Mar 2, 2021 | News
PRS Newshour — The leaders of the House Veterans Affairs Committee are facing a number of challenges in the year ahead, when they will try to set new priorities for addressing a department riddled with years of leadership challenges. In separate interviews, Veterans...
Feb 23, 2021 | News
NPR — Peter Prater’s family wasn’t thinking about COVID-19 when the call came that he had been taken to the hospital with a fever. It was April, and the Tallahassee Developmental Center, where Prater lives, hadn’t yet had any COVID-19 diagnoses....
Feb 16, 2021 | News
Genworth.com — All long-term care costs rose sharply in 2020, but assisted living facility costs increased the most, according to Genworth’s latest annual Cost of Care Survey. The across-the-board rises were due in part to increased costs brought on by the...
Feb 9, 2021 | News
The VAntage Point blog/US Dept. of Veterans Affairs — Vietnam Army Veteran Donnie Acklin says he’s lived a great life, despite a few challenges. The oldest of seven children, Acklin was born on Thanksgiving Day in his grandmother’s house in the small Missouri town of...
Feb 2, 2021 | News
The VAntage Point blog/US Dept. of Veterans Affairs — With two COVID-19 vaccines available for emergency use and deliveries starting at VA health care facilities, many Veterans are wondering when they can receive the vaccine. Facilities will notify Vets at high risk...
Jan 26, 2021 | News
From NPR — By Joseph Shapiro/NPR Civil rights officials at the Department of Health and Human Services issued a series of actions to protect people with disabilities from health care discrimination by medical providers during the pandemic. The actions, by the Office...
Jan 19, 2021 | News
From the Washinton Post — By Jessica Contrera For weeks, Wendy Lincicome has been asking the same question. She asks it on the phone. She asks it in emails to state officials. She cares for an epileptic blind man with cerebral palsy 24 hours a day, and when he is...
Jan 12, 2021 | News
From Kiplinger — It’s a bit more difficult for Social Security recipients to learn the ins and outs of second-round stimulus checks, since there are a few special rules that only apply to them. Trying to track down answers to all your second stimulus check...
Jan 5, 2021 | News
From USA Today — The coronavirus crisis has had a profound impact on Americans’ long-term financial outlook. Now, 21% of workers say they are less confident in being able to retire comfortably since the pandemic began, reports the Transamerica Institute in the...
Dec 29, 2020 | News
From The New York Times — The start of a mass coronavirus vaccination campaign at U.S. nursing homes has brought hope to many families. But it may be a while before restrictions loosen. Here are answers to common questions. By Matt Richtel A watershed moment has...
