Every year an estimated 1 in 10 older Americans are victims of elder abuse, neglect, or exploitation.

Following an inquiry by Senators Bob Casey and Pat Toomey, CMS has made public a previously unreleased list of hundreds of under-performing nursing homes.

Consumer Voice joined with other advocacy organizations as a part of the National Observation Stays Coalition in submitting a statement for the record to the House Ways and Means Subcommittee Hearing on May 21st “Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills”.

On March 6, join with others across the country to urge Congress to continue funding MFP.

The House passed the IMPROVE Act (H.R. 7217) that includes two important provisions related to Medicaid home and community-based services. Contact your Senator and urge them to vote YES on the bill

Thank you to everyone who has already submitted comments to oppose the rollback of the emergency preparedness rules. For those who haven’t, there’s still time!

Two bills have been introduced to extend the Money Follows the Person Program for five years.

On January 24, the Medicaid Extenders Act which contains provisions to continue funding the Money Follows the Person program, was signed into law.

A recent article from CNN provided tips from Consumer Voice resources on protecting your loved ones from abuse or sexual assault in a nursing home.