2018 Fall Conference Final Agenda & Presentations

Alzheimer'sTown Halls are back, and happening near you!

These town halls are an effort to continue the attention of state officials to the importance of addressing the challenges of better supporting people with Alzheimer's and those who care for them.

The Tax-Cut Con Goes On Why Social Security and Medicare are on the ballot.

Which brings us back to the midterm elections. Rule of law is definitely on the ballot. So is health care. But voters should realize that the threat to programs they count on is much broader: If the G.O.P. holds its majority, Social Security and Medicare as we know them will be very much in danger.

This Is What Life Without Retirement Savings Looks Like

Many seniors are stuck with lives of never-ending work—a fate that could befall millions in the coming decades.

One State’s Quest to Introduce Long-Term Care Benefits

The reality is that many people are spending-down to poverty in their final years to access Medicaid to pay for long-term care, which the average lifetime cost is $260,000. There’s a better way, the Long-Term Care Trust Act is the plan we need to secure our future.

Secure Drug Take-Back bill Passes

After years of hard work and persistence, the MedTakeBack coalition has gotten the support of the Washington State Legislature for a comprehensive state-wide secure drug take-back program. The Drug Take-Back Program now has a page on Dept of Health website.

Medicare is mailing new Medicare cards.

The new cards should arrive in mailboxes in Washington State in the last half of 2018. Here are "10 things To Know About the New Medicare Cards

Retirement Readiness - Washington State Retirement Preparedness Study

The Washington State Legislature directed the Department of Commerce to study the retirement preparedness of Washington residents, based on region, age, type of employment, and income.

Fight fraud: Guard your Medicare card

If you have Medicare, you can protect your identity and help prevent health care fraud by guarding your Medicare card just like you would a credit card.

Living Below the Line: Elder Economic Insecurity in Washington State

Almost half of the older adults living alone in Washington State are likely to have trouble making ends meet each month.