I am author of the book "Caring for Our Parents" and a non-resident fellow at The Urban Institute, where I am affiliated with the Tax Policy Center and the Center on Tax and Income Security. I previously was a senior correspondent in the Washington bureau of Business Week.
Medicaid Work Rules Disqualify Many But Allow Caregiver Flexibility
CMS's Medicaid work rules make it tougher for people with disabilities to qualify for benefits. But they provide surprising flexibility for low-income family caregivers
Medicare Now Pays Docs To Train Family Caregivers, Why Don’t They?
While the number of providers taking advantage of the new billing opportunities is slowly growing, overall participation in caregiver training remains vanishingly small.
Senate Democrats Vow To Develop A Long-Term Care Reform Plan
A mid-sized cadre of Senate Democrats believes long-term care reform is important enough to highlight as part of their affordability agenda in this year’s campaign,
Blocking New Medicare Home Health And Hospice Firms Won’t Stop Fraud
Barring new entrants will be good for existing firms that will avoid competition. But it hard to see how it will prevent fraud or benefit patients and their families.
How Pausing Gas Taxes Would Be A Warning For Social Security, Medicare
Do not trust government when it promises to designate taxes for specific programs. It will raid them by cutting their revenues or spending the money elsewhere.