Senior Care, Already Challenged by Pandemic and Boomers Aging, Needs Medicaid

Senior care, already challenged by pandemic and Boomers aging, needs Medicaid

PACE, the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, centers provide government-funded medical care and social services to people older than 55, and they are a growing alternative to nursing home care. In the photo, physical therapist Brad Ellis, standing, works with George Raines on mobility issues at a PACE center in Tennessee. (Anna Claire Vollers/Stateline)Caring for Oregon’s seniors has been my life’s work. It began when I was a high sc…

Local Advocates Warn Medicaid Cuts Will Have “Dire Consequences” for Texas Patients and Health Care Providers - Modern Medicaid Alliance

Advocates and caregivers in Texas are sounding the alarm about the impact that the Medicaid cuts being proposed by congressional Republicans will have on patients and working families across the state. Recent coverage from KERA spotlights the “dire consequences” that cuts to the program would have on low-income Texans — including Whitney Premeaux and her […] The post Local Advocates Warn Medicaid Cuts Will Have “Dire Consequences” for Texas Pati…

Disability advocates speak on Medicaid issues

Pennsylvanians with intellectual and developmental disabilities gathered with advocates in the Capitol on Monday to urge lawmakers to preserve Medicaid from proposed spending cuts at the federal level.