LGBTQ+ older adults face challenges in accessing and using their Medicare benefits. Same sex couples who are married or are considering marriage, for example, need “Medicare and LGBTQ+ Older Adults: Resources for Advocates”
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Issue Brief: Why Too Many Psychotropic Medications in Nursing Facilities?
Nursing facility residents for decades have been medicated with antipsychotics and other psychotropics in order to sedate them and make them more easily managed. But “Issue Brief: Why Too Many Psychotropic Medications in Nursing Facilities?”
The future of Medicare, Social Security & Other Programs Crucial to the Health and Well-Being of Seniors
KALW Your Call Radio: The future of Medicare, Social Security & Other Programs Crucial to the Health and Well-Being of Seniors (December 8, 2022) On “The future of Medicare, Social Security & Other Programs Crucial to the Health and Well-Being of Seniors”
Free Webinar: CalAIM and Older Adults: Upcoming Changes in 2023—Part 3
This webinar took place on Tuesday, December 20, 11:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m. PT Starting January 1, 2023, a number of important changes will impact the way “Free Webinar: CalAIM and Older Adults: Upcoming Changes in 2023—Part 3”
Notice to Class of a Proposed Clarification
The parties in Alexander v. Becerra, 3:11-cv-1703 (MPS), regarding appeal procedures for certain Medicare beneficiaries who receive “observation services,” have jointly proposed a clarification of “Notice to Class of a Proposed Clarification”
What Inclusion for all Means: California Embraces Master Plan for Older Adults
Ethnic Media Services: What Inclusion for all Means: California Embraces Master Plan for Older Adults (September 27, 2022) People over 65 are one of the “What Inclusion for all Means: California Embraces Master Plan for Older Adults”
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”
Free Webinar: CalAIM and Older Adults: Upcoming Changes in 2023—Continued
This webinar took place on Wednesday, September 21, 11:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m. PT. Starting January 1, 2023, a number of important changes will impact the way “Free Webinar: CalAIM and Older Adults: Upcoming Changes in 2023—Continued”
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”
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”
