April 24 – Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa Invites you to a Valley Town Hall Meeting
From one of our LAAAC Colleagues: Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa cordially invites you to join him for a Valley Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 5:15 p.m. He will be discussing Transportation, Economic Development and Public Safety issues that are important to the Valley. See attached flyer. Click here for Flyer: http://bit.ly/ZhcN1X
Governing.com: 6 State and Local Questions About Sequestration
BY: Liz Farmer | February 28, 2013 The March 1 sequestration deadline has arrived and while the administration has said it will wait until late Friday to approve the law, Washington is settling in for lean times. Congress is leaving town and President Barack Obama said on Friday that he plans to sign the $1.2 trillion in … Read more
Kaiser Family Foundation: Getting into Gear for 2014: Findings From a 50-State Survey of Eligibility, Enrollment, Renewal and Cost-Sharing Policies in Medicaid and CHIP, 2012-2013
The 12th annual 50-state survey of Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) eligibility, enrollment, and cost-sharing policies finds that nearly all states are pressing forward with information technology and process improvements to develop faster, streamlined Medicaid enrollment systems as required under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), whether or not the state elects to expand … Read more
NCPSSM: Here they go again: the Latest Bowles Simpson Proposal tells Seniors “Pay More and Get Less”
“The latest Bowles-Simpson plan to tackle the nation’s debt offers nothing more than a repackaged proposal to cut to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid through measures such as the chained CPI, means testing Medicare and raising the eligibility age. Yet, America’s seniors, the disabled, veterans and their families have already rejected these proposals through hundreds of … Read more
CDCAN: Legislature Gears Up for Budget Subcommittee Hearings In Early March – Senate Releases Schedule – All Eyes on Health Care Reform/Medi-Cal Expansion and Education Funding – and Governor’s May Budget Revisions
California State Budget: LEGISLATURE GEARS UP FOR BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE HEARINGS BEGINNING IN EARLY MARCH · State Senate Budget Subcommittee Hearing Schedule Released · Education Funding and Health Care Reform Implementation Including Changes to Medi-Cal Program Are Budget Main Issues For Policymakers · Feb 28th Informational Hearing by Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health & Human Services and Assembly Health Committee … Read more
The IHSS Consumers Union Endorses the National Senior Citizens Law Center Comments on HCBS Waiver Policy
The IHSS Consumers Union is extremely grateful to the National Senior Citizens Law Centerfor Its vigilance regarding our Olmstead Rights and is in full support of their comments. In fact, we are in the process of developing a position paper on the establishment of a true Long-Term Care Continuum to recommend to the Long Term Care Commission, that relies heavily … Read more
The SCAN Foundation: Update – New CA Longterm Care Case studies, Care span, and more
Dear Colleagues, An important goal of the Foundation is that all people should have the opportunity to age with dignity and independence. However, the reality is that many older adults rely on a fragile network of supports and services to live safely and independently at home. One project that seeks to tell these stories is … Read more
LCAO – Aging Organizations Brace for Federal Budget Battles
Soon after the Nov. 6 election, the focus in Washington will shift dramatically to the federal budget. In a “lame duck” session, Congress will consider possible across-the-board cuts, tax issues, and an ”extenders” package of expiring health provisions. NCOA chairs the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO), which has calculated the cuts’ impact on vulnerable seniors and adopted federal … Read more
The SCAN Foundation: Who Provides Long Term Care in California
Posted: October 17, 2012 This fact sheet provides information about paid and unpaid caregivers in California. CLICK HERE FOR THE FACTSHEET & ARTICLE
AARP: Across the State 2012: Profiles of Long Term Services and Supports
by: Ari Houser, Wendy Fox-Grage, Kathleen Ujvari | from: Public Policy Institute | September, 2012 Across the States 2012: Profiles of Long-Term Services and Supports is the ninth edition of the AARP Public Policy Institute’s state long-term services and supports reference report. Published for the past 18 years, the Across the Statesseries was developed to help inform policy discussions … Read more
