In January 2021, Governor Newsom released California’s Master Plan for Aging (MPA), which lays out a ten-year plan to prepare the state for an aging “2021 Budget Proposals Related to the Master Plan for Aging”
Category: REPORTS
Report: SSA’s Reliance on Flawed Data Leads to People Losing SSI Benefits
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 of “Report: SSA’s Reliance on Flawed Data Leads to People Losing SSI Benefits”
Issue Brief: How Medicaid Estate Recovery Perpetuates Poverty
Federal law requires that state Medicaid programs attempt to recover costs from estates of deceased recipients. Estate claims often force heirs to sell a family “Issue Brief: How Medicaid Estate Recovery Perpetuates Poverty”
Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services for Older Adults with Disabilities: A Primer
A new Justice in Aging primer: Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services for Older Adults with Disabilities provides an overview of Medicaid HCBS, the institutional bias, “Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services for Older Adults with Disabilities: A Primer”
2021 Legislative Bills Related to the Master Plan for Aging
In January 2021, Governor Newsom released California’s Master Plan for Aging (MPA), which lays out a ten-year plan to prepare the state for an aging “2021 Legislative Bills Related to the Master Plan for Aging”
The American Rescue Plan: What’s In it For Older Adults
On March 11, 2021, the fifth COVID-19 relief package, the American Rescue Plan (H.R. 1319), was signed into law. The law, totaling $1.9 trillion, provides “The American Rescue Plan: What’s In it For Older Adults”
Issue Brief: Low-Income Older Adults Face Unaffordable Rents, Driving Housing Instability and Homelessness
Older adults are at the center of the nation’s housing affordability and homelessness crisis. Older adult renters are more likely to pay a large proportion “Issue Brief: Low-Income Older Adults Face Unaffordable Rents, Driving Housing Instability and Homelessness”
Fact Sheet: March 31 Deadline for Enrolling in Medicare or Changing Medicare Advantage Enrollment
Advocates working with clients eligible for or enrolled in Medicare should be aware of two important opportunities with a March 31 deadline—the Medicare General Enrollment “Fact Sheet: March 31 Deadline for Enrolling in Medicare or Changing Medicare Advantage Enrollment”
Updated for COVID-19: 25 Common Nursing Home Problems & How to Resolve Them
Justice in Aging has updated its essential guide, 25 Common Nursing Home Problems—& How to Resolve Them. The revised guide includes, among other things, COVID-19 “Updated for COVID-19: 25 Common Nursing Home Problems & How to Resolve Them”
Justice in Aging’s Response to the January 2021-22 Budget
On January 8, 2021, Governor Newsom released his January 2021–22 budget proposal. The proposal represents a good first step towards ensuring the health, safety, and “Justice in Aging’s Response to the January 2021-22 Budget”