This post originally appeared on the NICOA blog. The National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA) is closed today, September 21st, in observance and celebration of NICOA American Indian and Alaska Native Elders’ Day. This day is important to Indian Country because...
by Seema Verma, CMS Administrator. This post originally appeared on the CMS blog. To read this article in Spanish, click here. When you get your new Medicare card in the mail, keep it safe! Guard your card to prevent fraud. As you may have heard, or perhaps you’ve...
Con la sabiduría de los adultos mayores y líderes Hispanos celebramos el inicio del Mes de la Herencia Hispana! September 15th marks the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15), a time to reflect on the powerful heritage of the Latinx...
by Phat McGlothlin. This post originally appeared on the Asian Prisoner Support Committee. Stop the inhumane prison transfer of my son. My name is Phat McGlothlin. I am the mother of Manuel Syphanh Khiobouakham, who is currently serving a 7-year state prison sentence....
This past week, I flipped my calendar from August to September, and I started thinking about pumpkins and sweet potatoes, hot chocolate, leaves changing color – and open enrollment for health insurance! This time of year is vitally important to diverse elders, because...
Dr. Shireen Mansoor: She defied tradition to save lives during war by Meera Venugopal, India Home Shireen Mansoor was born in 1949 in Bogra village in what was then undivided Pakistan. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding leader of Bangladesh and its first President,...