Public Policy & Action

• Federal Funding for Seniors Programs
• Older Americans Act
• Long-Term Services & Supports
• Health Care Reform
• Our Positions
• Advocacy Toolkit

Resources

For Professionals

• SNAP Food Benefits at Risk for Cuts
• House Budget Reconciliation Sets Disturbing Precedent for Seniors Programs
• 5 Key Facts Must Inform the Medicare Reform Debate
• SCSEP Targeted in Workforce Investment Act Proposal
• Senators to Voice their Support for OAA Reauthorization at Capitol Hill Briefing
• State Advocate Experiences and Engagement in Duals Integration
• Prescription for Life: Building Community Partnerships to Promote Physical Activity and Social Engagement for Older Adults

For Older Adults and Caregivers

• Long-Term Services & Supports: Candidate Survey
• Benefits Access: Fact Sheet

For Advocates

• SNAP Food Benefits at Risk for Cuts
• House Budget Reconciliation Sets Disturbing Precedent for Seniors Programs
• Preventing Funding Cuts for Healthy Aging Programs: What You Can Do to Help

Advocacy Toolkit: Health Care

Congress is considering shifting more Medicare costs onto seniors and cutting Medicaid.

Medicare is most seniors' only health insurance, and Medicaid is the nation's safety net for our poorest and most vulnerable seniors.

These programs are key to helping older Americans stay healthy and economically secure. Help us protect them.

Act

• Share a story of struggle through our One Away campaign for elder economic security.

Learn

• Federal Funding for Seniors Programs
  Read more about what's at stake for Medicare and Medicaid in the federal budget debate and what NCOA and other organizations are saying about the proposals.
• Fact Sheets on Health and Aging
  Get the facts on healthy aging, falls prevention, and chronic disease.
• Issue Briefs
  Read about proposals in Congress related to falls prevention and health promotion and disease prevention.
• Straight Talk for Seniors™ on Health Reform
  Use our fact sheets, quiz, and slides to educate older adults about how health reform affects them.

Get Help

• BenefitsCheckUp®
  Screen older adults for more than 2,000 local, state, and federal benefits programs to help them pay for medicine, food, utilities, and more.
• My Medicare Matters
  Learn how seniors can maximize their Medicare benefits and take advantage of preventive services.

want to live in a country where

older adults don't have to choose between paying for medicine or food.