Court: Service plan required for assisted living benefits under Medicaid
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 03, 2016
The state of Ohio will not be required to pay retroactively for benefits that Medicaid-eligible assisted living residents received before their written service plans were approved by the state, the U.S....
Assisted living law stirs controversy in North Carolina
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 14, 2016
Legislation signed into law in North Carolina June 30 has upset some advocates for assisted living residents, but the leader of an association representing providers said that those who are unhappy misunderstand...
Assisted living communities in the South, Midwest hit especially hard by COVID-19: CDC
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 06, 2022
Final data on how COVID-19 affected assisted living and similar residential care communities in the nation during the height of the pandemic were released Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and...
Lawmakers introduce legislation designed to strengthen Americans’ retirement security
By
Amy Novotney
Oct 29, 2020
A bipartisan measure is calling for the promotion and expansion of efforts to increase retirement savings and simplify and clarify retirement plan rules to help Americans successfully save for a financially...
Salt restriction does not lower blood pressure variability
Jan 12, 2023
The findings show no difference between a seven-day low- or high-salt diet.
Time-restricted eating effective for weight loss, lowering HbA1c
Nov 02, 2023
TRE without calorie counting is effective and yields significant reduction in body weight at six months.
Sentrics acquires Silversphere
Apr 12, 2019
Sentrics has acquired Silversphere, the company announced Thursday.
Small lifestyle changes not sustainable for weight loss over time
Mar 17, 2022
Findings were seen during three years of follow-up among overweight and obese adults.
Federal workers with natural COVID-19 immunity file class action suit
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 09, 2021
Attorneys from the New Civil Liberties Alliance and Austin, TX-based Texas Public Policy Foundation are representing almost a dozen federal workers in a class action lawsuit against their employer, the...
Many stroke survivors continue to smoke
Nov 17, 2021
Stroke survivors are less likely than cancer survivors to quit smoking.