Let’s Take Action ~ Don’t Let the Trump Administration Lower the Poverty Limit
Read moreThe Trump Administration has proposed harmful changes that would change how the federal poverty level is calculated, effectively lowering the poverty threshold for seniors. With over 7 million older adults across the country already living in poverty and twice as many living just above the threshold, this change would be catastrophic for millions of...
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Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order to Create California’s Master Plan for Aging by October 2020
Read moreOn June 10, 2019, Governor Newsom signed an Executive Order on the development of a Master Plan for Aging. California Health Advocates commends our Governor for making the well-being of our state’s older adults a priority. This Executive Order is the first step towards creating our future where all Californians, regardless of ethnicity, education or economic...
Help People with Incomes Near Medi-Cal’s Limit Stay on Full Medi-Cal ~ Support AB 1088
Read moreCalifornia Health Advocates recently submitted another letter in support of AB 1088 which would stop seniors and persons with disabilities from losing access to free Medi-Cal due to a confusing Medi-Cal rule that creates fluctuations in how income is counted even though a person’s actual income has not changed. June 11, 2019 The Honorable...
Join Us in the Final Push to End Senior Penalty ~ Raise the Medi-Cal Aged & Disabled Income Limit
Read moreBoth the State Assembly and Senate have included a raise to the Medi-Cal Aged & Disabled income limit to end the senior penalty in their final budget. This is great news! This means tens of thousands of older adults and people with disabilities will now have access to free Medi-Cal and be able to...
#KeepFamiliesTogether ~ Submit Your Comments Opposing New Proposed Rule Detrimental to Immigrant Families, Elders & Children
Read moreEarlier in May, the Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) proposed a new rule that would force 25,000 families of mixed immigration status who live in public housing or are in section 8 housing to either separate or face eviction. This would negatively impact many of the 1.9 million older adults, both U.S....
Strengthen Our Safety Net for California’s Most Vulnerable Seniors ~ CHA Supports Increased Funding for MSSP
Read moreOn behalf of the MSSP Site Association (MSA), a statewide coalition representing the 38 community-based providers of the Multipurpose Senior Services Program (MSSP), California Health Advocates (CHA) submitted the letter below urging our legislators to include a one-time only $14.8 million General Fund appropriation to be spent over the next 3 years for a...
CHA Weighs in on Medigaps & Innovative Benefits
Read moreBonnie Burns, our Training and Policy Specialist and also long-time consumer representative of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), submitted this letter to the Chair of the NAIC Senior Issues Task Force, Lori Wing-Heier. Burns addresses the conundrum of the introduction of “innovative benefits” in some standardized Medigap policies in various states and...
CHA Supports S.286 & HR 945 ~ Allow LMFTs to Be Medicare Providers for Mental Health Services
Read moreCalifornia Health Advocates submitted this letter in support of S.286 & HR 945 which would allow LMFTs to become Medicare providers for mental health services. June 04, 2019 Honorable Congressman Mike Thompson and Senator John Barrasso Re: Support for S.286 & HR 945 – Allowing LMFTs to become Medicare providers for mental...