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People in state high-risk insurance plans often feel left behind
The federal health law set up new plans that are cheaper and more comprehensive than the older ones run by states but consumers need to go without insurance for six months to qualify.
Author Archive: Howard Gleckman
View: What Medicaid cuts will mean for the elderly and disabled
As you listen to pols argue about how deeply to cut Medicaid think about Natalie — an 85-year-old widow with heart disease and memory problems. Or Lisa — a 50-year old mother of two who has been battling multiple sclerosis since she was 20.
Public reverse mortgages and long-term care: can they work together?
What if your state helped you turn your home equity into cash to pay for long-term care?
Why are fewer patients enrolling in hospice?
Some hospice executives say the poor economy may also be driving doctors to hold on to patients longer.
For senior care, sometimes it does take a village
Aging-in-place “villages” springing up around the country to help seniors stay in their homes.
Obama’s respite care plan: Part of the problem, not a solution
The White House initiative reflects of all that is wrong with U.S. long-term-care policy.
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