Bernie Sanders
Proposal for full LTC coverage
January 01, 2014Congressional 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
May 24, 2013Senate 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 unveiled Thursday by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and is co-sponsored by 14 Democratic senators.
Vermont decides not to recoup some seniors' Medicare Part D rebate checks
June 16, 2010Some 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.
