Where We Stand

NSCLC BLOG: VIEWPOINT

• Let's Not Undo New Deal or Great Society Programs
  (October 2012) There are many loud voices calling for drastic changes to New Deal and Great Society programs such as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. These vital programs have made it possible for most older Americans to live out their lives ...



• It’s That Serious An Election
  (September 2012) The stakes couldn’t be higher. For low-income older adults, the outcome of this election is likely to be more significant than any in recent memory. The very future of health care and economic security for the nation’s seniors i...



• Conventions and the Elderly Poor
  (August 2012) At the Democratic Party convention in Charlotte, NC where I was this week, former President Bill Clinton defended Medicaid and talked about the dire consequences for the elderly and people with disabilities if Medicaid is block granted...



• Happy Birthday Social Security and Medicare!
  (July 2012) Social Security is 77 years old this month and Medicare just turned 47. Celebrate their birthdays, but also recognize that both programs are under siege. The two programs are jointly responsible for providing basic economic security a...



• Court's Medicaid Limit Threatens Millions
  (June 2012) The care of 3.3 million uninsured young seniors is now dangerously threatened by the Supreme Court's decision to narrow the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The decision also raises questions about the future ca...



• We Need to End "Observation Status"
  (May 2012) Last November, we joined with the Center for Medicare Advocacy in filing a class action lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services concerning what is often referred to as observation status. A recent study from Brown...



• Social Security is Not in Crisis
  (April 2012) Social Security is hugely popular, and the nation’s most successful social program, but many young adults believe it won’t be there for them. But, Social Security is not out of money or in serious trouble as recent headlines and col...



• Why Supreme Court Case Makes Such a Difference
  (March 2012) There are many reasons why the health reform law is important to low-income older adults and why the Supreme Court would be wrong to overturn it. NSCLC has been a vocal defender of the law as its challengers advanced arguments that coul...



• Don't Forget SSI
  (February 2012) It is hard to imagine trying to live on just $698 a month, even with rent subsidies and health coverage from Medicare and/or Medicaid. But that's what we expect of millions of people who rely on the Supplemental Security Income (SSI)...



• Winning the Fight to Keep the Elderly Poor at Home
  (January 2012) In two California cases in the news this past month, attorneys from the National Senior Citizens Law Center helped to defend essential programs that assist the state’s elderly poor. In one of those lawsuits, NSCLC, working with a...