IHSS program in California provides in-home personal care and household assistance to eligible seniors and people with disabilities so they can live safely in their own homes instead of institutions like nursing facilities.
States can help people keep their Medicaid coverage by reducing paperwork and allowing self-reporting of health conditions and caregiving responsibilities as work requirement exemptions. These steps prevent unnecessary coverage loss and help eligible people stay enrolled and access needed care.
Medicaid is a vital lifeline for millions of older adults because it makes Medicare affordable, fills gaps in coverage, pays for long-term care and essential services, and helps those under 65 with disabilities access health care.
This factsheet provides an overview of Home and Community-Based Services in New Jersey and explains why New Jersey must commit to maintaining and expanding these services even during fiscal downturns.
This fact sheet provides an overview of HCBS in California, their vital role in supporting the health and well-being of older adults and disabled people, and makes the case for why California must commit to maintaining and expanding these vital supports even during fiscal downturns.
This new explainer and implementation timeline outlines how and when the law’s Medicaid, Medicare, and ACA changes impact health and long-term care access for older adults. This explainer complements our more detailed section-by-section summary of H.R. 1.
This resource provides a high-level outline of the impact of H.R. 1 on health care, long-term care, economic security, and civil rights of low-income older adults.
