Since 1972, the National Senior Citizens Law Center has worked to promote the independence and well-being of low-income elderly and disabled Americans, especially women, people of color, and other disadvantaged minorities. Because we believe in publicly-funded safety net programs, we work to preserve and strengthen Medicaid, Medicare Part D, Social Security and SSI. To guarantee fair treatment, we work for greater access to federal courts for citizens and for better enforcement of consumer’s legal rights in safety net programs.

NSCLC works toward an America in which elderly people and people with disabilities can live in dignity and safety, free of the worries and pain of poverty, able to afford health care to the end of their days, and able to contribute to their families and societies to the best of their abilities.

Our Values

We believe that government is the right agency to provide the safety net for elderly people and people with disabilities.

We believe that all of society benefits from a strong safety net. Spending taxpayer dollars on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid is one of the fundamental reasons for taxing people in the first place.

We believe that people lose hope and the social fabric frays if society is indifferent to the inevitability of aging and loss of capacity. Remaining independent as long as possible while supported by quality health care is what everyone wants for themselves, their parents and their children.

We believe that government support for the elderly and disabled acknowledges that no one is an island; that chance makes each of us vulnerable to disabilities and that none of us will avoid death. We needed one another’s help to start in life, and we will need one another’s help when we are old or badly hurt.