This webinar took place on March 2, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. PT/2:00 p.m. ET Starting in February 2023, states can begin redetermining Medicaid eligibility, including for older adults who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, a process that had been suspended during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). Emergency flexibilities in the delivery of […]
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 resource for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) eligibility indefinitely. This clarification should help ensure that individuals receiving SSI who save pandemic-related financial assistance payments are not penalized. This fact sheet summarizes […]
Our communities have dramatically changed since the COVID-19 pandemic started two years ago. Since March 2020, more than 1 in 100 people over age 65 in the U.S. has died. These older adults are our parents, grandparents, siblings, partners, neighbors, and friends. They are part of our communities. To move forward while protecting our communities, […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately targeted older adults, taking the life of 1 in 100 Americans over 65. The impacts are much worse in communities of color, who, as a result of structural discrimination in the health care system and other facets of life, are at higher risk of infection and death. This is especially […]
To Protect Older Americans’ Health and Quality of Life, Justice in Aging Supports Mandatory COVID Vaccinations for Staff and Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities COVID-19 has been particularly deadly for older Americans, especially those living in nursing facilities or other residential long-term care facilities. To this point, COVID-19 has led to the death of nearly […]
This webinar took place on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, 11:00 a.m. PT / 2:00 p.m. ET. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve seen how long-standing health inequities for people of color and people with disabilities have caused disproportionate illnesses and deaths. And now we’re seeing these inequities persist in vaccine distribution. This webinar, Getting the Vaccine […]
As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout bumps along and vaccinations for older adults have begun on a large scale, it is clear that, although supply is a problem, a bigger problem is that some older adults in the communities hardest hit by COVID-19 are not able to access the vaccine due to other barriers. Lucy is […]
As older adults and other across the country get vaccinated, Justice in Aging continues to monitor vaccine distribution closely, especially in California. Details continue to change, and some information may differ depending on the county. Here is an update: Who is eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine? In January 2021, Governor Newsom announced the state was […]
