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![Seminar on New Insurance Options in the Affordable Care Act Marketplace to be Given by Palm Beach County Medical Society](http://www.helpingyoucare.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/8-New-Free-Preventive-Health-Care-Benefits-Become-Effective-August-1-2012-under-Affordable-Care-Act-120x130.jpg)
The Palm Beach County Medical Society has announced that it will hold a seminar on "Understanding the Affordable Care Act" which will "explore new options the Health Insurance Marketplace will give physicians and your patients." The Seminar will b...
![Free Events November 1 & 2 to Help Palm Beach County Residents Find Health Insurance – Hosted by Palm Beach County Medical Society](http://www.helpingyoucare.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Health-Insurance-Policy-200x300-120x130.jpg)
The Palm Beach County Medical Society (PBCMS) has announced that, through its "Project Access," it will host Free Events on November 1 and 2 to help residents of Palm Beach County, Florida find health insurance programs for which they may qualify. T...
![Public Meeting on Healthcare/Medicaid Expansion Called by Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation](http://www.helpingyoucare.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Representative-Mark-S.-Pafford-FL-District-86-120x130.jpg)
The Palm Beach County, Florida State Legislative Delegation has announced that it will hold a public meeting on July 15, 2013, to hear comments from the public on the topic of Healthcare/ Medicaid Expansion under the new federal Health Care Law. ...
![Number of Uninsured Up, but Health Care Law Has Helped & Will Help Further Starting in 2014, Commonwealth Fund Reports](http://www.helpingyoucare.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/States-Participating-in-Medicaid-Expansion-under-Affordable-Care-Act-as-of-April-2013-graphic-by-Commonwealth-Fund-120x130.jpg)
In a new report issued on Friday, the nonprofit Commonwealth Fund reported the results of its 2012 biennial survey on the number of U.S. adults who lacked health insurance or were underinsured. The total number of uninsured adults over age 19 incr...
![Social Security Benefits Will Increase by 1.7% in 2013, SSA Announces](http://www.helpingyoucare.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Social_Security_card-120x123.jpg)
The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) announced today that Social Security benefits will increase by 1.7% in 2013, as a result of a cost-of-living adjustment. The 1.7% increase will benefit nearly 62 million Americans receiving Social Securi...
![In Debate, Obama and Romney Clarify Positions on Medicare, Medicaid & Healthcare](http://www.helpingyoucare.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/First-Presidential-Debate-October-3-2012-120x130.jpg)
So far, much of the punditry and commentary following the first U.S. Presidential Debate, which took place Wednesday, October 3 in Denver, has focused on the style, optics, and mannerisms of the candidates -- not on the substance of what they said. ...
![New Program to Improve Quality of Care for Nursing Home Residents in 7 States Announced by Medicare](http://www.helpingyoucare.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Participating-Sites-in-New-Medicare-Medicaid-Initiative-to-Improve-Quality-of-Nursing-Home-Care-and-Reduce-Avoidable-Hospitalizations-for-Nursing-Home-Residents-120x130.jpg)
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Thursday awards of funding to seven organizations selected to partner with CMS and 145 nursing homes in seven different states in a new pilot program aimed at improving quality of car...
![In Hispanic Heritage Month HHS Reaffirms Commitment to Improving Health Care Access & Celebrates Progress Made under Affordable Care Act](http://www.helpingyoucare.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Hispanic-Mother-and-son-300x200-120x130.jpg)
On the occasion of Hispanic Heritage Month, which begins September 15, Secretary of Health & Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius issued a Statement, reaffirming the commitment of HHS and the Obama Administration to reducing the disparities in health care...
![Medicare Announces Redesigned Website to Better Serve Medicare Beneficiaries & Their Families](http://www.helpingyoucare.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/New-Medicare-Website-Design-Screenshot-120x130.jpg)
The U.S. centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on August 21 that it has launched a redesign of its Medicare.gov website, in order to better serve Medicare Beneficiaries and their families. The redesign, CMS said, "mak[es] conten...
![HHS Provides Tool to Find Out How the President’s Health Care Law Benefits You & Your State](http://www.helpingyoucare.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/The-Affordable-Care-Act-in-Your-State-120x130.jpg)
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services announced a new tool to help you find out how the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (President Obama's signature Health Care Law - which some call "Obamacare") is benefiting people in your s...
