Documents & Resources

Bulletin: Ensuring the Rights of Persons with Limited English Proficiency in Health Care During COVID-19Bulletin: Ensuring the Rights of Persons with Limited English Proficiency in Health Care During COVID-19

Consumer Fact Sheet: Medicare Coverage and CoronavirusConsumer Fact Sheet: Medicare Coverage and Coronavirus

Helping Clients Enroll in Part B During the Coronavirus Public Health EmergencyHelping Clients Enroll in Part B During the Coronavirus Public Health Emergency

Consumer Fact Sheet: How to Enroll in Medicare During the Coronavirus Public Health EmergencyConsumer Fact Sheet: How to Enroll in Medicare During the Coronavirus Public Health Emergency

Medicare Beneficiary Q & A: COVID-19 Medicare CoverageMedicare Beneficiary Q & A: COVID-19 Medicare Coverage

The National Indian Council on Aging, Inc. (NICOA)

A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1976  called for as a national organization focused on the needs of aging American Indian and Alaska Native elders. The mission of NICOA is to advocate for improved comprehensive health, social services and economic wellbeing for American Indian and Alaska Native elders. View their site for additional information and resources.

Advocates for policies and programs that improve aging in our communities as racially and ethnically diverse people; American Indians and Alaska Natives;  Blakcs and African-Americans; Asian-Americans and Pacific islanders; Hispanics; and lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender (LGBT) people. In the decades to come, the communities represented by the DEC will collectively form the majority of older adults in the United States. The DEC is working to strengthen policies and programs to enhance the health and wellbeing of diverse elders, educating and connecting diverse older adults and their loved ones to key policy debates on aging, and increasing public support for issues that affect our communities.

Advocates for policies and programs that improve aging in our communities as racially and ethnically diverse people; American Indians and Alaska Natives;  Blakcs and African-Americans; Asian-Americans and Pacific islanders; Hispanics; and lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender (LGBT) people. In the decades to come, the communities represented by the DEC will collectively form the majority of older adults in the United States. The DEC is working to strengthen policies and programs to enhance the health and wellbeing of diverse elders, educating and connecting diverse older adults and their loved ones to key policy debates on aging, and increasing public support for issues that affect our communities.