Over 90% of older adults say that they want to remain in their homes as they age, rather than going into a nursing home. A “Senate ACA-Repeal Knocks Down House, Builds Shack”
Tag: Medicaid
Justice in Aging Calls the American Healthcare Act an All-Out Assault on Older Americans
Washington, DC (May 4, 2017) – Today, the House of Representatives voted to take away healthcare from millions of Americans to give tax cuts to “Justice in Aging Calls the American Healthcare Act an All-Out Assault on Older Americans”
4 Ways the AHCA is an Attack on Older Adults
The House is set to vote today on the American Health Care Act (AHCA), the GOP bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act “4 Ways the AHCA is an Attack on Older Adults”
Justice in Aging and Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation Offer Recommendations to Improve Non-Emergency Medical Transport for Older Adults
November 3, 2016 (Oakland, CA) – A new report released today by the Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation (the Center) and Justice in “Justice in Aging and Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation Offer Recommendations to Improve Non-Emergency Medical Transport for Older Adults”
Medicaid Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT): An Overlooked Lifeline for Older Adults
Low-income older adults depend on Medicaid’s non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) benefit for transportation services to and from medical services. Nearly 7.1 million Americans rely on “Medicaid Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT): An Overlooked Lifeline for Older Adults”
Democratic Debate Senior Poverty Question: A Missed Opportunity to Provide Solutions
“How will you as president work to ensure low-income seniors get their basic needs?” During last night’s Democratic debate, Gwen Ifill shared a question from “Democratic Debate Senior Poverty Question: A Missed Opportunity to Provide Solutions”
Governor’s Budget is a Start But Doesn’t Go Far Enough for Poor Seniors
In releasing his proposed budget today, Governor Brown recognized that too many seniors and people with disabilities living in our communities are living in poverty. “Governor’s Budget is a Start But Doesn’t Go Far Enough for Poor Seniors”
WEBINAR: Consumer Advocacy Issues in Managed Long-Term Services and Supports
When: Tuesday, May 5, 2015 11 – 12 PM PDT State Medicaid programs increasingly are moving their long-term services and supports programs to managed care. “WEBINAR: Consumer Advocacy Issues in Managed Long-Term Services and Supports”
Federal Budget Proposals Devastate Poor Seniors
With the 2016 elections quickly approaching and Congressional leadership proposing FY2016 budgets, let’s check in on how rhetoric in support of our seniors is living up to its promise in the recent Congressional budget resolutions.
Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center Bad for Poor Seniors
If you believe that poor seniors should have at least the same access to justice through the courts as telecom companies, oil giants, automakers, and “Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center Bad for Poor Seniors”