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NAELA provides its members’ subject-matter expertise to policymakers on issues confronting the elderly and persons with disabilities. Learn the latest from our Advocacy Update below. Questions? Contact NAELA Sr. Manager, Public Policy David Goldfarb.

Advocacy Updates

NAELA Advocacy Alert: Tuesday, August 4th Is HCBS Call-In Day
8/3/2020  Announcement
NAELA is joining a national day of action with other aging and disability advocates to urge the Senate to include funding for home and community-based services (HCBS) in the next COVID-19 response package.
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NAELA Opposes Bipartisan Health Provider Immunity Bill
7/22/2020  Announcement
A group of aging and disability advocates sent a letter to House leadership this week in opposition to HR 7059, the Coronavirus Provider Protection Act.
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Erica Asbell Appointed Co-Chair of LCAO Health Committee
7/22/2020  Announcement
Erica Asbell, NAELA Public Policy Associate for State Chapters, will serve as co-chair of Leadership Council on Aging Organizations' (LCAO) Health Committee at the end of this month.
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Elder Justice Coalition Supports Sen. Chuck Grassley’s Elder Justice Reform Act
7/15/2020  Announcement
The Elder Justice Coalition offered its support for the Emergency Support for Nursing Homes and Elder Justice Reform Act of 2020 introduced by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley (R-IA).
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NAELA Joins Advocates in Push for HCBS Funding
7/15/2020  Announcement
The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), which includes NAELA, urged Congress to provide dedicated funding for Medicaid Home and Community-based (HCBS) services in the next COVID-19 package.
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NAELA Responds to New York Times Article
6/24/2020  Announcement
NAELA responded to a June 21, 2020 article in the New York Times, ‘They Just Dumped Him Like Trash’: Nursing Homes Evict Vulnerable Residents.
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