Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS) are a lifeline for millions of older adults with disabilities. Yet, the program has been underfunded for decades, leaving “Fact Sheet: Why Older Adults Need Bold Investment in Medicaid HCBS”
Category: Health Disparities
Newsom Promised Big on California Health Care. Where do his Bold Plans Stand Now?
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?”
Lost in Translation: Language Barriers Hinder Vaccine Access
WebMD: Lost in Translation: Language Barriers Hinder Vaccine Access (April 23, 2021) Lack of language access to vaccine information wasn’t necessarily the result of poor pandemic planning. “Lost in Translation: Language Barriers Hinder Vaccine Access”
How the Biggest Groups on Aging Are Tackling Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Next Avenue: How the Biggest Groups on Aging Are Tackling Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (April 13, 2021) Groups such as SAGE, which focuses on LGBT older “How the Biggest Groups on Aging Are Tackling Diversity, Equity and Inclusion”
Without a Ride, Many in Need Have no Shot at the Coronavirus Vaccine
Washington Post: Without a Ride, Many in Need Have no Shot at the Coronavirus Vaccine (March 22, 2021) While state and local governments have been “Without a Ride, Many in Need Have no Shot at the Coronavirus Vaccine”
California is Now Vaccinating About a Million Residents a Week. But is it Equitable?
KALW: California is Now Vaccinating About a Million Residents a Week. But is it Equitable? (February 22, 2021) As counties across the state speed up “California is Now Vaccinating About a Million Residents a Week. But is it Equitable?”
What’s Race Got to Do with Getting your COVID-19 Vaccine?
AARP: What’s Race Got to Do with Getting your COVID-19 Vaccine? (February 17, 2021) The latest data analyzed by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) shows “What’s Race Got to Do with Getting your COVID-19 Vaccine?”
California Debates Speed vs. Equity in Vaccine Distribution Plan
KQED: California Debates Speed vs. Equity in Vaccine Distribution Plan (January 21, 2021) An ambitious plan tailored to deliver coronavirus vaccines to California’s most vulnerable “California Debates Speed vs. Equity in Vaccine Distribution Plan”
California Throws Open COVID vaccines to anyone 65 and older
CalMatters: California Throws Open COVID vaccines to anyone 65 and older (January 13, 2021) California is opening COVID-19 vaccines to all residents 65 and older “California Throws Open COVID vaccines to anyone 65 and older”
Californians with Low Incomes Struggle to Navigate Both Medi-Cal and Medicare
California Health Care Foundation: Californians with Low Incomes Struggle to Navigate Both Medi-Cal and Medicare (October 28, 2020) In this guest blog post, Justice in “Californians with Low Incomes Struggle to Navigate Both Medi-Cal and Medicare”