New York Gov. Hochul signs a bill into law expanding the accessibility of physical and mental health care, discounted meal deliveries, caregivers, and other forms of support to LGBTQ people ages 60 and over. - NBCOUT
Zachary Schermele
The legislation requires the state’s Office for the Aging to consider gender identity and expression, sexual orientation and HIV status when it calculates which seniors need the most help. It now considers other noneconomic factors including disability, language barriers and isolation caused by race or ethnicity, too.
The measure clarifies the state’s interpretation of a statute in the Older Americans Act of 1965, a law signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson as a counterpart to the Social Security Amendments and the Medicare and Medicaid Act.
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