Cutting $ from Medicaid will hurt everyone who uses the program. But in particular, LGBTQ+ older adults will be significantly impacted. Learn how Medicaid cuts could hurt LGBTQ+ older adults in @justiceinaging.org's factsheet. Thanks to SAGE for partnering with us.
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The administration's attempts to erase transgender people and roll back civil rights for LGBTQ+ folks will negatively impact LGBTQ+ older adults. We identify the threats to LGBTQ+ older adults in the first 100 days of the administration in this new Justice in Aging resource.
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As we come up on 100 days of the new administration, the attacks on immigrant communities is profound. Take a look at our new resource from @justiceinaging.org on threats to older immigrants. We will continue to work with partners to mitigate harm against older immigrants.
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Absent from discussions of immigration policy is how immigration impacts older adults. Older immigrants are revered, and immigrants are critical in the direct care workforce. Our new resource, Understanding Critical Connections between Immigration and Older Adults, unpacks this: lnkd.in/gwUtPARn
Today we at @justiceinaging.org are saying enough is enough. Stop messing with the critical programs that older adults and people with disabilities rely on everyday. See you in court.
Today's news of the dismantling of ACL & HHS cuts will hurt older adults across the country. "The loss of an agency focused on older adults and people with disabilities will likely result in needs being overlooked and worse outcomes..."
@justiceinaging.org's full statement: tinyurl.com/mhcyduve
The changes and chaos at SSA hurt all people who rely on its services, but - no surprise - disproportionately harm low-income older adults of color. My @justiceinaging.org colleague @traceygro.bsky.social unpacks why in this piece from Mother Jones.
President Trump's English language executive order dangerously erases almost 25 years of critical policy guidance that improved the lives of people with limited English proficiency (LEP). This xenophobic act hurts older adults with LEP. Our @justiceinaging.org statement here: tinyurl.com/4b8xjxtj
Thirty percent of Medicaid funding supports Medicare enrollees. When you cut Medicaid, you cut Medicare. Read more in our @justiceinaging.org factsheet and issue brief with @medicarerights.bsky.social, Center for Medicare Advocacy, & @communitycatalyst.org. justiceinaging.org/a-cut-to-med...
Medicaid cuts hurt all older adults who count on the program as a lifeline to age with dignity and security. Medicaid covers home and community-based services. It also pays for Medicare premiums and provides coverage for folks through Medicaid expansion who aren't yet eligible for Medicare.
As the NYT points out, undocumented immigrants are largely ineligible for public benefits, but they pay tens of billions of dollars in taxes www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/u...
No, the FAA did not recruit people with intellectual disabilities to work as air traffic controllers. Despite what the President said about anti-discrimination programs. My story @npr.org www.npr.org/2025/01/30/n...
Revoking the sensitive locations policy means ICE can make arrests at healthcare facilities, social service orgs, places of worship, etc. For older adults, that includes long-term care settings and senior centers. Older adults and people serving them have rights. @nilc.org's KYR tinyurl.com/rsxxmabm
Any cut, freeze, or further limitation - however you shape it - to Medicaid will hurt low-income older adults. More from my colleague @nataliekean.bsky.social.
Aging service providers and advocates can better support tribal elders in their communities by understanding the landscape of services available under the Older Americans Act.