by James Fuccione | Feb 21, 2024 | News and Updates
The Diverse Elders Coalition (DEC), in collaboration with their six national member organizations, shared its new Policy Priorities to focus the attention of policymakers on the urgent needs of the growing number of diverse older adults in the United States. The DEC...
by James Fuccione | Feb 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) are announcing that eight states, including Massachusetts, and the District of Columbia (DC) have been selected to participate in a new federal initiative,...
by James Fuccione | Feb 14, 2024 | Data and Reports
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health (CMS OMH) updated the Mapping Medicare Disparities (MMD) Tool to include 2018 Medicare Advantage encounter data and new visual enhancements. Previously, the MMD Tool used only Medicare...
by James Fuccione | Dec 11, 2023 | Data and Reports
According to a new report from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University (JCHS), Housing America’s Older Adults 2023, the US is not ready to provide housing and care for an aging population. The urgent need for affordable housing and care will...
by James Fuccione | Dec 11, 2023 | News and Updates
The FrameWorks Institute, which led the work on the Reframing Aging communication tools, recently released a series of brief videos they call “Fast Frames” on Aging & Care. This mini-series is designed to empower advocates, practitioners, and other...