Can I Take My Mother Out of a Nursing Home Over the Objections of Her Agent Under a POA?
My eldest brother, who is my mom's agent under a power of attorney, has put my mom in a nursing home. She does not want t...
Read moreHalf of America's seniors and people with disabilities are at risk of losing some health benefits as a result of the new Medicare law, according to a new analysis of the law and the Bush Administration's proposed regulations implementing it.
A special report released by the health care consumer group Families USA found that under the new Medicare law, seniors and people with disabilities may lose drug coverage altogether, lose access to needed drugs, have higher out-of-pocket costs for their medicines, find their retiree coverage scaled back, or enjoy fewer consumer protections if they are in managed care plans. As a result, seniors will experience temporary or long-term reductions in care that is vital to their health, the report concludes.
Those at risk of being worse off include:
To download a copy of the full report, go to: http://www.familiesusa.org/site/DocServer?docID=5281
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