Health Care Disparities
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Women, Aging & Poverty ~ a Disturbing Reality
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Did you know that 1 in 5 seniors in California lives in poverty? And women, particularly women of color are disproportionally affected due to a number of factors including a lifetime of unequal pay, higher health care expenses, longevity, lower retirement income, and caregiving responsibilities.
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Are You Aware of the Issues LGBT Elders Face? Let’s Be Inclusive
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When thinking of lesbian, gay,bisexual or transgender (LGBT) communities, often times people think of a younger demographic. Yet what about LGBT older adults? What issues do they face? Why don’t we hear about them? Of the estimated 9 million people identified as LGBT in the U.S., at least 1.5 million are 65 and older. And…
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Continued Health Disparities: Higher End-of-Life Medicare Costs for Minority Patients
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Many ethnic minority beneficiaries receive fewer medical services and spend less on health care throughout most of their lives than white patients, yet on average they have higher costs in their last 6 months of life. Why is this so? A recent study involving nearly 160,000 Medicare patients and records on their final 6 months…
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Unnatural Causes: Effects of Socioeconomics and Racism on Health
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< What are the causes of ill-health and our country’s health inequalities? A group of advocates for social justice and health equality point out that while medical insurance is important, lack of health care is not the cause of disease. Our American diet and personal health behaviors affect our health but growing research shows that…
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Small Victory in Language Access – 2009 MA and Part D Plan Notices of Coverage to Include Information on Available Translated Materials
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When Medicare Advantage and Part D plan companies send out their notice of 2009 plan changes this fall, they are requested to note front and center what other languages the notice is available in. This is different than past years where the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) provided no such guidance. Even if…
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