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Proposal for full LTC coverage
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 01, 2014
Congressional lawmakers have introduced a bill to launch a single-payer healthcare system that would include universal long-term care coverage.
Senate bill seeks to empower long-term care ombudsmen, strengthen eldercare workforce
By
McKnight's Staff
May 24, 2013
Senate lawmakers are seeking to strengthen and expand the long-term care ombudsman program and boost the eldercare workforce through a bill to reauthorize the Older Americans Act of 1965. The measure was...
Vermont decides not to recoup some seniors’ Medicare Part D rebate checks
Jun 16, 2010
Some low-income seniors in Vermont received good news Monday: State officials said they are giving up in their attempt to collect the $250 Medicare Part D rebate checks.