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Don't fall for Big Pharma's smoke and mirrors game. Listen to the experts: “What Merck argues is ‘coercion’ is actually the establishment of a freer, more rational marketplace' that will address a crucial root cause of high drug prices."

Medicare covers gender-affirming surgeries on a case-by-case basis, based on guidelines in the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) Standards of Care. Learn more about how Medicare coverage affects LGBTQ+ older adults: justiceinaging.org/medicare-and-l…

“Of seniors living without shelter, 46 % said they were experiencing homelessness for the first time, and 82 % said they became homeless while living in San Diego County. Women represented 24 % of the unsheltered senior population, and 49 % of seniors had a physical disability.

MAJOR #SCOTUS win! Talevski Ruling keeps the courthouse doors open for low-income people and preserves the ability of advocates to litigate on their behalf. #Medicaid healthlaw.org/news/major-sup…

Do you know a #Medicare maven? Justice in Aging is hiring a senior attorney! Help us advance #equity for people who are dually eligible for #Medicare and #Medicaid. Please share so we can find the next lawyer to join our amazing staff! justiceinaging.org/about-us/jobs-… #lawjobs #aging

Today we released the largest representative study on #homelessness in CA. This groundbreaking independent research sheds light on causes, consequences & solutions to the crisis. Here's what we found:🧵 🔗Homelessness.ucsf.edu/CASPEH #CAHomelessnessStudy #CASPEH UC San Francisco

48% of all single homeless adults are 50 or older. 41% of this group first became homeless after 50. 🔗 homelessness.ucsf.edu/CASPEH #CAHomelessnessStudy #CASPEH #homelessness #aging

Most ppl want to remain 🏠 & get the help they need as they age. Right now, access to in-home care depends on where you live, and it isn’t always equitable/culturally competent. Policymakers should refer to our Equity Framework to ensure HCBS meets the needs of ppl like Marti

How old is your state? Stateline || bsky @stateline.org analysis from Tim Henderson stateline.org/2023/06/26/wer…

🚨NEW JAGS paper led by Brian McGarry Is there a “woodwork effect” when Medicaid spends more on home- & community-based services (HCBS)? No! States that expanded HCBS did not increase Medicaid enrollment but they did lower nursing home use Brief 🧵 agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jg…

Our estimates indicate that a $1 increase in Medicaid HCBS spending equates to an increase of $0.74 in overall LTSS spending. Put differently, these results suggest that each additional Medicaid dollar spent on HCBS is offset by a $0.26 reduction in nursing home spending. 7/

SSI is a vital lifeline for poor seniors and people with disabilities. But it bans recipients from saving more than *$2000*. Eliminating this rule would reduce paperwork, encourage resilience, simplify administration—and it wouldn’t even cost much to do it

"Today is a sad day in American constitutional law and in the lives of LGBT people. The Supreme Court...declares that a particular kind of business, though open to the public, has a constitutional right to refuse to serve members of a protected class." –JUSTICE SONIA SOTOMAYOR

Justice Sotomayor, dissenting: "Although the consequences of today's decision might be most pressing for the LGBT community, the decision's logic cannot be limited to discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. The decision threatens to balkanize the

Let's be clear: This decision, coming on the last day of Pride, will enable discrimination for LGBTQ+ couples and all protected classes across the country. It's a hateful step backwards.

Some key facts about Social Security’s critical impact: #SocialSecurity is the largest source of income for most retirees. For 4 in 10 retirees, Social Security provides at least HALF of their income, and for 1 in 7 it provides at least 90%.

Social Security benefits lift more than 22 million people above the poverty line, including 1 million children. Still, large numbers of seniors have modest incomes — 1 in 3 have incomes below twice the poverty line.

As we age, most of us prefer to live at home and receive medical care in our community rather than in a nursing facility. But Medicaid laws make home and community-based care hard to access. Thread 🧵

Join our upcoming webinar to learn how to evaluate home and community-based care programs to ensure that they do not perpetuate inequities resulting from systemic racism, ageism, ableism, classism, sexism, xenophobia, and homophobia. Register: bit.ly/44EGu0K