Some worry as for-profits start offering PACE … Seniors with more continuity of care use the emergency department less … Senate Aging Committee requests briefing from maker of EpiPen …...
CMS proposes first PACE update since 2006
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 14, 2016
The Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly would be updated for the first time since 2006 under a proposal announced Thursday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
What you need to know about the Democratic platform
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 26, 2016
The Democratic National Convention ratified the party platform late Monday in Philadelphia. We’ve highlighted topics in the 55-page document that will be of particular interest to those working in...
More News for Friday, July 22
Jul 21, 2016
Older adults ride in Google’s self-driving cars … Costs skyrocket for federal long-term care insurance … Medicare proposes changes to payments for Alzheimer’s, diabetes care …...
Obama: Policymakers can learn from CLASS Act failure
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 12, 2016
The development and implementation of the Affordable Care Act holds lessons for future policymakers, including lessons stemming from failed efforts to find a solution to funding long-term services and...
Report: How to get more benefits to seniors
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 21, 2016
Stigma and other factors often prevent eligible older adults from applying for public benefits programs that could help them meet their basic housing, medical and food needs, according to a report released...
Lack of affordable housing impedes integration of care, services
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 20, 2016
A paucity of affordable housing is a major impediment to integrating care and long-term services and supports in assisted living settings, according to speakers at a Bipartisan Policy Center meeting Monday.
Caregiving a ‘hidden threat’ to retirement security
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 16, 2016
By caring for aging loved ones, unpaid family caregivers jeopardize their chances of having enough money to pay for their own needs as they advance in years, one witness told those attending a Senate Special...
Innovations may encourage retirement saving, committee hears
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 15, 2016
New apps and programs might encourage people to save more money for their needs in retirement and improve their financial literacy, said speakers at Wednesday’s hearing of the Senate Special Committee...
Larger employers should be required to offer retirement plans, group says
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 09, 2016
Requiring most employers to offer retirement plans for their workers would help ensure that Americans have enough money to pay for their needs after they stop working, the nonprofit Bipartisan Policy Center...