by Elaine Sanchez Wilson | Nov 8, 2018
The Trump Administration has proposed broadening the set of government services considered when determining whether an individual is a ‘public charge,’ a term applied to someone who is likely to rely on government assistance for support. If a person is...
by Diverse Elders | Oct 15, 2018
by Ryan Whirty. This article originally appeared in The Louisiana Weekly. All skin – and a particular skin disorder – is not the same, as a recent study into the effects and symptoms of eczema, a frustratingly itchy, often painful and potentially embarrassing...
by Diverse Elders | Sep 5, 2018
by Lois Uttley. This article originally appeared on the Community Catalyst blog. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) includes a groundbreaking nondiscrimination provision known as Section 1557, or the “Health Care Rights Law,” which serves as the first federal law to...
by Diverse Elders | Jul 17, 2018
by Jessie Zimmerer. This post originally appeared on the Center for Community Engagement in Health Innovation blog. If health care advocacy were a sport, there’d be no question about our defensive strategy. Much of our collective efforts over the last few years have...
by Diverse Elders | May 3, 2018
by Beth Baker. This article originally appeared on Next Avenue. Micaela Rios, 64, who immigrated to rural western Kansas from Mexico 20 years ago, has a difficult job in a meatpacking plant. After years of packing beef in cold, wet conditions, she developed arthritis...
