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Advocacy & Policy Staff
Bonnie Burns, Training & Policy Specialist
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Center for Medicare Advocacy
Medicare Rights Center
National Health Law Program
National Senior Citizen’s Law Center
Comments to Policymakers
CHA Supports Eliminating Medi-Cal’s Asset Limit for Programs Serving Seniors & People with Disabilities
California health advocates submitted a letter of support for AB 470 (Carrillo) which would eliminate the asset limit for Medi-Cal programs serving seniors and persons with disabilities, who are most…
CHA Supports AB 383, Providing Oversight for Older Adult Mental Health Programs
California Health Advocates submitted a letter of support for AB 383 which would establish an Older Adult Mental Health Services Administrator with the Dept. of Health Care Services to oversee…
CHA Supports AB 1083 ~ Nursing Pilot Program in Senior Affordable Housing
California Health Advocates submitted a letter in support of AB 1083 (Nazarian) – Senior affordable housing: nursing pilot program. CHA recognizes that this nursing pilot program in affordable housing could…
CHA Advocates Against Involuntary Transfers from Nursing Homes, Especially During COVID-19
California Health Advocates submitted a letter in support of AB 279 (Muratsuchi), The ICF and SNF Resident Protection Act of 2021. This bill would prohibit the owner of a nursing…
Eliminating Medi-Cal’s Asset Test Would Provide More Equity & Stability for Californians with Low Incomes
California Health Advocates joins Justice in Aging, the Western Center on Law & Poverty and 100 other organizations in asking our state legislatures to eliminate Medi-Cal’s asset test. The current…
COVID Relief Bill Provides Critical Housing Assistance
The COVID-19 relief bill currently in Congress would provide essential housing assistance for millions of older adults and families struggling to pay rent and avoid eviction, as well as funding…
Legislative Testimony
CHA Provides Testimony on Long Term Care Insurance Rate Increases
October 25, 2016 Commissioner Alfred W. Redmer Jr. State of Maryland Insurance Administration Attention: Adam Zimmerman, Actuarial Analyst 200 St. Paul Place, Suite 2700, Baltimore, MD 21202 RE: Long…
CHA Testifies on Behalf of Beneficiaries “Trapped in the Gap” at White House Conference on Aging
CHA Testifies on Behalf of Beneficiaries “Trapped in the Gap” at White House Conference on Aging
CHA Testifies on the Need for Long-Term Care Services & Recommends Innovative, Comprehensive Solutions
CHA Testifies on the Need for Long-Term Care Services & Recommends Innovative, Comprehensive Solutions
Proposed Increased Cost-Sharing in Medicare is a No Win Solution
Proposed Increased Cost-Sharing in Medicare is a No Win Solution
Medicare Redesign Proposals Pose Significant Risks to Beneficiaries
Medicare Redesign Proposals Pose Significant Risks to Beneficiaries
Gambling on Consumer Ignorance: Comprehensive Consumer Protections and Regulatory Scrutiny Are Required To Protect Purchasers of Long-Term Care Insurance Products
TESTIMONY of CALIFORNIA HEALTH ADVOCATES Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearing Private Insurance and Long-Term Care Hart Senate Office Building, Room 216 June 3, 2009 Washington D.C. NOTE: View archived…