![Paul Ryan Takes Surprising Positions Against Women's Health & Reproductive Rights](http://www.helpingyoucare.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Running-Mates-Paul-Ryan-and-Mitt-Romney-120x130.jpg)
Family caregivers -- the vast majority of whom are women -- may be surprised at the positions Congressman Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney's choice for his running mate, has consistently taken on women's health and reproductive rights issues. Recent news repo...
![Ryan-Romney Budget Proposals Would End Medicare as We Know It & Cut or Eliminate Programs for Poor, Elderly & Vulnerable](http://www.helpingyoucare.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Representative-Ryan-Mitt-Romneys-Pick-for-Vice-President-Introducing-his-Controversial-Ryan-Budget-Plan-442-X-336-120x130.jpg)
By selecting Paul Ryan as his running mate, former Governor and Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney has taken action that backs up and gives teeth to his previous endorsements of the Ryan Budget Plan and his promise to sign it into law if he were electe...
![Supreme Court Upholds Health Care Law - Individual Mandate Upheld as a Tax; Medicaid Expansion Made Voluntary to States](http://www.helpingyoucare.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/US-Supreme-Court-Building-448-X-336-120x130.jpg)
The U.S. Supreme Court today issued its much awaited decision on President Obama's signature health care law (the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act or "Affordable Care Act"). In its majority opinion written by Chief Justice John Roberts, ...
![Health Affairs Conference Focused on the Care Span for Elderly & Disabled](http://www.helpingyoucare.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/HealthAffairs-Conference-on-Coordinating-Care-through-the-Care-Span-for-the-Elderly-and-Disabled-120x130.jpg)
At a June 5 conference sponsored by the journal Health Affairs, in Washington D.C., experts in care for the elderly and disabled presented findings on how better coordination of care across the "Care Span" for the elderly and disabled can improve care,...
![HHS Announces 3 New Home & Community-Based Care Options under Affordable Care Act](http://www.helpingyoucare.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Home-Health-Care-image-source-iStock-120x130.jpg)
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced yesterday three new programs made possible under the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (the "Affordable Care Act," which some call "Obamacare") to help Medicare and Medicaid benefici...
![Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Health Care Law March 26-28, 2012](http://www.helpingyoucare.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/US_Supreme_Court_Building-120x130.jpg)
On Monday, March 26 through Wednesday, March 28, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the cases challenging the validity of the Health Care Reform Law, the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act ("Affordable Care Act"), which ...
![Medicare-Medicaid Announces Initiative to Reduce Avoidable Hospitalizations among Nursing Home Residents](http://www.helpingyoucare.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Nursing-Home-Care-120x130.jpg)
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new initiative on March 15, 2012 aimed at reducing avoidable hospitalizations among nursing home residents who are dual Medicare-Medicaid beneficiaries. "The initiative aims to ...
![What to do When Medicare Will Not Cover the Costs of a Needed Rehabilitative or Skilled Care Facility](http://www.helpingyoucare.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Nursing-Home-Care-120x130.jpg)
Here is a wake-up call: Medicare may cover costs of a needed rehabilitative or skilled nursing care facility after a hospitalization of at least three nights -- but only to a limited extent. As explained by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...
![States Slash Home Health Care & Adult Day Care Services for the Neediest; Likely to Increase Costs](http://www.helpingyoucare.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Senior-with-Home-Care-Bound-for-Adult-Day-Care-120x130.jpg)
Several reports recently have noted that across the nation, U.S. states are slashing Medicaid dollars for home health care services and adult day care services that help keep the elderly and disabled out of nursing homes. State lawmakers cite budget s...
Medicaid – General Information on Medicaid, by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Provides general information for consumers on Medicaid and various Medicaid programs, such as M...
Medicaid: State by State Descriptions and Plans, a private website providing links to multiple resources published by State Agencies or state-based research and advocacy organizations, containing information on Medicaid assistance programs available...
Medicaid’s coverage of nursing home costs: Asset shelter for the wealthy or essential safety net? Georgetown University Long-Term Care Financing Project, Issue Brief, May 2005. A report on a study, reporting statistics on actual use of asset plan...
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