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Providers and residents back bill to fund supportive senior housing and direct Medicaid resources to place‑based services
Summary
2Life Communities, residents and supportive‑housing advocates urged passage of H1369 to fund place‑based services in affordable senior housing and redirect Medicaid resources to support on‑site services that keep low‑income seniors healthy and out of nursing homes.
Representatives of nonprofit senior housing provider 2Life Communities, residents and supportive‑housing advocates urged the Joint Committee on Elder Affairs to support H1369, a bill that would strengthen supportive housing and seek to reduce health‑care costs for low‑income seniors by directing Medicaid funds toward place‑based services in affordable senior housing.
Amy Schechman, CEO of 2Life Communities, described the organization’s model that combines deeply affordable housing with on‑site supportive…
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