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MLK Day’s unfinished business: protecting Medicaid, SNAP, and Older Americans Act services for diverse older adults and family caregivers

MLK Day’s unfinished business: protecting Medicaid, SNAP, and Older Americans Act services for diverse older adults and family caregivers

by Diverse Elders | Jan 26, 2026

MLK Day is often remembered through the soaring language of dreams and freedom. Less often, we talk about how clearly Dr. King named health equity as a civil rights issue. In 1966, speaking in Chicago, Dr. King warned that injustice in health is not abstract, it is...
Reconciliation Bill Becomes Law – Putting Care, Coverage, and Communities at Risk

Reconciliation Bill Becomes Law – Putting Care, Coverage, and Communities at Risk

by Diverse Elders | Jul 17, 2025

The budget reconciliation bill passed by Republicans in Congress and signed into law on July 4th will create deeply harmful impacts to the diverse older adults and caregivers represented by the Diverse Elders Coalition. As outlined in our Medicaid and SNAP factsheets,...
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