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Jimmo Agreement: Medicare Coverage for Skilled Care

In previous blog articles we spoke about the Jimmo v. Sebelius settlement (December,2013 / March, 2013 / December, 2012). After (more…)

The Aging Conversation

For many people, speaking with their children about aging and long-term care is as stressful as having the talk about (more…)

Preventing Harm in Skilled Nursing Facilities

In February of this year the Department of Health & Human Services Office of Inspector General released the study, Adverse (more…)

Avoid the Heat with HEAP Cooling Assistance Program

As the summer approaches we would like to remind you about the HEAP cooling assistance program. This program allows for (more…)

Deaths Due to Alzheimer’s Disease Underreported?

Current research is pointing to the notion that deaths due to Alzheimer’s Disease have been going underreported. Alzheimer’s is already (more…)

Surrogate Decision Making

A recent study published in “JAMA Internal Medicine” indicated that nearly half of all hospitalized older adults rely on surrogate (more…)

Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question

The American Geriatrics Society recently published a list of the “Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question”. These are useful (more…)

Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP)

Why the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) might be the Medicaid program you have been hoping to find The (more…)

Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC)

The Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage Program expands coverage by increasing the income limits for single and married couples. The Elderly (more…)

Communicating with Health Care Providers

Today’s guest blog is by Anne Markowitz Recht, LMSW, CMC of AMR Care Group. AMR Care Group is a comprehensive (more…)

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