…diagnosis after hearing many stories of people not being told of their disease until it had progressed significantly. To conduct the study, researchers analyzed Medicare claims data from 2008-2010 to…
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Same-Sex Marriage: Planning for the Future
…of Personnel Management announced that federal employees in LGBT marriages could apply for health, dental, long-term care, life and retirement benefits. – Medicare: The Department of Health and Human Services…
A “Guardian Angel” When One is Needed Most
…from care that’s more focused on comfort than extending life to all-out medical efforts to resuscitate a dying patient. Medicare just announced that beginning in 2016, doctors may be compensated…
Top 15 Articles of 2015
From the 50th birthday of Medicaid and Medicare and the 80th birthday of Social Security to the once-a-decade White House Conference on Aging, we covered a lot of ground in…
Special Report: Long-Term Care Around the World
…elderly and non-elderly people with limitations in performing daily activities. In the United States, long-term care is disastrously expensive. Medicare, the public health insurance system for seniors over 65 and…
Even Experts Need an Elder Law Attorney
Laura Katz Olson, 71, is an academic, who is quite knowledgeable about Medicare and Social Security. In fact, she taught health-care policy for decades at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania. She…
Senior Care Robots are Revolutionizing Health Care in Northern Virginia
…reimbursement through Medicare and Medicaid. It says this will make Rudy available at “little to no cost to the user.” “We’ve designed this robot to be friendly, very easy to…
Is Nursing Home Compare a Reliable Tool?
…is provided and regularly updated by the federal government’s Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services) is an extremely helpful resource; however, there has been some criticism about the tool. Recently,…
Medicaid CCC Plus Rolls Out in Northern Virginia on December 1, 2017
…If she is enrolled in Medicare, her Care Coordinator can assist her with coordinating her Medicare and Medicaid benefits. Your mom’s Care Coordinator can help her understand and access her…
Ignoring Hearing Loss Can Dramatically Increase Likelihood of Dementia
…quite expensive. Good quality hearing aids can cost $2,000 to $7,000 — and traditional Medicare plans don’t cover them. The expense is a major reason why many people do not…
Changes to Veterans Pension Rules Are Looming — Plan Now!
…helps pay for unreimbursed medical expenses (not covered by Medicare or a Medicare supplement) for veterans and their surviving spouses. A & A is a useful program for those who…
Falls Aren’t Just a Normal Part of Aging — They Are Preventable!
…for a fall; and every day, 74 of those will die from a fall. Falls are Serious and Costly In 2015, the Medicare costs of falls requiring medical treatment were…
Why Medicaid Planning Is 100 Percent Ethical
…Medicaid coverage.” According to Lieber, “(w)e assume, incorrectly, that Medicaid is only for the younger poor or those with disabilities and that Medicare will pay for most nursing home care……
What’s the Difference Between Assisted Living and Nursing Home Care, and which is Less Expensive?
…costly, how can anyone afford them without going broke or depleting their assets? Medicare will pay for short-term rehabilitation that takes place in a nursing care or rehab center following…
Virginia Allocates $246 million to Help Long-term Care Facilities After COVID-19 Pandemic
…will be primarily paid by Medicare; Funding can cover additional costs related to testing, and staffing, PPE, cleaning supplies; Outbreak response will be $80.00 per patient per day (in addition…
How the Pandemic has Reshaped the Way We Look at Retirement
…in which one lives. Community-based programs will also likely expand, including the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, a combined Medicare and Medicaid service that is currently helping approximately…
Do Veterans Benefits Cover Hospice and Palliative Care?
…according to a recent study, hospice utilization among veterans has been lower than that of the general population. According to research, 21.6% of all Medicare decedents enrolled in hospice, compared…
FDA Approves New Alzheimer’s Drug—But Does it Work?
…affects older people, most costs are expected to fall to Medicare’s Part B program. Medicare has not yet said how it would cover the drug and its associated costs. Are…
What Changed With the Social Security Statement?
…that were subject to Social Security and Medicare taxes; an accounting of how much you’ve paid in Security and Medicare taxes; bullet points on benefit calculations and eligibility, condensed from…
CMS Lifts COVID-19 Nursing Home Visitation Restrictions
…uptick in dementia-related behaviors. Visitation Is Now Allowed at All Nursing Homes at All Times This past Friday, updated guidance was released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services…
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