Nov 8, 2018 | News
From Kaiser Family Foundation — While not typically an election issue, Medicaid — particularly the Medicaid expansion created under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) — was an important issue in the 2018 midterm elections in a number of campaigns throughout the country....
Oct 31, 2018 | News
From Forbes — When Rick could not remember where he kept his trusted toolbox, and then forgot his computer passwords, Sandy—Rick’s wife of 40 years—initially wasn’t alarmed. Sandy misplaced stuff all the time and who can remember all those passwords anyway? But...
Oct 24, 2018 | News
From ABC News — Low-income people in states that haven’t expanded Medicaid are much more likely to forgo needed medical care than the poor in other states, according to a government report released Monday amid election debates from Georgia to Utah over...
Oct 19, 2018 | News
From Kaiser Health News — The inspector general at the Department of Health and Human Services this month launched an examination into federal oversight of skilled nursing facilities amid signs some homes aren’t meeting Medicare’s minimum staffing requirements. The...
Oct 9, 2018 | News
From CBS News — Key posts overseeing the financial health of Social Security and Medicare have been vacant for more than three years, leaving the programs without independent accountability in the face of dire predictions about approaching insolvency. With Washington...
Oct 4, 2018 | News
From The New York Times — Arkansas is the first state to test it, and thousands have been kicked off the program. The Trump administration argues that imposing work requirements for Medicaid is an incentive that can help lift people out of poverty. But a test...
Sep 25, 2018 | News
From McKnight’s Long=Term Care News — Nursing homes looking to gauge whether a resident is at risk for readmission may have a new tea leaf to read. Pouring over data from more than 700,000 patients, at a mean age of 78, Canadian researchers found that care...
Sep 19, 2018 | News
From CNBC — Good news for those who are collecting Social Security: Your monthly checks likely will be bigger next year. The Social Security Administration generally announces its cost-of-living adjustment in October. The Senior Citizens League, a nonpartisan...
Sep 12, 2018 | News
From Kasiser Health News — Death and its companion, grief, are often ignored at nursing homes and assisted living centers. Yet ignoring the loss can lead to depression, staff burnout and other problems. GRAY, Ga. — One by one, their names were recited as family...
Sep 5, 2018 | News
From Forbes — Mom falls and breaks her hip. Her injury is repaired at the local acute care hospital but she needs intensive rehab and post-surgical care. She could be sent home or to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) but instead she is discharged to a long-term...
