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Finds One In Every Three Hispanic Households Has A Family Member Caring For An Older Loved One, USA

Nov 21st 2008Drug InformationCaregivers

A study released today from UnitedHealth Group’s EvercareŽ organization and the National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) finds that more than one third of Hispanic households (36 percent) have at least one family member caring for an older loved one -a larger percentage than all U.S. caregiving households which is 21 percent (one in five), according to the Evercare Study of Hispanic Caregiving in the U.S.

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State Budget Shortfalls Force Cuts In Home Care For Low-Income Elderly, People With Disabilities

Nov 21st 2008Drug InformationCaregivers

At least 15 states facing widening budget shortfalls are cutting funding for services for low-income elderly residents and people with disabilities, mostly for programs that allow low-income “shut-ins” to receive personal care in their own homes, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, the

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American Association For Homecare Response To Sen. Baucus Healthcare Plan, USA

Nov 21st 2008Drug InformationCaregivers

The American Association for Homecare applauds U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.) for proposing healthcare policies that “shift the focus from institutional care to services provided in the home and community” to improve quality of care and reduce costs. But the Association strongly disagrees with the idea, also put forward today in the Baucus healthcare plan, that competitive bidding is an anti-fraud program and is a sound payment methodology for home medical equipment and services.

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