Six people with disabilities who are unnecessarily institutionalized in nursing facilities, joined by the Massachusetts Senior Action Council, filed a class action lawsuit today in “ADA Class Action Seeks to Compel Massachusetts to Stop Unnecessary Institutionalization of People with Disabilities”
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Medicaid Enrollees Cut off Critical Health Benefits During COVID Public Health Emergency Due to Lawless Trump Administration Regulation Seek Nationwide Class Certification
Five Plaintiffs from Three States seek to represent others affected throughout the U.S. and ask for nationwide preliminary injunction to stop ongoing harm August 26, “Medicaid Enrollees Cut off Critical Health Benefits During COVID Public Health Emergency Due to Lawless Trump Administration Regulation Seek Nationwide Class Certification”
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”
Justice in Aging Receives $3 Million Gift from Mackenzie Scott Foundation
Justice in Aging, the only national legal organization focused on ending senior poverty and advancing equity for older adults, received a $3 million gift from “Justice in Aging Receives $3 Million Gift from Mackenzie Scott Foundation”
New California Bill Would Prevent Homelessness Among Older Adults and People with Disabilities
On Friday February 18, 2022, Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian, Chair of the Assembly Aging and Long-Term Care Committee, introduced AB 2547, the Housing Stabilization to Prevent “New California Bill Would Prevent Homelessness Among Older Adults and People with Disabilities”
A Nationwide Class of Plaintiffs Wins Right to Appeal Hospital Observation Status Classifications
Observation Status classifications lead to financially devastating bills when a patient later needs skilled nursing facility care. In a decision issued Tuesday, a federal “A Nationwide Class of Plaintiffs Wins Right to Appeal Hospital Observation Status Classifications”
Justice in Aging Joins Amicus Brief in New York Case against the Third Party Transfer Program
Yesterday, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), in partnership with Justice in Aging and Mobilization for Justice, filed an amicus brief in “Justice in Aging Joins Amicus Brief in New York Case against the Third Party Transfer Program”
Justice in Aging Welcomes Five New Board Members
Justice in Aging is pleased to announce five new members to our Board of Directors. The new board members bring a diversity of professional and “Justice in Aging Welcomes Five New Board Members”
Plaintiffs Sue Social Security Administration for Wrongful Termination & SSI Benefits Reduction
New York— During the pandemic tens of thousands of people who rely on Supplemental Security Income (SSI) to survive have experienced harmful and sometimes life-threatening “Plaintiffs Sue Social Security Administration for Wrongful Termination & SSI Benefits Reduction”
Better Care Better Jobs Act is the Bold Investment Older Adults Need to Age in Place
Washington, DC—Today, Congressional champions introduced the Better Care Better Jobs Act, which makes good on President Biden’s $400 billion commitment to Medicaid home- and community-based “Better Care Better Jobs Act is the Bold Investment Older Adults Need to Age in Place”
