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House Passes Budget Resolution Agreement
August 30, 2021: The House passed a $3.5 trillion budget blueprint on Tuesday with a 220-212 party-line vote, paving the way for Democrats to pass a robust spending package that will invest in families, retirees, and seniors. The package will incl Read More >
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Why Doesn’t Medicare Cover Services So Many Seniors Need?
August 11, 2021: 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 tra Read More >
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Alliance Members Continue to Commemorate Medicare, Social Security Anniversaries
August 09, 2021: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (NY) both participated in a Celebration of Progress, recognizing the anniversaries of the enactment of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and the Americans wit Read More >
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Device Makers Have Funneled Billions to Orthopedic Surgeons Who Use Their Products
June 17, 2021: Dr. Kingsley R. Chin was little more than a decade out of Harvard Medical School when sales of his spine surgical implants took off. Chin has patented more than 40 pieces of such hardware, including doughnut-shaped plastic cage Read More >
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New Alzheimer’s Drug Approved as Debate Heats Up Over Its Cost, Effectiveness
June 15, 2021: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently authorized Aduhelm, a controversial new Alzheimer's disease treatment created by Biogen. Aduhelm is the first new treatment approved for Alzheimer’s after a nearly 20-year hiatus i Read More >
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Zooming Into the Statehouse: Nursing Home Residents Use New Digital Skills to Push for Changes
June 09, 2021: Patty Bausch testified remotely before a Connecticut state legislative hearing on Feb. 23, 2021. (CONNECTICUT GENERAL ASSEMBLY AGING COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEARING VIA YOUTUBE) Patty Bausch isn’t a Medicaid expert, lawyer or m Read More >
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Caring for an Aging Nation
June 03, 2021: A Variety of Services Booming Number of Seniors The Cost of Long-Term Care Services The Physical – and Financial – Burden The $61 Billion Price Tag Health care for the nation’s seniors looms large as the baby-boom gen Read More >
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As Pandemic Eases, Many Seniors Have Lost Strength, May Need Rehabilitative Services
May 21, 2021: Ronald Lindquist, 87, has been active all his life. So, he wasn’t prepared for what happened when he stopped going out during the coronavirus pandemic and spent most of his time, inactive, at home. “I found it hard to get u Read More >
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KHN: Biden Seeks $400 Billion to Buttress Long-Term Care. A Look at What’s at Stake.
April 12, 2021: There’s widespread agreement that it’s important to help older adults and people with disabilities remain independent as long as possible. But are we prepared to do what’s necessary, as a nation, to make this possible? Th Read More >
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KHN: ‘Incredibly Concerning’ Lawsuit Threatens No-Charge Preventive Care for Millions
March 31, 2021: With a challenge to the Affordable Care Act still pending at the Supreme Court, conservatives are continuing to launch legal attacks on the law, including a case in which a Texas federal judge seems open to ending th Read More >