Denny Chan

LGBTQ+ Older Adults Can’t Afford Cuts to Medicaid - Justice in Aging Medicaid is a lifeline for over 1.2 million LGBTQ+ older adults who need home-based care, are not yet Medicare eligible, or who need assistance paying Medicare premiums.

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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Threats to LGBTQ+ Older Adults in Health Care, Economic Security, Housing, and Elder Rights - Justice in Aging Within days of taking office, the Trump administration started attacks on LGBTQ+ communities through executive orders, recission of longstanding policy, and

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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Threats to Older Immigrants in Health Care, Economic Security, Housing, and Elder Rights - Justice in Aging The Trump Administration’s executive orders, policies, and divisive rhetoric have serious consequences for older immigrants.

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

A Cut to Medicaid is a Cut to Medicare - Justice in Aging Without Medicaid, 12 million Medicare enrollees could not access the care they need.

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.

Trump Signs Executive Order Ending Federal Funds for Undocumented Migrants President Trump’s executive order also directed federal departments and agencies to ensure that federal funds do not encourage people to come to the United States illegally.

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...

People with intellectual disabilities do lots of jobs–but they don't direct air traffic After the fatal crash over the Potomac River, the President says diversity hiring has made the skies unsafe, but that's not how disability hiring works

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...

What to Do if You Are Arrested or Detained by Immigration A Know Your Rights resource with general information on what to do if you are stopped, arrested, or detained by immigration or other law enforcement.

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.

Supporting Tribal Elders Through the Older Americans Act - Justice in Aging This issue brief in the two part series discusses the benefits available to tribal elders through the Older Americans Act (OAA), the coordination opportunities of OAA-funded services between states an...

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.