Like many older adults, Dorothy, the 72-year-old Chinese American in Seattle’s Chinatown, has had a tough year. She has been coping by mostly quarantining alone, “Centering Vaccination Planning on Equity: Intersecting Considerations of Age, Race, and More”
The Washington Post: How Government Incentives Shaped the Nursing Home Business–and Left it Vulnerable to a Pandemic (November 27, 2020) Federal money, through the Medicare “How Government Incentives Shaped the Nursing Home Business–and Left it Vulnerable to a Pandemic”
When: Tuesday, November 17, 11:00 a.m. PT/2:00 p.m. ET There was much at stake for older adults in the election, particularly older adults of color, older “Free Webinar: Post-Election Implications for Older Adults”
One might think dual enrollment in Medicare and Medi-Cal should provide relief from health coverage worries, but many of the 1.4 million Californians with low “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”
By Amber Christ, Directing Attorney, Health Team The Medicare statute explicitly excludes nearly all dental coverage for the 60 million older adults and people with “Issue Brief: Adding a Dental Benefit to Medicare: Addressing Oral Health Inequity Based on Disability”
Fall is open enrollment time for both Medicare beneficiaries and enrollees in the Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Marketplaces for 2021 coverage. Medicare open enrollment “Guides to Open Enrollment for 2021 Medicare and Marketplace Coverage”
Miami Herald: How the Pandemic Upended Medicare, From Expanding Telehealth to Draining its Funds (October 15, 2020) As the Medicare system scrambled to respond to “How the pandemic upended Medicare, from expanding teleheath to draining its funds”
Disability Rap: Disproportional Effects of the Coronavirus Pandemic on People with Disabilities (October 5, 2020) Justice in Aging Senior Staff Attorney, Denny Chan, talks about “Disproportional Effects of the Coronavirus Pandemic on People with Disabilities”
COVID-19 is disparately impacting older adults, people with disabilities and those with underlying health conditions, communities of color, and people with limited income and wealth. “Issue Brief: 8 Recommendations for Health Plans Serving Dually Eligible Individuals to Center Equity: An Overdue and Necessary Response to COVID-19”
The opportunity to live with dignity, regardless of financial circumstances—free from the worry, harm, and injustice caused by lack of health care, food, or a safe place to sleep. By using the power of law to strengthen the social safety net, and remove the barriers low-income seniors face in trying to access the services they need, we work to ensure the future we all envision for our loved ones and ourselves.
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