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Demystifying Medicare for the Elder LGBT Community
Medicare is the nation’s health insurance program offered to senior Americans (65 years or older) receiving Social Security (typically, retired workers). This article examines some Medicare basics as well as particular challenges in access for the LGBT community. MORE >
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LGBT Older Adults
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ACA & Gender Discrimination
This news update describes the clarification that the Affordable Care Act (ACA), President Obama’s Healthcare Reform Law, bars discrimination on the basis of gender identity and sex stereotyping, which may include discrimination based on sexual orientation. MORE >
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Health Care Access,
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Act now! OAA reauthorization
Robert Espinoza, Senior Director of Public Policy and Communications at SAGE, discusses the importance of including LGBT older adults in the Older Americans Act in this article published in Aging Today, the bimonthly newspaper of the American Society on Aging. MORE >
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Aging & Ageism,
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Medicaid & Medicare,
Social Security,
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LGBT Older Adults
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Gaining Visibility: The Challenges Facing Transgender Elders
This article examines the realities of various transgender older adults around the country, from North Carolina to Colorado. This article originally appeared in “Improving the Lives of Transgender Older Adults,” by SAGE and the National Center for Transgender Equality. MORE >
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Cultural Competence,
Homophobia & Transphobia,
Legal Resources,
Medicaid & Medicare,
Transgender,
Aging Providers,
LGBT Organizations,
LGBT Older Adults
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Medicare Benefits
This publication, written by the National Center for Transgender Equality, overviews what Medicare covers for transgender people, what to do when coverage is denied, and what to do after experiencing a customer service problem. MORE >
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Medicaid and the LGBT Community
The eligibility rules for Medicaid are complicated, and can contain traps for the unwary. This article provides an overview of the rules that apply to those in the LGBT community who might need Medicaid, particularly those who might need long-term care in a nursing home. MORE >
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Caregiving,
Financial Security,
Health Care Access,
Legal Resources,
Medicaid & Medicare,
Retirement,
LGBT Older Adults
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El Medicaid y la Comunidad LGBT
Las reglas de elegibilidad para el Medicaid son complicadas y pueden resultar problemáticas para quienes no están bien informados. Este artículo ofrece un panorama general sobre las reglas que aplican a las personas LGBT que podrían necesitar Medicaid, particularmente aquéllas que podrían necesitar cuidado a largo plazo en un hogar de envejecientes. Las reglas de Medicaid son bastante distintas para personas individuales y para las parejas del mismo sexo que para las parejas heterosexuales casadas. MORE >
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Financial Security,
Health Care Access,
Legal Resources,
Medicaid & Medicare,
Retirement,
LGBT Older Adults
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SAGE Production's short video on LGBT Older Adults & Social Security
A primer on Social Security disparities between LGBT adults and their heterosexual counterparts. MORE >
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Health Care Access,
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Medicaid & Medicare,
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Social Security,
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LGBT Organizations,
LGBT Older Adults
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End of Life Challenges
A webinar produced by the Hospice Foundation of America to help providers understand the basics of end-of-life care and the LGBT community. MORE >
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Caregiving,
Cultural Competence,
End of Life Decisions,
Health & Wellness,
Medicaid & Medicare,
Mental Health,
Transgender,
Aging Providers,
LGBT Organizations
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LGBT Older Adults and Long-Term Care Under Medicaid
This brief focuses on Medicaid—the largest payer of long-term care in the US—and how spousal impoverishment protections and spend-down exemptions exclude LGBT couples or families of choice, often leaving the partner of the Medicaid recipient financially bereft. MORE >
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Outing Age 2010: Public Policy Issues Affecting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Elders
An update to the groundbreaking Outing Age report issued in 2000, Outing Age 2010 presents an in-depth look at public policy issues and the challenges facing the millions of LGBT older adults in the country. MORE >
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Planning with Purpose: Legal Basics for LGBT Elders
Provides basic information about select areas of the law that are important to LGBT elders, especially individuals and couples who are age 55 and over. MORE >
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End of Life Decisions,
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Medicaid and HIV/AIDS
A 2-page fact sheet describing Medicaid eligibility and HIV/AIDS. MORE >
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HIV & Aging,
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Medicare and HIV/AIDS
A 2-page fact sheet describing Medicare eligibility and HIV/AIDS. MORE >
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Health & Wellness,
Health Care Access,
HIV & Aging,
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LGBT Needs and New York State
This assessment of LGBT Health and Human Service Needs in New York State was designed to examine existing data sources, identify gaps in data and collect original data in order to establish the most pressing needs and gaps for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) non-HIV health and human services in New York State. MORE >
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Aging & Ageism,
Cultural Competence,
Health & Wellness,
Housing & Homelessness,
Medicaid & Medicare,
Mental Health,
Transgender,
Aging Providers,
LGBT Older Adults
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Philadelphia's Aging Population in 2015
This publication discusses Philadelphia’s aging population by the year 2015 and beyond, drawn from comprehensive data analysis and research commissioned by Philadelphia Corporation for Aging. The picture that emerges is of an increasingly diverse older population – ethnically, racially, economically and in terms of lifestyle, health and well-being. MORE >
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Caregiving,
Employment / Workforce Issues,
Health & Wellness,
Health Care Access,
Housing & Homelessness,
Medicaid & Medicare,
Mental Health,
Spirituality,
Aging Providers,
LGBT Organizations
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LGBT Elders in America
This informational packet promotes a vision of “successful aging” for LGBT elders,
which encompasses a variety of quality-of-life issues that affect all senior citizens, regardless
of their sexual orientation or gender identity. MORE >
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Elder Abuse,
Health & Wellness,
HIV & Aging,
Housing & Homelessness,
Medicaid & Medicare,
Mental Health,
Aging Providers,
LGBT Organizations,
LGBT Older Adults
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