Download Testimony in Support of Bills at Health Care Financing (pdf) Dignity Alliance Massachusetts appreciates the opportunity to provide testimony on several matters scheduled for public hearing on May 12, 2025. More than one million residents of Massachusetts are over age 65, or about 18.47% of the population (55.6% are women). That percentage is expected […]
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Download Testimony in Support of Bills at Aging and Independence Committee (pdf) “There’s no place like home. There’s no place like home. There’s no place like home.” If you’re old enough to remember watching the Wizard of Oz when it was only on television once a year, you remember that line. An overwhelming majority of older adults […]
December 5, 2025 Presenter: Bob Blancato, National Coordinator of the bipartisan 3000-member Elder Justice Coalition Bob discussed the current state of aging policy at the national level under the new Congress and Administration. This presentation focused on key shifts in aging policy, identified emerging challenges, and outlined advocacy opportunities that will protect and shape services […]
Five years ago, in the earliest days of the Covid pandemic, Dignity Alliance Massachusetts was established as a volunteer-driven to transform the provision of long-term services and care in the Commonwealth. Since that time, hundreds of individuals and organizations have used their collective voices and efforts to make a real difference through legislation, regulatory reform, […]
HHS’s Transformation to Make America Healthy Again U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, March 27, 2025 The restructuring of HHS is proceeding in accordance with President Trump’s Executive Order, “Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ Workforce Optimization Initiative.” Over the past four years, during the Biden administration, HHS’s budget increased by 38% […]
Thank you to the American Association of People with Disabilities for this article. Since taking office, President Trump has taken several actions attacking diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (often called “DEIA” or “DEI”) in the federal government. AAPD has put together this resource to provide an overview of what DEIA is, why DEIA efforts are essential for […]
Stat NewsOctober 28, 2024By Tara Bannow and Casey Ross For the nation’s largest health insurer, the evidence of abuse was stunning and unmistakable: UnitedHealth Group reaped billions from the federal Medicare program by diagnosing patients with serious chronic illnesses, and then delivering no follow-up care. The findings in the federal report reveal that UnitedHealth repeatedly […]
American Eldercide: How It Happened, How to Prevent It by Margaret Gullette: A book reading and discussion Scroll down to watch the video. Wednesday, October 30, 2024 American Eldercide is a bracing spotlight on the avoidable causes of the COVID-19 Eldercide in the United States. Twenty percent of the Americans who have died of COVID […]
A Discussion of Morals and Values in Institutional Care for the Elderly: How we Justify the Unjustifiable: Part I By Dave Kingsley, Center for Health Information and PolicyJuly 30, 2024 Corporate Neglect and Abuse of Nursing Home Patients: A Low Risk-High Reward Practice Why do nursing home corporations provide suboptimal and neglectful care while earning […]
MIT Age Lab Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to disrupt many established industries, disciplines and practices, and potentially create new ones. At the same time, significant advancements in life expectancy have resulted in dramatic changes in the life course. Both AI and the longevity economy are affecting areas such as transportation, finance, health care and […]