California’s final budget, which rolled out at the end of June into early July uses some of the state’s surplus to enact some of the “Justice in Aging’s Summary of the Final California 2021-22 Budget”
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Fact Sheet: Why Older Adults Need Bold Investment in Medicaid HCBS
Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS) are a lifeline for millions of older adults with disabilities. Yet, the program has been underfunded for decades, leaving “Fact Sheet: Why Older Adults Need Bold Investment in Medicaid HCBS”
Fact Sheet: Older Adults in California Face Unaffordable Rents
Older adults are at the center of California’s housing affordability and homelessness crisis. Many older Californians living on low, fixed incomes are being forced to “Fact Sheet: Older Adults in California Face Unaffordable Rents”
The SSI Restoration Act of 2021
The Supplementary Security Income (SSI) Restoration Act of 2021 has been introduced in both the House and the Senate. The bill would improve the lives “The SSI Restoration Act of 2021”
Fact Sheet: Adding a Dental Beneft to Medicare Part B: What About Medicare Advantage or Medigap Plans?
Only half of all Medicare enrollees have seen a dentist in the last year because Medicare excludes coverage of routine preventative and restorative oral health “Fact Sheet: Adding a Dental Beneft to Medicare Part B: What About Medicare Advantage or Medigap Plans?”
Justice in Aging’s Response to the May Revision 2021-22 Budget
On May 14, 2021, Governor Newsom released his May Revision 2021-22 budget proposal. The proposal builds upon and significantly expands the investments in aging and “Justice in Aging’s Response to the May Revision 2021-22 Budget”
2021 Budget Proposals 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 Budget Proposals Related to the Master Plan for Aging”
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”