A bill proposed in California legislature this week would eliminate gender based pricing from long term care insurance policies and prohibit companies from enacting similar pricing models in the future. Gender Based Pricing Assemblywoman Mariko Yamada (D- Davis) introduced AB...
A women’s advocacy group filed sex discrimination complaints against four of the nation’s largest long term care insurance carriers this week. Long Term Care Insurance Pricing Model The National Women’s Law Center filed the complaints with the Office for Civil Rights at the...
A bill introduced to Congress on Monday would create a single-payer health care system for the United States, and includes universal long term care coverage. Universal Health Care The “American Health Security Act of 2013” was introduced by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and would...
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has plans to evaluate the public’s awareness and perception of long term care in a new survey. Long Term Care Spending Recognizing the growing issue of long term care spending throughout the nation, the federal...
The Minnesota Department of Health and Human Services recently announced they received federal approval to use $58 million in state Medicaid spending to better address the issues that have arisen with an increased need for long term care. Reform 2020 Just one component of a...
The state of California will soon be facing massive pressure from the surge of seniors and cost of long term care support and services, according to a new UC Berkeley report. Rising Costs As the number of seniors rapidly increases, the burden of extended health care on the state...
The American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology released new cholesterol guidelines for treating high cholesterol and risk factors of heart disease in adults. The updated recommendations have outraged some and prompted a public discussion about the safety of...
People receiving care at home often find health aides through home health agencies in their area. For some time, many of these agencies and workers have gone largely unregulated in most states. California passed a law this week to enact stricter regulations regarding licensing...
A recent proposal put forth by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett includes the creation of a state appointed long term care commission to establish an integrated long term care system. Healthy Pennsylvania The plan, called “Healthy Pennsylvania”, was introduced by...
The Long Term Care Commission released their findings Friday in a brief summary of recommendations. The summary touches on the various issues plaguing the long term care industry and provides suggestions for reform and improvement. In the end, however, the commission was unable...
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