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A group of four multi-ethnic senior women are enjoying water aerobics at a senior center.

Apr 19, 2023

Get the Facts on Senior Centers Read Article

Mar 14, 2023

Current Federal Budget and Appropriations for Aging Services Programs Read Article

Mar 13, 2023

Get the Facts on Chronic Disease Self-Management Read Article

Mar 13, 2023

Get the Facts on Healthy Aging Read Article

Over one out of four older adults fall each year. Learn about falls prevention and how to help families and caregivers support aging adults by preventing falls.

Mar 13, 2023

Get the Facts on Falls Prevention Read Article

Read the letter pressing for reforms to the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy, or Extra Help, sent to U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure.

Feb 10, 2023

Strengthening Part D Extra Help for Low-Income Older Adults: Letter to CMS Leader Read Article

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Your voice matters. Members of Congress need to hear from you—their constituents—on what issues matter most. Use NCOA's Straight Talk for Seniors® advocacy tool to help protect and strengthen the programs we all depend on as we age.

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Congress ended 2022 by passing a bipartisan omnibus bill that will help Americans save for retirement and access mental health care but falls short in some areas that will require continued NCOA advocacy.

Jan 12, 2023

New Law Will Help Older Americans Save for Retirement, Access Mental Health Care Read Article

Dec 13, 2022

Get the Facts on Women and Aging Read Article

Dec 12, 2022

Get the Facts on Older Americans Read Article

Sep 27, 2022

Fairness in Obesity Treatment: Letter to HHS and CMS Leaders Read Article

NCOA Advocacy

Learn more about the roadmap that guides our policy and advocacy efforts, and how these positions support our commitment to improving the lives of 40 million older adults by 2030.

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Learn about the positions that guide our advocacy efforts, and how they support our ability to improve the lives of 40 million older adults by 2030.

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What Is the Older Americans Act?

The Older Americans Act (OAA) funds critical services that keep our nation's seniors healthy and independent—services like meals, job training, senior centers, health promotion, benefits enrollment, caregiver support, transportation, and more.

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New Bill Strengthens Job Programs for Older Workers

Biden's 2023 budget is calling for investments to respond to the ongoing needs from the COVID pandemic, including boosted funding for the Older Americans Act and other Aging Services programs.

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Priorities for the White House Conference: Why the Administration Needs to Examine the Root Cause of Hunger and Poverty in Older Adults

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May 12, 2022

Caregiving Equity: Better for Women, Better for Us All

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Get the Facts on Food Insecurity and Older Adults

Every day, we fight for public programs that enable older adults to pay for healthy food, manage their chronic conditions, and connect with friends to stave off the lethal effects of isolation.

Feb 24, 2022

Fighting for Bea and Gladys. Fighting for Equity in Aging.

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Nov 17, 2021

It’s Time for Equity in Aging

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Sep 8, 2021

National Organizations Urge Congress to Improve Assistance for Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries

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Aug 30, 2021

How Misinformation Hurts Communities of Color Most

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Aug 10, 2021

Congress Is in Recess: Here’s How to Make Your Voice Heard

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Aug 10, 2021

House Approves FY22 Aging Services Investments

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May 4, 2021

American Families Plan Includes Paid Family Leave

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Apr 29, 2021

Ramsey Alwin on Supporting Older Workers Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

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Apr 12, 2021

Address a Significant Public Health Issue: Funding for Falls Prevention Programs

Find out how a Benefits Enrollment Center (BEC) can help you find and enroll in all the benefits programs you qualify for.

Apr 8, 2021

The Rationale for FY22 Aging Services Funding

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Apr 7, 2021

Home Care Gets a Boost in American Jobs Plan

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Mar 24, 2021

Changes to Medicaid Following the Public Health Emergency

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Mar 16, 2021

American Rescue Plan Improves Senior Health and Financial Security

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Mar 1, 2021

Get the Facts on Home Equity and Seniors

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Feb 23, 2021

Get the Facts on Elder Abuse

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Feb 23, 2021

The Importance of Funding for Medicare State Health Insurance Assistance Programs

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Feb 20, 2021

Older Adult Nutrition Month and SNAP Advocacy

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Feb 19, 2021

Restore Funding for Chronic Disease Self-Management Education

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Feb 15, 2021

Get the Facts on SNAP and Senior Hunger

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Feb 8, 2021

Aging Well for All: 2021 Public Policy Priorities for Older Adults

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Jan 31, 2021

Making Prescription Drugs More Affordable for Medicare Beneficiaries

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Dec 3, 2020

Get the Facts on Reverse Mortgages

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Nov 9, 2020

Get the Facts on Senior Debt

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Oct 13, 2020

Congress Recesses with More Work to Be Done

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Sep 30, 2020

What Is the Accessible Voting Act?

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Sep 18, 2020

Representatives Request Adequate FY21 Funding for Medicare SHIP and SCSEP in Joint Letter

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Sep 18, 2020

Senators Urge Appropriators to Provide Adequate FY21 Funding for SHIP

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Jul 22, 2020

Congress Invests in Most Pressing Needs, But Budget Restrictions Remain

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May 20, 2020

Potential Financial Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Minority Older Adults

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May 20, 2020

The Heroes Act: What Is It and How Will It Provide Relief?

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Apr 16, 2020

The Alarming Inequities of COVID-19

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Feb 4, 2020

NCOA Endorsement of Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020

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Jan 30, 2020

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Dec 16, 2019

Letter to Congressional Leadership on Medicare and Medicaid Extenders

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Nov 6, 2019

A Profile of Older U.S. Veterans

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Aug 27, 2019

Letter to Seema Verma, Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, U. S. Department of Health and Human Services

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NCOA Comment Letter on the New Medicare Plan Finder

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Jun 13, 2019

Improve Access to Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services

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Jun 10, 2019

Letter of Support for H.R. 1230, The Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act

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Jun 5, 2019

The Importance of Improving Medicare Low-Income Beneficiary Enrollment

Learn how a Medicare broker can help and why you should consider talking to one.

May 17, 2019

Improving Medicare Low-Income Beneficiary Enrollment

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Sep 4, 2018

Joint Letter Opposing Proposals to Restrict Access to SNAP in House 2018 Farm Bill

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Apr 24, 2018

The Modernizing Medicare Plan Finder Report

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Jan 24, 2018

Anna Maria Chávez on Turning 65: Navigating Critical Decisions to Age Well

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