Federal law requires that state Medicaid programs attempt to recover costs from estates of deceased recipients. Estate claims often force heirs to sell a family “Issue Brief: How Medicaid Estate Recovery Perpetuates Poverty”
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What’s in Biden’s $400 Billion Plan to Support Families’ Long-Term Health Needs
NPR: What’s in Biden’s $400 Billion Plan to Support Families’ Long-Term Health Needs (April 9, 2021) President Biden has put forward a bold proposal to “What’s in Biden’s $400 Billion Plan to Support Families’ Long-Term Health Needs”
Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services for Older Adults with Disabilities: A Primer
A new Justice in Aging primer: Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services for Older Adults with Disabilities provides an overview of Medicaid HCBS, the institutional bias, “Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services for Older Adults with Disabilities: A Primer”
Nursing Home Residents Have a Little More Time to Spend Stimulus Checks Before Losing Medicaid
KITV ABC News: Nursing Home Residents Have a Little More Time to Spend Stimulus Checks Before Losing Medicaid (March 30, 2021) Nursing home residents on “Nursing Home Residents Have a Little More Time to Spend Stimulus Checks Before Losing Medicaid”
Advocates Fear Medicaid Cuts are on the Way
National Journal: Advocates Fear Medicaid Cuts are on the Way (March 28, 2021) The threat to Medicaid coverage for things like dental care, certain breast-cancer “Advocates Fear Medicaid Cuts are on the Way”
The Nursing Home Vulnerabilities that Led to Disaster
Next Avenue: The Nursing Home Vulnerabilities that Led to Disaster (March 26, 2021) The pandemic has exacerbated and raised awareness about the poor conditions in “The Nursing Home Vulnerabilities that Led to Disaster”
Free Webinar: Consumer Rights in Nursing Facility Admissions
This webinar took place on Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. PT / 2:00 p.m. ET. The “typical” nursing facility admission presents a host “Free Webinar: Consumer Rights in Nursing Facility Admissions”
Free Webinar: HCBS 101—Access to Home & Community-Based Care for Older Adults
When: Tuesday, March 16, 11:00 a.m. PT / 2:00 p.m. ET Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) is an umbrella term that describes a wide variety “Free Webinar: HCBS 101—Access to Home & Community-Based Care for Older Adults”
What Seniors Need to Know About the December Stimulus Package
Forbes: What Seniors Need to Know About the December Stimulus Package (December 29, 2020) The coronavirus relief package was included as a part of a $1.4 “What Seniors Need to Know About the December Stimulus Package”
Justice in Aging’s Priorities for a New Administration to Advance Equity and Meet the Needs of Low-Income Older Adults
Health Care, HCBS, Economic Security, and Housing Justice in Aging’s Priorities for a New Administration to Advance Equity and Meet the Needs of Low-Income Older “Justice in Aging’s Priorities for a New Administration to Advance Equity and Meet the Needs of Low-Income Older Adults “