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Elder Affairs Hearing, June 24, 2025

The Dignity Alliance MA Legislative Group has prepared testimony for the June 24 Joint Committee on Aging and Independence Hearing. You need to sign up for Online or Oral Testimony by June 23 at 11:55 p.m. DignityMA Testimony:

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Nursing Home Owners Profit with Under-resourcing, and Under-staffing

Report from Michigan Elder Justice Initiative and The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care Public Funds into Private Pockets: How Nursing Homes May Be Hiding Profits and Depriving Residents of Care and Quality 2025-06-04 Read or Download Public Funds into Private Pockets (pdf) Executive Summary Nationally, Medicare and Medicaid pay nursing homes nearly $70 […]

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Support the Wheelchair Repair Bill

Wheelchair Repair bills have been under consideration for several years. DignityMA has supported it for several years. Jim Lomastro of DignityMA wrote Private Equity and Wheelchair Services: A National Crisis which digs into the roots of the issue, and describes how it actually is a national crisis and not just a MA issue. For now, […]

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Older Adult Lobby Day 2025

The Great Hall in the State House was awash in a sea of blue Tuesday, May 13, 2025 when more than 600 older adults and their supporters, most wearing vivid blue tee shirts, held their annual “Older Adult Lobby Day”. State Representative Thomas Stanley (D-Waltham), House Chair of the Joint Committee on Aging and Independence, […]

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AGE Committee Hearing 6/24/2025

The next AGE Committee public hearing will be on June 24th, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM in B-1 Sign Up to testify using this form. The form is primarily for those testifying virtually, but we are also using it to gather information for those testifying in person to both gauge attendance and make the […]

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2025-05-27 Spotlight: Medicaid: An American Medical Care Disgrace

Medicaid: An American Medical Care DisgraceTallgrass Economics, May 13, 2025By Dave Kingsley Everyone But the Totally Uninsured Receives Government Subsidized Medical Care. Only the Poor are Stigmatized     Practically all medical care in the U.S. is subsidized by federal and state governments – mostly by the federal government. The taxes to pay for these subsidies […]

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2025-05-20 Spotlight: Does Private Equity Harm Residents in Nursing Homes?

Does Private Equity Harm the Welfare of Residents in Nursing Homes?Promarket.org, May 19, 2025By Robert FieldRobert Field argues that private equity’s impact on price competition among nursing homes is limited because prices are mostly determined by Medicaid. However, private equity does impact quality and labor outcomes, which deserve greater government scrutiny. This article is part […]

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2025-05-13 Spotlight: “ReiMAgine Aging 2030: The Massachusetts Plan”

“ReiMAgine Aging 2030: The Massachusetts Plan” The Massachusetts Executive Office of Aging and Independence has issued a draft of a five-year plan regarding aging in Massachusetts. The plan defines Aging & Independence’s role as the statewide leader in addressing the needs of older adults and their caregivers across Massachusetts. This Massachusetts Draft State Plan on […]

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2025-05-13 Spotlight: Governor Signs Executive Order, Releases Updated State Plan for Supporting Older Adults in MA

On May 5, 2025, Governor Healey signed an Executive Order and released a new age-friendly state plan which will outline improved ways for Massachusetts agencies to serve older adults, following feedback gathered from across the state. In recognition of Older Americans Month, Governor Healey, Lieutenant Governor Driscoll and Aging & Independence Secretary Robin Lipson visited the Plymouth Center for Active Living to discuss […]

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DignityMA Supports Bills for Joint Committee on Health Care Financing

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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