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Find evidence that insurers can – or can’t – rein in health care costs
Here’s a question that reporters on the aging beat should look into as the debate over Medicare rages on: Where’s…
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Explaining the Medicare fight in a nutshell
Just about every major news outlet has done a “fact check” on the Medicare wars that erupted after Mitt Romney…
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No simple solution for gaps in oral health care
The lack of oral health coverage that affects more than 100 million Americans is a problem that will only be…
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New tool allows searches of nursing home inspection reports
For the first time, reporters anywhere in the country can search nursing home inspection reports online and see how often…
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Aging in LGBT community comes with anxiety, silence for some
For a generation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender adults now in their 60s, 70s and 80s, silence was, for…
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Investigators look into allegations of Medicaid dental recruiting of Dallas children
Byron Harris of WFAA-Dallas reports authorities there are investigating cases in which at least six children allegedly were recruited at…
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Campaign pushes children to brush teeth
What do gerbils on a train have to do with oral health? Take a look at this video to find…
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Quick links to cover Ryan’s view of health care spending
Judith Graham, AHCJ’s topic leader on aging, wrote a good post about Paul Ryan’s health policies’ impact on the elderly…
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Tip sheet offers guidance for covering hospice, palliative care
As 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 every day, Medicare spending will skyrocket. About 30 percent of Medicare’s costs are for…
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Ryan selection brings Medicare, Medicaid proposals to forefront
It’s time to bone up on Republican proposals for overhauling Medicare and Medicaid, and how they compare with the Democrat’s…