We gratefully acknowledge Georgia Burke, formerly Justice in Aging’s Director of Medicare Advocacy, for authoring the first edition of this issue brief in 2019. We would also like to thank Nancy Lorenz of Greater Boston Legal Services and Vicky Pulos of Massachusetts Law Reform Institute for their insight and contributions. Introduction Enrolling in the Medicare […]
This webinar outlines how language access poses an additional barrier in the complex and paperwork-intensive SSI and Social Security application process.
This webinar took place on Thursday, February 3, 11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. PT/2:00-3:15 p.m. ET. Access to linguistically and culturally competent health care is a priority for the 4 million people with Medicare who are limited English proficient (LEP). This priority is heightened during the COVID-19 pandemic, reminding us that, whether in the hospital or over […]