After Pandemic Ravaged Nursing Homes, New State Laws Protect Residents
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) When the coronavirus hit Martha Leland’s Connecticut nursing home last year, she and
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Legislative Update
Democrats Hope To Beef Up Medicare With Dental, Vision And Hearing Benefits
(By Julie Rovner for NPR) Sorry, Joe Namath. Despite what you keep saying in those TV ads, under Medicare, seniors are
Read MoreDelaware grants full practice authority for APRNs
(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) Delaware Gov. John Carney signed a bill into law Aug. 4 granting full practice
Read More2+2=? Senate Uses Murky Math as It Shelves Drug Pricing Rule to Fund Infrastructure
(By Michael McAuliff for Kaiser Health News) The Senate’s release of its bipartisan infrastructure plan signals that lawmakers are poised
Read MoreThe Seniors’ Chronic Care Management Improvement Act
The Seniors’ Chronic Care Management Improvement Act aims to eliminate the cost-sharing requirement for Medicare beneficiaries to get chronic care
Read MoreMedicare and Dental Coverage: A Closer Look
(By Meredith Freed, Nancy Ochieng, Nolan Sroczynski, Anthony Damico, and Krutika Amin for Kaiser Family Foundation published July 28, 2021)
Read MoreHow drug pricing proposals would lower costs
A recent survey found 80 percent of American adults believe prescription drugs are unreasonably expensive, and almost 90 percent of
Read MoreRepresentatives introduce Medicare dental coverage bill
(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) Reps. Steven Horsford, D-Nev. and Robin Kelly, D-Ill., co-authored a bill that would
Read MoreAdding dental, vision and hearing to Medicare will be costly, but worth it
The Congressional Democrats are expected to submit a bill containing a provision to expand traditional Medicare later this year. The
Read MoreCalifornia Makes It Easier for Low-Income Residents to Get and Keep Free Health Coverage
(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Getting clean drinking water cost Ignacio Padilla his health insurance.
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