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	<title>HelpingYouCare® &#187; Financing the Cost of Home Health Care</title>
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		<title>HHS Agreement Now in Effect: Medicare Will Cover Skilled Maintenance Care Even Without Patient Improvement</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 03:24:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A U.S. Federal District Court in Vermont on January 24 approved a settlement agreement reached between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and plaintiffs in a pending litigation matter, which may help all Medicare patients with <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/24907/hhs-agreement-now-in-effect-medicare-will-cover-skilled-maintenance-care-even-without-patient-improvement">HHS Agreement Now in Effect: Medicare Will Cover Skilled Maintenance Care Even Without Patient Improvement</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>US Govt Does More than Honor Veterans for Veterans Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In observance of Veterans Day, Secretary of Health &#038; Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, issued a Statement on Friday, in which she said, &#8220;This Veterans Day, we honor all those who have served in our nation’s armed forces and are <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/23494/us-govt-does-more-than-honor-veterans-for-veterans-day">US Govt Does More than Honor Veterans for Veterans Day</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Planning Ahead for Long-Term Care</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[November has been designated as Long-Term Care Awareness Month. As part of this observance, the U.S. Department of Health &#038; Human Services issued a release yesterday, containing useful information on long-term care for seniors and their family caregivers. The <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/23218/planning-ahead-for-long-term-care">Planning Ahead for Long-Term Care</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>HHS Agrees to End Practice of Denying Medicare Coverage for Skilled Care &amp; Related Home Health &amp; Therapy Due to Lack of Patient Improvement</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/22897/hhs-agrees-to-end-practice-of-denying-medicare-coverage-for-skilled-care-related-home-health-therapy-due-to-lack-of-patient-improvement</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has entered into a proposed settlement of a lawsuit in which HHS agreed to revise portions of the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual to stop the long-standing practice of denying Medicare <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/22897/hhs-agrees-to-end-practice-of-denying-medicare-coverage-for-skilled-care-related-home-health-therapy-due-to-lack-of-patient-improvement">HHS Agrees to End Practice of Denying Medicare Coverage for Skilled Care &#038; Related Home Health &#038; Therapy Due to Lack of Patient Improvement</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>New Resources to Help Seniors &amp; Those With Disabilities Stay Independent Provided under Affordable Care Act</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Sep 2012 14:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius announced that $12.5 million in awards funded by the Affordable Care Act and the Older Americans Act will be made to local Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs) to help <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/22340/new-resources-to-help-seniors-those-with-disabilities-stay-independent-provided-under-affordable-care-act">New Resources to Help Seniors &#038; Those With Disabilities Stay Independent Provided under Affordable Care Act</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare Announces Redesigned Website to Better Serve Medicare Beneficiaries &amp; Their Families</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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, &#8220;mak[es] content <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/22080/medicare-announces-redesigned-website-to-better-serve-medicare-beneficiaries-their-families">Medicare Announces Redesigned Website to Better Serve Medicare Beneficiaries &#038; Their Families</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>In-Home Care Coordination Helps Those with Dementia Stay at Home &amp; Improves Care, Johns Hopkins Study Finds</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 20:26:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study by researchers at Johns Hopkins University found that an in-home care coordination program for people with dementia improved their quality of care, quality of life, and ability to remain in home. The study, which was presented <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/21408/in-home-care-coordination-helps-those-with-dementia-stay-at-home-improves-care-johns-hopkins-study-finds">In-Home Care Coordination Helps Those with Dementia Stay at Home &#038; Improves Care, Johns Hopkins Study Finds</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Health Affairs Conference Focused on the Care Span for Elderly &amp; Disabled</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 14:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8220;Care Span&#8221; for the elderly and disabled <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/20368/health-affairs-conference-focused-on-the-care-span-for-elderly-disabled">Health Affairs Conference Focused on the Care Span for Elderly &#038; Disabled</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>HHS Announces 3 New Home &amp; Community-Based Care Options under Affordable Care Act</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Health &#038; Human Services (HHS) announced yesterday three new programs made possible under the Patient Protection &#038; Affordable Care Act (the &#8220;Affordable Care Act,&#8221; which some call &#8220;Obamacare&#8221;) to help Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries receive <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/19667/hhs-announces-3-new-home-community-based-care-options-under-affordable-care-act">HHS