Health Care Reform
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Join Us! CHA & SMP Annual Statewide Conferences in Palm Springs, Jan 12-16, 2026
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Come join our 2026 California Health Advocates (CHA) and California Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Conferences in the beautiful greater Palm Springs area, California. When: Monday – Friday, January 12 – 16, 2026Where: Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa, Indian Wells, CAWhat: See our CHA & SMP Conferences webpage, Schedule and Sponsor/Exhibitor pages for details Registration is…
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Dismantling the Administration for Community Living Puts Older Adults and People with Disabilities at Risk
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Today’s announcement that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will eliminate 10,000+ jobs and dismantle the Administration for Community Living (ACL) raises serious concerns about the future of critical programs serving older adults and people with disabilities. ACL has long been the federal agency dedicated to ensuring individuals can access home and community-based…
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Protection for Older Adult Immigrants & All Immigrants – Know Your Rights
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With Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids ramped up in California and across the country, it’s important for all people, and especially immigrants to know their rights. For those not threatened by ICE, it’s important to work together to fight messages of fear and panic by helping community members learn about their rights and how…
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Supreme Court Decision to Overturn “Chevron Deference” Could Have Far Reaching Implications for Health Care Policy
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KFF, a nonprofit health policy research, polling, and news organization, recently released an issue brief that examines some of the far-reaching implications for health policy of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn “Chevron deference” — a 40-year-old standard for decision-making that required federal courts to defer to reasonable agency decisions where federal law…
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House of Representatives Holds First “Medicare-for-All” Hearing
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Last week, Congress’ House of Representatives held the first ever “Medicare-for-All” hearing. Six hours of emotional testimony was given on the Medicare for All Act of 2019 (H.R. 1384), including testimony from Ady Barkan, a 35 year old single-payer activist with ALS with a courageous, challenging and touching story. This legislation, introduced by Democratic Reps. Pramila…
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Graham-Cassidy Bill Again Pushes ACA Repeal & Threatens Health Coverage for Elders
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Last week Senators Graham and Cassidy released another bill to replace and repeal the Affordable Care Act despite the current bipartisan efforts underway to craft legislation that protects people’s health coverage now and in the future. The Graham-Cassidy bill would cause millions of people to lose coverage, dramatically restructure and deeply cut Medicaid, and increase out-of-pocket…
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Protect Our Health Care ~ 4 Simple Actions to Take Today!
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Below is an urgent update from our partners Justice in Aging on the imminent vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act and 4 important actions for today! Yesterday, the Senate took a reckless and irresponsible step towards gutting healthcare for older adults and others, and removing critical consumer protections that save lives. With Vice President…
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Frequently Asked Questions About Medicare and Covered California
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The Affordable Care Act (ACA), sometimes called Obamacare, established standards and requirements for health insurance for people not covered by Medicare. It also established exchanges or Marketplaces where people can compare the benefits and costs of various medical insurance plans, find out if they might be eligible for a variety of public programs and benefits,…
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Can I Choose Health Coverage through Covered California Instead of Medicare?
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Since last fall, we at California Health Advocates have received many questions related to Medicare and Covered California, the state’s health exchange or Marketplace. We updated our information as federal agencies developed guidance on these issues. See our FAQs About Medicare and Covered California. Earlier this week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)…
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