How Interest Groups Behind Health-care Legislation are Financed is Often Unclear
from The Washington Post
 Many of the Washington interest groups that are seeking to shape final health-care legislation in the coming weeks operate with opaque financing, often receiving hidden support from insurers, drugmakers or unions.
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APRIL 19-20, 2010
Join advocates from around the country at n4a's 16th annual Aging Policy Briefing, a two-day event on Capitol Hill designed to bring you up-to-speed on all the aging policy issues before you take to the Hill to advocate for older adults and caregivers in your community. Learn more
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Obama Urges Excise Tax on High-Cost Insurance
from The New York Times
President Obama told House Democratic leaders at a meeting on Wednesday that they should include a tax on high-priced insurance policies favored by the Senate in the final version of far-reaching health care legislation, aides said.
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It's Time to Coordinate Care for the Disabled and Frail Elderly
from Kaiser Health News
Since the creation of Medicare and Medicaid nearly 45 years ago, the government has operated on the bizarre illusion that it can separate acute medical care from personal assistance and long-term care. For real patients and their families, this makes no sense. Someone who is sick often needs both medical treatment and personal care. They should not have to worry about which is which.
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Medicare Begins to Reimburse for HIV Screening
from Kaiser Health News
Medicare is beginning a new federal policy that covers HIV screening for seniors. The Hartford Courant reports that "testing for the virus among those 65 and older lags far behind testing of other Americans, and experts say they worry that HIV cases in older adults go undiagnosed."
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PACE Prolongs Senior Independence
from The San Diego Union-Tribune
For seniors who live alone, independence can come to an abrupt end when injury or illness forces them into a nursing home. Some San Diegans are fighting off the scenario with help from an innovative program that coordinates adult day care, medical treatment, drug management, physical therapy, mental health services, home aid, housekeeping services and transportation under one roof.
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Medicare & You 2010
from U.S. Department of Human & Health Services
Summary of Medicare benefits, coverage options, rights and protections, and answers to the most frequently asked questions about Medicare.More
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