California Resources and Trainings With support from the California Department of Aging, Justice in Aging is providing targeted resources and trainings, technical assistance, opportunities to connect, and capacity building support to California legal services providers to help them meet the needs of the state’s low-income older adults. Below you’ll find a curated list of California-specific […]
Everyone should have the right to be treated with respect by their health care providers, receive treatment that fits their needs, and get information in a language they can understand. Older adults, particularly people of color, immigrants, people with limited English proficiency (LEP), people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ older adults, often face discrimination in health […]
Public Charge Rule The “public charge” test has been part of federal immigration law for decades and is designed to identify people who are “primarily dependent” on certain government benefits, namely Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and comparable state and local cash assistance programs, and government-funded institutional long-term care (including […]
Seniors and People with Disabilities who Receive SSI Can Apply for CalFresh in Summer 2019 Due to a policy change included in the 2018-2019 state budget, California seniors and people with disabilities who receive SSI can be eligible for CalFresh (SNAP) benefits starting June 1, 2019. Up to now, state policy has barred Californians who […]
As shown in a mock-up of the new MSNs below, the QMB protection appears in the “Be Informed!” box on the first page. Also, every listing of a Medicare-approved service shows $0.00 in the column headed “Maximum You May Be Billed.” The “Your Deductible Status” box on the first page can be ignored as long […]
In September 2016, the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued revised nursing home regulations that had been thoughtfully developed over four years to promote residents' health and safety. Now, however, under the current administration, CMS is backtracking and weakening resident protections. Starting in January 2017, nursing home lobbyists began urging CMS to […]
(5/9/2011) The instructions are similar to those contained in EM-11032 issued last month which instructed SSA field offices that pursuant to the decision in Clark, benefits would no longer be suspended or denied solely on the basis of a warrant for an alleged violation of probation or parole. Anyone who has an appeal pending at […]
