Many states continue to use outdated and overly stringent financial eligibility criteria in Medicaid programs for older adults and people with disabilities. However, states have broad discretion to adjust their financial eligibility criteria, including raising the income limits and increasing and eliminating asset limits to make Medicaid more affordable. Advocates in California, New York, and Washington have had several recent successes in broadening Medicaid income and asset limits to better align programs with the eligibility criteria used for the Medicaid expansion program and with the affordability principles of the Affordable Care Act.

Join us for a webinar, Expanding Health Care Affordability for Older Adults and People with Disabilities, to learn how advocates secured changes in Medicaid eligibility limits and what steps you can take in your state. Read more about the topic in this issue brief.

In this webinar, we will:
• Summarize the Medicaid financial eligibility rules across the country for older adults and people with disabilities
• Provide an overview of the affordability gaps older adults and people with disabilities face as result of the eligibility rules
• Summarize the changes in law advocates from California, New York, and Washington have secured to increase eligibility limits
• Discuss the barriers advocates faced and strategies they employed to secure the changes in eligibility

Who Should Participate:
State-based advocates working with older adults and people with disabilities.

Presenters:
• Amber Christ, Directing Attorney, Justice in Aging
• Vivian Kwok, Peter Harbage Fellow, Justice in Aging
• Valerie Bogart, New York Legal Assistance Group
• Ann Vining, Northwest Health Law Advocates

Capacity for this session is limited to 1,000 participants, and all participants will have the option of accessing audio through the computer or by phone. Closed captioning will be available. Please be sure to log onto the webinar a few minutes early in order to secure your place for the live presentation on Zoom. The presentation will be recorded and available for later viewing. If you would like to request ASL interpretation or have other accessibility related questions, please email info@justiceinaging.org.