Posted on 12 August 2021. Tags: Congress, Healthcare, Medicare, budget bill, dental, expansion, eyeglasses, older, prescriptions
Sorry, Joe Namath. Despite what you keep saying in those TV ads, under Medicare, seniors are not “entitled to eliminate copays and get dental care, dentures, eyeglasses, prescription drug coverage, in-home aides, unlimited transportation and home-delivered meals, all at no additional cost.”
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Posted in Health, Finance & Work, Features
Posted on 19 February 2021. Tags: Administration, Biden, Healthcare, Medicaid, Republicans, expansion, red states
President Joe Biden has an unexpected opening to cut deals with red states to expand Medicaid, raising the prospect that the new administration could extend health protections to millions of uninsured Americans.
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Posted in Health
Posted on 21 February 2019. Tags: Congress, Democrats, Larson, Social Security, expansion
The idea that Social Security benefits should be expanded, not cut, is going mainstream.
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Posted in Your Money
Posted on 01 January 2019. Tags: Medicaid, elderly, expansion, mental health
Over the years, the issue of inadequate mental health services for older people has not changed much.
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Posted in Pushback
Posted on 14 October 2016. Tags: Clinton, Social Security, election, expansion
Expanding Social Security is the rage in Washington and on the campaign trail. It has evolved into a dividing line in many Congressional races across the country.
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Posted in Features, Commentary, Your Money