by lgbtei | Aug 25, 2018 | Advocacy Alert!, Blog
Community HealthChoices (CHC) is the new managed care program starting in southeastern Pennsylvania on January 1, 2019. CHC will provide Medicaid (Medical Assistance) coverage for people enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid, enrolled in Medicaid wavers for physical...
by lgbtei | Jul 13, 2018 | Advocacy Alert!
Every five years, Congress passes legislation that sets national agriculture, nutrition, conservation, and forestry policy, commonly referred to as the “Farm Bill.” Included in the Farm Bill is directives around the funding of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...
by lgbtei | May 16, 2018 | Advocacy Alert!, Blog, Featured
The Trump administration is giving businesses and medical providers a license to discriminate: to deny services to LGBT individuals based on religious or moral beliefs. In January, the Trump administration announced the formation of a Division of Conscience and...
by lgbtei | Apr 12, 2018 | Advocacy Alert!, Blog
As Americans grow older and retire from the workforce, financial security and the ability to care for one’s health needs become top priorities. For many retired individuals, Medicare serves as a supplemental income and a source of health insurance. Medicare provides...
by lgbtei | Mar 12, 2018 | Advocacy Alert!
In January, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the formation of a new Conscience and Religious Freedom Division in the HHS Office for Civil Rights. This proposed division was heralded by the Trump administration as a way to further...