The House of Representatives is planning to vote on a bill that would severely cut spending and take away food assistance and Medicaid from older “Fact Sheet: Work Requirements Would Cut Medicaid for Older Adults”
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Issue Brief: Data & Discrimination—Improving Data Privacy for Low-Income Older Adults in Managed Care
When individuals dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid enroll in aligned Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) or other models that coordinate care across programs, “Issue Brief: Data & Discrimination—Improving Data Privacy for Low-Income Older Adults in Managed Care”
Fact Sheet: Settlement of SSI Non-Disability Appeals Case, Amin v. Kijakazi
On April 3, 2023, the Eastern District of New York approved a settlement agreement in Amin v. Kijakazi, a case filed against the Social Security “Fact Sheet: Settlement of SSI Non-Disability Appeals Case, Amin v. Kijakazi”
Issue Brief: The HCBS Settings Rule—A Guide for New Jersey Advocates
The Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Settings Rule establishes minimum standards to ensure that Medicaid HCBS consumers live in settings that are truly non-institutional. “Issue Brief: The HCBS Settings Rule—A Guide for New Jersey Advocates”
Fact Sheet: Highlights of HUD’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Rule for Aging and Disability Advocates
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently released an extensive proposed rule on the Fair Housing Act’s (FHA’s) Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing “Fact Sheet: Highlights of HUD’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Rule for Aging and Disability Advocates”
New Issue Brief and Webinar: An Equity Analysis of California’s Assisted Living Waiver
Most aging adults and adults with disabilities will require assistance to remain living in their homes and communities at some point over their lifetime. While “New Issue Brief and Webinar: An Equity Analysis of California’s Assisted Living Waiver”
2023 Legislative Bills and Budget Requests 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 “2023 Legislative Bills and Budget Requests Related to the Master Plan for Aging”
Summary: California Legislative and Budget Priorities
In California, policymakers and stakeholders have proposed a great number of promising bills and budget proposals to improve the lives of the state’s older adults “Summary: California Legislative and Budget Priorities”
Advocate Guide: CalAIM for Older Adults and People with Disabilities
California implemented several significant changes in its Medi-Cal program that impacted low-income older adults and people with disabilities. These changes include those that are part “Advocate Guide: CalAIM for Older Adults and People with Disabilities”
Data Snapshots of Older Adults in California and Select Counties
By 2030, 10.8 million Californians will be over the age of 60, making up one-quarter of the state’s population. As the state with the most “Data Snapshots of Older Adults in California and Select Counties”
