The blog provides an overview of four new Medicaid demonstration waivers that were issued last year to allow Medicaid beneficiaries in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Oregon to receive traditional health care services.
This issue brief in the two part series discusses the benefits available to tribal elders through the Older Americans Act (OAA), the coordination opportunities of OAA-funded services between states and tribes, and the barriers and cultural factors that advocates should be aware of when supporting tribal elders in accessing these services.
Justice in Aging is releasing a series of two issue briefs to ensure advocates are aware of the services available to American Indian and Alaska Native older adults and the unique challenges they may face. This first issue brief in the series discusses the benefits available to tribal elders through the Social Security Administration, the unique rules that may apply to tribal communities, and the barriers and cultural factors that advocates should be aware of when supporting tribal elders in accessing these benefits.
This issue brief introduces legal and aging advocates to the health and economic challenges faced by nearly one million American Indian and Alaska Native people over the age of 65.
