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A Heartfelt Thank You from Eskaton ADHC – The center is located in the northeastern part of Sacramento County, California. Some 50 family, participants and staff from Eskaton ADHC of Carmichael California personally signed a thank you card addressed to Deputy Director Kevin Prindiville for NSCLC’s work to save the state’s adult day health care program. READ MORE
Category Archives: Viewpoint
A Look Back at 2011
(November 2011) We knew that 2011 was going to be filled with challenges, and we were right! Proposals to change the programs low-income older adults rely upon are coming from all directions. Many of these proposals represent threats, others provide … Continue reading
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Why Language Access is So Important
(October 2011) The face of America’s aging population is changing to include a growing number of older adults who have limited English proficiency. However, federal programs, the aging network and private insurance plans all fail to provide services that are … Continue reading
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New Web Site Signals Fresh Approach to Communicating
(September 2011) We officially launched our new Web site this week. While always a work in progress, it represents a fresh approach to communicating our mission and priorities to the outside world. For the advocates we are pledged to educate … Continue reading
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Elderly Refugees Should Not Lose SSI
(August 2011) NSCLC has taken a leadership role in championing the extension of eligibility for Supplement Security Income (SSI) benefits to elderly refugees, asylees and other humanitarian immigrants. Many of these older adults have already lost benefits and thousands more … Continue reading
Threats to Seniors Well-Being
(July 2011) Just because President Obama signed the debt ceiling deal into law, low-income older Americans have no reason to celebrate. Several of the cuts that were threatened for the Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs … Continue reading
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Tagged chained CPI, elderly poor, Health Care Reform, low income elderly, Medicare, Social Security, SSI
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NSCLC Board of Directors Welcomes Four New Members
(June 2011) NSCLC’s Board of Directors welcomes four new members who bring unique expertise and background to our voluntary leadership. Leslie Bram, Carroll Estes, Sen. Fred Harris and Neera Tanden have accepted and will serve three year terms. Ms. Bram … Continue reading
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Care for Dual Eligibles Deserves Attention
(May 2011) In all of the discussion and debate about the Affordable Care Act, very little attention has been paid to how the health reform law affects people who are dually eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. However, the law … Continue reading
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Protecting Medicaid
(April 2011) In the current budget battle, there is an outright attack on the safety net for low-income older adults. Serious efforts to block grant Medicaid, transform Medicare into a “premium support” voucher program, repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), … Continue reading
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Help Protect America’s Safety Net Programs
(March 2011) The current majority in the House of Representatives is looking to make draconian cuts in the programs that support America’s safety net, including those that make life bearable for millions of low income older adults. The new freshman … Continue reading
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Health Reform’s Importance to Elderly Poor
(February) Full enactment of the Affordable Care Act will make health care for low income older adults more accessible, affordable and of higher quality. Much of NSCLC’s work in 2011 is meant to ensure the Act’s effective implementation, especially in … Continue reading
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