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 “Justice in Aging Supports Mandatory COVID Vaccinations in Long-Term Care Facilities”
Tag: Medicare
Medicare Patients Placed Under “Observation Status” Win Right to Appeal, Federal Court Orders
Media Contact: Vanessa Barrington 510-256-1200 vbarrington@justiceinaging.org March 24, 2020—Medicare beneficiaries who have been denied coverage for nursing facility services after transferring from hospitals because the “Medicare Patients Placed Under “Observation Status” Win Right to Appeal, Federal Court Orders”
Cardin, Neal Express Interest in Medicare Oral Health Coverage
Inside Health Policy: Cardin, Neal Express Interest in Medicare Oral Health Coverage (January 14, 2019) Oral health is critical to overall health, yet, fewer than “Cardin, Neal Express Interest in Medicare Oral Health Coverage”
Letter in Support of the Medicare Dental Benefit Act
In January , 2019, Senator Benjamin Cardin introduced the Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2019, which amends the Social Security Act to provide for coverage “Letter in Support of the Medicare Dental Benefit Act”
Justice in Aging Statement on Affordable Care Act Decision in Texas
Last Friday, a Federal District Court in Texas issued a decision declaring the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in its entirety unconstitutional. The judge’s reasoning has “Justice in Aging Statement on Affordable Care Act Decision in Texas”
New Medicare Cards Coming Soon
Maryland Bar Bulletin: New Medicare Cards Coming Soon (April, 2018) Justice in Aging Directing Attorney Jennifer Goldberg wrote an article to help legal advocates prepare “New Medicare Cards Coming Soon”
Are Uber and Lyft Ready for Medicare?
Bloomberg Health: Are Uber and Lyft Ready for Medicare? (April 24, 2018) App-enabled ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft are eager to work with Medicare “Are Uber and Lyft Ready for Medicare?”
Justice in Aging Statement on Proposed 2019 Budget
President Trump’s proposed FY 2019 Budget is yet another attack on the health and economic security of older adults and people with disabilities. After using “Justice in Aging Statement on Proposed 2019 Budget”
Joint Statement: President’s Budget Targets Key Health Care Programs; Millions of Older Adults and People with Disabilities at Risk if Implemented, Advocates Warn
Washington, DC—The President’s annual budget request is, at its core, a statement of values. It is incredibly troubling then, that President Trump’s budget blueprint for “Joint Statement: President’s Budget Targets Key Health Care Programs; Millions of Older Adults and People with Disabilities at Risk if Implemented, Advocates Warn”
Justice in Aging’s Statement on Passage of the Tax Bill
December 20, 2017-Today, the House and Senate passed their destructive tax bill on a purely partisan basis. The tax bill provides an enormous tax break “Justice in Aging’s Statement on Passage of the Tax Bill”
