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Coverage & Access - New York Times Investigates Denials of Long-Term Care Insurance Claims
The New York Times on Monday examined how, although tens of thousands of elderly U.S. residents have 'received life-prolonging care as a result of their long-term care policies,' thousands of policyholders 'say they have received only excuses about why insurers will not pay.' The Times reviewed more than 400
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2007-03-26

Capitol Hill Watch - Bill Would Allow Flexible Spending Accounts To Include Long-Term Care Insurance
A bipartisan group of House members last week introduced a bill (HR 3363) that would allow flexible spending accounts to include long-term care insurance, ' target='_new'CQ HealthBeat reports. The legislation -- sponsored by Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-N.D.) and co-sponsored by Reps. Jim Ramstad (R-Minn.), Allyson
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2007-08-10

Medicaid - States Looking To Hold Down Medicaid Costs Encourage Residents To Purchase Private Long-Term Care Insurance
States increasingly are encouraging residents to purchase private long-term care insurance as a way to reduce Medicaid costs, the Wall Street Journal reports. In 2007, Medicaid spending for older adults' nursing facilities and other long-term care reached $100 billion. As a result, 15 states are promoting LT
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2008-02-26

Coverage & Access - Many U.S. Residents Unaware of Actual Costs of Extended Care, AARP Survey Finds
Most U.S. residents underestimate the cost of extended care and are unaware of what expenses are covered by Medicare and private long-term care insurance, according to a study released Wednesday by AARP, the St. Petersburg Times reports. AARP surveyed 1,456 people age 45 and older and found that one in 12 re
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2006-12-14

State Watch - Pennsylvania Gov. Rendell Announces Proposal To Expand Health Care, Improve Quality, Reduce Costs
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D) on Wednesday announced a proposal that would expand access to health care services, improve quality and reduce the state's health costs, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports (Worden/Goldstein, Philadelphia Inquirer, 1/18). The 'Prescription for Pennsylvania' proposal would phase
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2007-01-19

Medicaid - Former HHS Secretary Thompson Expected To Release Paper Suggesting Changes to Medicaid
Former HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson on Friday plans to release a 'white paper' in which he recommends that the responsibility for long-term care of elderly Medicaid beneficiaries shift from joint state and federal funding to the federal government, the Washington Post reports. Thompson, who will speak to the
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2006-08-03

State Watch - Texas Managed Care Program Continues Amid Complaints From Beneficiaries
The Dallas Morning News on Sunday examined how Evercare of Texas -- contracted to coordinate medical and long-term care for more than 80,000 elderly, disabled or blind state residents -- continues to receive state support despite being fined millions of dollars by the state and garnering complaints from many
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2009-01-06

Capitol Hill Watch - Lawmakers, Advocates Discuss Likely Effects of Some FY 2008 Budget Proposal Provisions
Reps. Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) recently circulated a 'Dear Colleague' letter to House Budget Committee leaders that seeks support for efforts to delay a proposal to reduce Medicare long-term care funds by $10 billion over five years, CQ HealthBeat reports. In the letter, Be
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2007-02-22

Capitol Hill Watch - House Committee Approves Measure That Would Improve Access to Care for American Indians, Native Alaskans
The House Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday approved legislation (HR 1328) that would revise and reauthorize the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, CQ HealthBeat reports. The bill aims to increase access to quality medical care for American Indians and Alaska Natives and would reauthorize the act thr
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2007-04-27

Medicaid - Federal Medicaid Commission Recommends More Flexibility for States; Some Democrats Oppose Proposal
A federal Medicaid commission appointed last year by HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt on Friday issued a report to Congress that recommended placement of the sickest beneficiaries in managed care plans and additional flexibility for states to administer benefits under the program, CQ HealthBeat reports (Reichard,
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2006-11-20