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”
Category: PRESS RELEASE
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”
Civil Rights Groups Secure Federal Approval of Revised Crisis Standards of Care in Arizona
Phoenix, AZ—Today Arizona and national civil rights groups, in close collaboration with the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) and the U.S. Department of Health “Civil Rights Groups Secure Federal Approval of Revised Crisis Standards of Care in Arizona”
Hundreds of Thousands of Older Adults and People with Severe Disabilities are Eligible for Federal Student Debt Forgiveness but Bureaucratic Barriers Prevent Relief
Justice in Aging joins advocates in filing a rulemaking petition asking US Department of Education to discharge debt Washington, DC—Data from the Social Security Administration show “Hundreds of Thousands of Older Adults and People with Severe Disabilities are Eligible for Federal Student Debt Forgiveness but Bureaucratic Barriers Prevent Relief”
Report: SSA’s Reliance on Flawed Data Leads to Low-Income People Losing Vital SSI Benefits
Washington, DC—Thousands of extremely low-income older adults and people with disabilities have likely had their Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits cut off erroneously, bringing many “Report: SSA’s Reliance on Flawed Data Leads to Low-Income People Losing Vital SSI Benefits”
Justice in Aging Launches New Strategic Initiative to Advance Equity
Washington, DC, Oakland, CA, & Los Angeles, CA—Justice in Aging is excited to announce a new strategic initiative to advance equity. This initiative will deploy “Justice in Aging Launches New Strategic Initiative to Advance Equity”
Coalition of Civil Rights Groups and Legal Scholars Release Report on Intersectional Medical Discrimination During COVID-19
Washington, DC—Today, a coalition of civil rights groups and legal scholars announce the release of a new report: “Examining How Crisis Standards of Care May “Coalition of Civil Rights Groups and Legal Scholars Release Report on Intersectional Medical Discrimination During COVID-19”
Plaintiffs Sue the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for Rolling Back Language Access Protections, Harming Older Adults’ Access to Health Care
Trump Administration’s roll-back of a civil rights rule leads to life-threateningbarriers for low-income older adults with limited English proficiencyseeking health care during the pandemic Washington, “Plaintiffs Sue the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for Rolling Back Language Access Protections, Harming Older Adults’ Access to Health Care”
Advocates for Older Adults Applaud President Biden’s Steps Towards Reversing Harmful “Public Charge” Rule
Washington, DC (February 3, 2021) On Tuesday, President Biden announced steps towards reversing the Trump Administration’s public charge rule that illegally targets older adult immigrants, “Advocates for Older Adults Applaud President Biden’s Steps Towards Reversing Harmful “Public Charge” Rule”
Amidst Nationwide COVID-19 Surge, Health & Civil Rights Groups Secure Federal Approval of Revised Crisis Standards of Care Guidelines in Texas
Washington, D.C.—Today, amidst an unparalleled rampant spread of COVID-19 infection throughout the country and the looming specter of care rationing as hospitals become overwhelmed, civil “Amidst Nationwide COVID-19 Surge, Health & Civil Rights Groups Secure Federal Approval of Revised Crisis Standards of Care Guidelines in Texas”