violation of Congress’s Clear “Low-Income Medicaid Enrollees Sue U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for Failing to Undo Lawless, Harmful Policy Adopted by Trump Administration”
