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”
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”
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”
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”
Fact Sheet: How Medicare Prescription Drug Reforms in the Inflation Reduction Act Help Low-Income Older Adults
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), which Congress passed in August 2022, includes sweeping Medicare prescription drug reforms and changes to the Part D “Fact Sheet: How Medicare Prescription Drug Reforms in the Inflation Reduction Act Help Low-Income Older Adults”
Justice in Aging’s Analysis of the Final California 2022-23 State Budget
On June 30, 2022, Governor Newsom signed the final 2022-23 state budget and accompanying budget trailer bills. This year’s budget includes spending of over $300 billion, “Justice in Aging’s Analysis of the Final California 2022-23 State Budget”
Fact Sheet: SSI Exclusion for Pandemic-Related Financial Assistance
The Social Security Administration recently updated its guidance on pandemic-related financial assistance to make it more clear that these funds do not count as a “Fact Sheet: SSI Exclusion for Pandemic-Related Financial Assistance”
FAQ: Medi-Cal Asset Limit Elimination and Older Adult Expansion
Two big changes are taking place this year that significantly expand access to Medi-Cal for older adults and people with disabilities. Effective May 1, 2022, “FAQ: Medi-Cal Asset Limit Elimination and Older Adult Expansion”
