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What’s In Biden’s $400 Billion Plan To Support Families’ Long-Term Health Needs

April 9, 2021April 9, 2021 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Judith Graham for NPR) There’s widespread agreement that it’s important to help older adults and people with disabilities remain independent

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Hospice care at home: get the support you need

November 2, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) There are many difficult decisions that come with a terminal illness, like considering whether hospice care is

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What Is Home Healthcare and does Medicare cover it

August 26, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

Does Medicare cover in-home care?  Home healthcare is care provided in a patient’s home when someone is injured or suffers

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Medicare overpaid hospitals $267M, OIG says

August 11, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare overpaid hospitals more than $267 million over a two-year period for inpatient claims

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At-Home Care Designed For COVID Likely Here To Stay At Cleveland Hospital

June 10, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Brie Zeltner for Kaiser Health News) CLEVELAND, Ohio — In late March, Andrea Laquatra began to feel sick. At

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Palliative care can be valuable for heart failure patients

June 2, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

American Heart Association is reporting palliative care can be valuable for heart failure patients and may lower the risk of

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The Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill program

May 14, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

The Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill (SSBCI) program allows Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to offer services such as

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Palliative Care Helped Family Face ‘The Awful, Awful Truth’

May 5, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Will Stone for Kaiser Health News) Seattle mourned the news: Elizabeth and Robert Mar died of COVID-19 within a

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We have been failing our frail seniors

April 28, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

As of April 23rd, there were more than 10,000 reported deaths from COVID-19 in long-term care facilities – in just

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There are roughly 40 million unpaid caregivers in the US

March 6, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

There are roughly 40 million unpaid caregivers here in the United States. If you are one of them or know

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