by lgbtei | Mar 27, 2020 | Advocacy Alert!, Blog
The 2020 Census is underway! All households should be receiving official Census Bureau mail between March 12th and March 20th. This mailer will provide detailed information on how to respond to the 2020 Census online, by phone, or by mail. Responding to the Census...
by lgbtei | Mar 27, 2020 | Advocacy Alert!, Blog
The CDC has identified older adults and people who have severe chronic medical conditions like heart, lung, or kidney disease at higher risk for more serious COVID-19 illness. According to the CDC, early data suggest older people are twice as likely to have serious...
by lgbtei | Feb 20, 2020 | Advocacy Alert!, Blog
The Wolf administration has launched a new statewide campaign to support mental health and to target the stigma surrounding mental illness. The campaign, titled “Reach Out PA: Your Mental Health Matters” also seeks to expand access to mental health care in...
by lgbtei | Jan 21, 2020 | Advocacy Alert!
Several prescription medications that older Americans commonly use are increasing in price in 2020. AARP reports that there are 460 prescription drugs that will increase an average of 5.2% in 2020, above the rate of inflation. Among these are Humira (arthritis),...
by lgbtei | Dec 18, 2019 | Advocacy Alert!, Blog
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed a rule that would eliminate existing non-discrimination protections for LGBT individuals in all federal grants administered by HHS. The proposal would erase protections that had been enacted in the...
by lgbtei | Nov 8, 2019 | Advocacy Alert!, Featured
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Dignity in Aging Act of 2019. The bill would reauthorize the Older Americans Act (OAA) through 2024. The OAA directly funds many of the services delivered by the county-level Area Agencies on Aging that help older...
