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Category Archives: Viewpoint
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 … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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Effective Advocacy in the 21st Century
(December 2011) Although many Washington-based advocacy groups use the legsilative process to advocate for social change, effective advocacy on the federal or local levels is about more than moving the legislature to act. For the National Senior Citizens Law Center … Continue reading
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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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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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