The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized rules that implement provisions of the Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act. These “New Rules for Medicare Enrollment Periods Now in Effect”
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Medicare and LGBTQ+ Older Adults: Resources for Advocates
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”
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?”
2023 Policy Priorities: Health & HCBS
As the 118th Congress convenes, Justice in Aging calls on the Administration and Congress to prioritize the health and long-term services and supports (LTSS) needs “2023 Policy Priorities: Health & HCBS”
New Issue Brief: Equity Framework for California’s HCBS Programs
Most aging adults and adults with disabilities will require assistance to remain living in their homes and communities at some point over their lifetime. However, “New Issue Brief: Equity Framework for California’s HCBS Programs”
Fact Sheet: Home and Community-Based Services Federal Legislative Update
Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) is the only federally-funded program that covers the full range of supports older adults and people with disabilities need “Fact Sheet: Home and Community-Based Services Federal Legislative Update”
New Issue Brief: Improving Care Compare Website to Empower Consumers
The Biden Administration and other policymakers are actively discussing nursing facility reform, motivated in part by the death and isolation residents suffered during the COVID “New Issue Brief: Improving Care Compare Website to Empower Consumers”
Fact Sheet: Make the Medicaid Money Follows the Person Program Permanent
Most older adults say they want to remain at home as they age. An important federal program and rule help make this possible: the Medicaid “Fact Sheet: Make the Medicaid Money Follows the Person Program Permanent”
Fact Sheet: Older California Homeowners Can Get Help with Delinquent Mortgage and Property Tax Payments
The Homeowners Assistance Fund (HAF) helps homeowners impacted by COVID-19 to catch up on their housing expenses. In California, the HAF program is called the “Fact Sheet: Older California Homeowners Can Get Help with Delinquent Mortgage and Property Tax Payments”
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”