End of extra food aid will drive folks to the 'emergency room to just get a meal'
Yahoo Finance via AOL· 6 days agoMedicare/Medicaid changed regulations around food and produce being able to be offered as a benefit...
Colorado’s nonprofit hospitals would be required to spend more on “community benefit” under new bill
Denver Post· 6 days agoNational Jewish Health reportedly only spent 1.7% of our community benefit dollars on care to those...
What Republicans should learn from French protests over pension cuts
Vox· 1 day agoMass protests continued to roil French cities on Thursday, with more than a million people turning...
Understanding Long-Term Care Insurance and Medicare Coverage for Assisted Living - WTOP News
WTOP Washington· 2 days agoYou just turned 65 and applied for Medicare. Now, if you need assisted living, you’ll be set, right? Many people assume that Medicare covers assisted living ...
Opinion | A fiscally responsible government cannot keep its hands off Medicare
Washington Post· 2 days agoMedicare is a successful component of the American social safety net. It is also expensive: During...
Google hires Costello
Politico· 2 days ago...Tech Oversight Project, Accountable Tech, the Center for Digital Democracy, Fairplay, Parents...proposal from the White House to root out abuse and fraud and lower Medicare Advantage payments is being met with “an aggressive campaign by the health insurance...Americans” and are lucrative for...
You May Need That Procedure. But Do You Really Need an Escort?
New York Times· 10 hours agoFor older people, it can be a tall order. Robert Lewinger is tired of being berated by his...
Older Adults Reminded Of Assistance After SNAP Changes
Jeffersonian Democrat· 1 day agoThe Pennsylvania Department of Aging (PDA) recently reminded older adults facing a reduction in their Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits that < ...
27 Ugly Truths About Retirement
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Bill OBoyle: Baker hearing looks to strengthen guardianship laws, prevent elder abuse
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 6 days agoMar. 19—WILKES-BARRE — The Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Sen. Lisa Baker, this week held a joint public hearing with the Senate Aging and Youth Committee, chaired by Sen. Judy Ward, ...