There are more than 15,500 Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing facilities in America today, with more than 1.4 million residents.
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Nursing Facilities And Predatory Owners
Posted on 08 June 2022.
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Forget Any Changes To Medicare Part B Premium Rates
Posted on 11 May 2022.
About three months ago, I reported that people on Medicare were being over-charged for their Part B (doctor’s care) premium rates because of the inflated cost of a new drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease.
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California Blows The Doors Off Medicaid Asset Limits
Posted on 22 March 2022.
Paying for long term care, whether in a nursing home or care at home, has been a major challenge for the elderly and disabled, because Medicare covers only a very short stay for nursing facilities, and custodial home care is very limited as well.
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Simple Swap: Repeal Corporate Tax Cuts, Add Back Dental & Vision To Medicare
Posted on 16 February 2022.
I have a simple proposal to make to the U.S. Congress. A budgetary swap, on behalf of the elderly and disabled Americans: repeal the corporate tax cuts in the 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act (TCJA), and add back into the budget the Medicare dental, vision, and hearing benefits.
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Medicare Proposal Would Cover Aduhelm If Beneficiaries Enrolled In Clinical Trials
Posted on 17 January 2022.
On Nov. 12, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the Medicare Part B (doctor’s care) premium rates for 2022 would rise from $148.50 per month in 2021, to $170.10 in 2022.
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Drug Companies Keep Prices High At The Expense Of Older Americans
Posted on 20 December 2021.
As an early Christmas gift to seniors struggling to pay for high drug costs, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, D-NY, released a 269-page majority staff report on Dec. 10 from the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, summarizing a three-year investigation of the pharmaceutical industry’s pricing and business practices.
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