This webinar will take place on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PT/2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET. As Congressional leadership prepares their 2025 legislative agenda, reports show that Medicaid is at risk of being cut. Some lawmakers are putting forth a variety of Medicaid “reform” proposals that aim to take […]
This fact sheet explains how Medicaid “reforms” being considered are all cuts that harm older adults. Whether the cuts come in the form of red tape such as work requirements and stricter eligibility rules, or caps and cuts to federal funding, the result is the same: taking away health and long-term care from older adults, people with disabilities, and their caregivers.
This webinar took place on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. PT/2:00 to 3:15 p.m. ET. Thank you to our partners at the Community Living Policy Center at Brandeis University for their collaboration on this webinar. In April 2024, the federal government finalized a set of regulations known as the HCBS […]
Starting in April 2023 and continuing through December 2025, older adults who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid will face redeterminations of their Medicaid eligibility, a process that was suspended during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). During this “Medicaid unwinding” period, advocates working with people dually enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid should know […]
Introduction On April 2, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a rule streamlining Medicaid eligibility and enrollment. The Streamlining Rule (“Rule”) will: The Rule will particularly help older individuals and people with disabilities, who have historically been left out of some efforts to simplify Medicaid processes (this population is often referred […]
The burden of Medicaid recovery can push families into poverty or homelessness, while any “recovered” funds cover only a small portion of Medicaid expenditures.
This webinar took place on Thursday, May 16, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. PT/2:00 p.m. ET – 12 p.m. PT/3:00 p.m. ET Older adults and people with disabilities experience significant poor oral health outcomes. One’s income, race, disability, and state of residence all impact access to oral health and oral health outcomes. This is because oral […]
