US News: Debt After Death: The Painful Blow of Medicaid Estate Recovery (October 14, 2021) A congressionally mandated system designed to recoup the costs of “Debt After Death: The Painful Blow of Medicaid Estate Recovery”
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Groups Call to End Age Discrimination in Idaho’s Care Rationing
Public News Service: Groups Call to End Age Discrimination in Idaho’s Care Rationing (October 6, 2021) Idaho hospitals are rationing care because of the strain “Groups Call to End Age Discrimination in Idaho’s Care Rationing”
New York Suit Contests Social Security Closures, Changes
Public News Service: New York Suit Contests Social Security Closures, Changes (October 5, 2021) Disability advocates and other groups are suing the federal government over “New York Suit Contests Social Security Closures, Changes”
The Democrats’ Social Spending Bill Would Expand Medicare and Medicaid and Lower the Cost of Prescription Drugs
KALW Radio, Your Call: The Democrats’ Social Spending Bill Would Expand Medicare and Medicaid and Lower the Cost of Prescription Drugs September 28, 2021 On “The Democrats’ Social Spending Bill Would Expand Medicare and Medicaid and Lower the Cost of Prescription Drugs”
Civil Rights Complaint Targets Idaho Health Care Rationing
ABC News: Civil Rights Complaint Targets Idaho Health Care Rationing September 24, 2021 An advocacy group for older adults called Justice in Aging has filed “Civil Rights Complaint Targets Idaho Health Care Rationing”
Medicare Advantage vs. Medicare Supplement: What you Need to Know
Forbes Health: Medicare Advantage vs. Medicare Supplement: What you Need to Know, September 23, 2021 Medicare is a fee-for-service health insurance program for aging individuals. “Medicare Advantage vs. Medicare Supplement: What you Need to Know”
Nursing Homes are now Facing a COVID Resurgence, and a Staffing Shortage will only Make it Worse
Marketwatch: Nursing Homes are now Facing a COVID Resurgence, and a Staffing Shortage will only Make it Worse September 17, 2021 Despite receiving billions of “Nursing Homes are now Facing a COVID Resurgence, and a Staffing Shortage will only Make it Worse”
How COVID-19 Exacerbated Inequities in Health Care for the BIPOC Community
Next Avenue: How COVID-19 Exacerbated Inequities in Health Care for the BIPOC Community, August 31, 2021 The coronavirus has been particularly devastating for people 65 “How COVID-19 Exacerbated Inequities in Health Care for the BIPOC Community”
Florida Covid Isolation Centers Received Over $50 Million in State, Federal Reimbursements Data Shows
WSFL-TV South Florida: Florida Covid Isolation Centers Received Over $50 Million in State, Federal Reimbursements Data Shows August 23, 2021 According to AHCA, the 23 “Florida Covid Isolation Centers Received Over $50 Million in State, Federal Reimbursements Data Shows”
California Makes it Easier for Low-Income Residents to Get and Keep Free Health Coverage
Kaiser Health News: California Makes it Easier for Low-Income Residents to Get and Keep Free Health Coverage (July 20, 2021) A provision in California’s newly “California Makes it Easier for Low-Income Residents to Get and Keep Free Health Coverage”