The Medicare statute explicitly excludes nearly all dental coverage for the 60 million older adults and people with disabilities under 65 who rely on the “Issue Brief: Adding a Dental Benefit to Medicare: Addressing Oral Health Inequity Based on Disability”
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Guides to Open Enrollment for 2021 Medicare and Marketplace Coverage
Fall is open enrollment time for both Medicare beneficiaries and enrollees in the Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Marketplaces for 2021 coverage. Medicare open enrollment “Guides to Open Enrollment for 2021 Medicare and Marketplace Coverage”
Issue Brief: 8 Recommendations for Health Plans Serving Dually Eligible Individuals to Center Equity: An Overdue and Necessary Response to COVID-19
COVID-19 is disparately impacting older adults, people with disabilities and those with underlying health conditions, communities of color, and people with limited income and wealth. “Issue Brief: 8 Recommendations for Health Plans Serving Dually Eligible Individuals to Center Equity: An Overdue and Necessary Response to COVID-19”
A Primer on Dual Eligible Californians: How People Enrolled in Both Medicare and Medi-Cal Receive Their Care
California is home to nearly 20% of the country’s older adults with low incomes and people with disabilities who receive health care coverage from both “A Primer on Dual Eligible Californians: How People Enrolled in Both Medicare and Medi-Cal Receive Their Care”
Q&A on Changes to the Rules Implementing the Health Care Rights Law
Our new Q&A on Changes to the Rules Implementing the Health Care Rights Law provides background on the Health Care Rights Law (Section 1557 of “Q&A on Changes to the Rules Implementing the Health Care Rights Law”
Medicare and People Leaving Incarceration: A Primer for California Advocates During the Pandemic
In response to COVID-19, California has begun early release of some individuals from custody in state facilities. Obtaining appropriate health care coverage is one of “Medicare and People Leaving Incarceration: A Primer for California Advocates During the Pandemic”
California’s Master Plan For Aging: Oral Health Recommendations
California has committed to developing a Master Plan for Aging in order to meet the needs of older adults today and for generations to come. “California’s Master Plan For Aging: Oral Health Recommendations”
Fact Sheet: What Older Adults Need From Congress
As Congress negotiates a fourth package of COVID-19 response bills, Justice in Aging is demanding that lawmakers include the following top priorities that are critical “Fact Sheet: What Older Adults Need From Congress”
Fact Sheet: How the ACA is Helping Older Adults During COVID-19
COVID-19 is putting a spotlight on our nation’s healthcare system—exposing both the ways in which programs that serve older adults are essential and the gaps. “Fact Sheet: How the ACA is Helping Older Adults During COVID-19”
COVID-19 Advocacy Toolkit for Older Adults
The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the unmet needs of low-income older adults across the country, as well as the disparate impact a public health “COVID-19 Advocacy Toolkit for Older Adults”