This webinar will happen on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PT/2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET.
As Congressional management prepares their 2025 legislative agenda, stories present that Medicaid is prone to being reduce. Some lawmakers are placing forth quite a lot of Medicaid “reform” proposals that goal to take federal funding away from states or prohibit eligibility. As Justice in Ageing’s new truth sheet explains, any of those cuts would lead to older adults shedding entry to well being and long-term care.
It is vital for advocates for older adults to be ready with the information and instruments to defend Medicaid. Laws to enact Medicaid cuts may transfer shortly as Republicans search to leverage their slim majorities in each chambers and use the price range reconciliation course of to bypass the Senate’s 60-vote threshold. Extra cuts may present up in different laws all year long.
The webinar, Defending Medicaid for Older Adults, will focus on what’s in danger for older adults if policymakers reduce Medicaid and supply an summary of how Congress can fast-track these cuts and anticipated timing. Presenters will suggest advocacy methods and sources that attendees can use in their very own states and communities.
Who Ought to Take part:
Advocates for older adults and different Medicaid and ageing stakeholders.
Presenters:
- Natalie Kean, Director of Federal Well being Advocacy, Justice in Ageing
- Gelila Selassie, Senior Lawyer, Justice in Ageing
- Amber Christ, Managing Director of Well being Advocacy, Justice in Ageing
The webinar will happen on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. PT/2:00 p.m. ET and can run for 60 minutes.
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