Senior Care Experts Dismayed Over $4B In Social Security Benefits Cuts

by Vladimire Herard, M.Sc. | Aug 15, 2021 | Blog, Senior-Elderly-Care

A House Budget Committee plan calling for cuts to Social Security benefits has rung alarm bells for executive board members of the American Society on Aging and senior care experts and industry leaders. ASA members, a senior care advocacy organization, industry...

Benefits Cuts May Fuel Patient Traffic To Online Pharmacies, Cancer Frauds

by Vladimire Herard, M.Sc. | Aug 15, 2021 | Senior-Elderly-Care

With seniors and young and middle-aged adult patients facing down the prospect of cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security benefits, they may consult online pharmacies, including unsafe and illegal ones, and cancer frauds to expand their access to affordable...

Senior Care Experts Alarmed Over $1.7T Cuts To Medicare, Medicaid, and SSA

by Vladimire Herard, M.Sc. | Aug 15, 2021 | Senior-Elderly-Care

Senior long-term care and short-term care experts, industry leaders and housing and social program policymakers expressed concerns over the House Republican budget $1.7 trillion cuts for Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, fearing decreases to medical and...

Federal, State, and Commercial Options May Offset Part D Budget Threats

by Pill Pals Customer Service | Aug 15, 2021 | Senior-Elderly-Care

With Congress and the Trump administration targeting Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security with budget cuts, seniors may face reduced access to Medicare Part D, the prescription drug program. Seniors may find difficulty in obtaining help with paying for their...

ASA, Senior Advocates Fear Impact of Budget Cuts on Medicaid

by Vladimire Herard, M.Sc. | Aug 15, 2021 | Senior-Elderly-Care, News

Board members and policymakers with the senior care advocacy group American Society on Aging, also known as ASA, and senior care advocates have voiced fears over the Medicaid cuts in the budget initiatives of the Trump administration and Republican lawmakers. As of...

Drug Literacy Key To Seniors Managing Medicinal Benefits and Risks

by Vladimire Herard, M.Sc. | Aug 15, 2021 | Senior-Elderly-Care, News

With budget cuts in the horizon for Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and, by default, Medicare Part D drug prescription coverage, seniors may need to be trained to develop literacy in the federal program and the most common factors in medicinal safety and efficacy,...