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GAO Study Fails to Find Significant Medicaid Asset Transfer Problem
A new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reinforces claims that the level of assets being transfe...
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Fighting Nursing Home Discrimination Against Medicaid Recipients
While it is illegal for a nursing home to discriminate against a Medicaid recipient, it still happens. To prevent such discrimination, nursing home residents and their families need to know their rights.
Read moreDemocrats Split on Medicaid Changes
The National Governors Association, whose membership includes both Republican and Democratic governors, sent a lette...
Read moreConsumer Group Sues Over 'Law' Changing Medicaid Rules
The consumer watchdog group Public Citizen has filed ...
Read moreMedicaid Commission Releases Report; Democrats Unimpressed
The Bush administration's Medicaid Commission, established in 2005 to study ways to 'modernize' Medicaid, has releas...
Read moreClerk's Documents Show Law Changing Medicaid Transfer Rules Never Passed House
The Clerk of the U.S House of Representatives has added fuel to the fire over the passage of the Deficit Reduction A...
Read moreJudge Dismisses Consumer Group's Challenge to Law Changing Medicaid Rules
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the consumer group P...
Read moreNursing Home Residents Having Serious Problems Getting Proper Drugs
Nursing home residents are experiencing serious problems receiving the correct medications since implementation of M...
Read moreThe Complete Idiot's Guide to Long-Term Care Planning
You don't have to be a complete idiot to be confused about long-term care coverage. To the rescue comes this highly readable yet comprehensive resource on how to be prepared for a crisis that could derail even the...
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