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Recent months have seen increased discussion of proposals to cap federal Medicaid spending. Under these proposals, the federal government would provide limited funding through either block grants or per capita…
So many health care protections are at risk in the months ahead, including Section 1557, the provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that specifically applies civil rights protections to…
Low-income older adults depend on Medicaid’s non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) benefit for transportation services to and from medical services. Nearly 7.1 million Americans rely on it. Yet, every year, an…
Social Security’s Representative Payee Program is crucial to protecting the resources and economic security of vulnerable older adults who cannot manage their own finances. It is also inadequate to meet…
Family caregivers in the U.S. provide billions of hours of care worth billions of dollars. This care should be voluntary, and, for older adults and people with disabilities receiving the…
As the population of older Americans increases in the coming years, and the prevalence of cognitive impairments also increases, the need for Representative Payees to manage individual’s Social Security and…
In January 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the first ever evaluation of the Financial Alignment Initiative (FAI) known as the dual eligible demonstration. Since the…
States and CMS are in the early stages of evaluating the demonstrations and also looking at mid-course corrections and improvements based on experiences to-date. At the same time, advocates and…
On July 26, disability and aging advocates will celebrate the 25th anniversary of President George H.W. Bush signing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law. This celebratory time offers…
Update: Justice in Aging Comments Submitted July 27 On May 27, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule to update the Medicaid managed care regulations…
The opportunity to live with dignity, regardless of financial circumstances—free from the worry, harm, and injustice caused by lack of health care, food, or a safe place to sleep. By using the power of law to strengthen the social safety net, and remove the barriers low-income seniors face in trying to access the services they need, we work to ensure the future we all envision for our loved ones and ourselves.
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