Announces 3 New Home &#038; Community-Based Care Options under Affordable Care Act</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>HHS Announces New Administration on Community Living to Help Seniors &amp; Disabled Live At Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Health &#038; Human Services (HHS) announced Monday that it has established a new Administration on Community Living under HHS, which will be dedicated to &#8220;enhancing and improving the broad range of supports that individuals with <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/19446/hhs-announces-new-administration-on-community-living-to-help-seniors-disabled-live-at-home">HHS Announces New Administration on Community Living to Help Seniors &#038; Disabled Live At Home</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>National Home Care &amp; Hospice March on Washington &amp; Law Symposium, March 25-28, 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/18147/national-home-care-hospice-march-on-washington-law-symposium-march-25-28-2012</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[website. &#8220;Connect with your members of Congress and make them understand your patients’ needs. Tell them how home care can cut costs and right a health care system that’s run off the tracks. A train wreck will occur if <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/18147/national-home-care-hospice-march-on-washington-law-symposium-march-25-28-2012">National Home Care &#038; Hospice March on Washington &#038; Law Symposium, March 25-28, 2012</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare to Provide Expanded Primary Care At Home for Seniors under New Affordable Care Act Initiative</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/17569/medicare-to-provide-expanded-primary-care-at-home-for-seniors-under-new-affordable-care-act-initiative</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Centers for Medicare &#38; Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on December 20, a new demonstration program under the Affordable Care Act under which doctors and nurses will provide expanded primary care at home for Seniors on Medicare. The new <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/17569/medicare-to-provide-expanded-primary-care-at-home-for-seniors-under-new-affordable-care-act-initiative">Medicare to Provide Expanded Primary Care At Home for Seniors under New Affordable Care Act Initiative</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>What to do When Medicare Will Not Cover the Costs of a Needed Rehabilitative or Skilled Care Facility</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/16930/what-to-do-when-medicare-will-not-cover-the-costs-of-a-needed-rehabilitative-or-skilled-care-facility</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8212; but only to a limited extent. As explained by the Centers for <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/16930/what-to-do-when-medicare-will-not-cover-the-costs-of-a-needed-rehabilitative-or-skilled-care-facility">What to do When Medicare Will Not Cover the Costs of a Needed Rehabilitative or Skilled Care Facility</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Caregiverlist &#8211; Search Tool to Find &amp; Compare Nursing Homes &amp; Their Costs</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/16045/caregiverlist-search-tool-to-find-compare-nursing-homes-their-costs</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/16045/caregiverlist-search-tool-to-find-compare-nursing-homes-their-costs#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:44:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Caregiverlist.com offers a Nursing Home search tool combined with a &#8220;Star Rating Service&#8221; for family caregivers, which allows you to search for nursing homes by State and County, by zip code, or by name, and find a list with <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/16045/caregiverlist-search-tool-to-find-compare-nursing-homes-their-costs">Caregiverlist &#8211; Search Tool to Find &#038; Compare Nursing Homes &#038; Their Costs</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>States Slash Home Health Care &amp; Adult Day Care Services for the Neediest; Likely to Increase Costs</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/14231/states-slash-home-health-care-likely-to-increase-costs</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2011 18:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/14231/states-slash-home-health-care-likely-to-increase-costs">States Slash Home Health Care &#038; Adult Day Care Services for the Neediest; Likely to Increase Costs</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>New Virtual Assisted Living Model: Technology + Paid Staff and Volunteers Enable Seniors to Remain in Their Own Homes</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/12471/new-virtual-assisted-living-model-technology-paid-staff-and-volunteers-enable-seniors-to-remain-in-their-own-homes</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/12471/new-virtual-assisted-living-model-technology-paid-staff-and-volunteers-enable-seniors-to-remain-in-their-own-homes#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 04:41:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Allen &#8220;Chip&#8221; Teel, MD, a family physician in Maine, is pioneering a new model for virtual assisted living at home. Use of technology plus a combination of paid staff and volunteers to check on seniors living in their own <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/12471/new-virtual-assisted-living-model-technology-paid-staff-and-volunteers-enable-seniors-to-remain-in-their-own-homes">New Virtual Assisted Living Model: Technology + Paid Staff and Volunteers Enable Seniors to Remain in Their Own Homes</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>End-of-Life Care Expense</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/11419/end-of-life-care-expense</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/11419/end-of-life-care-expense#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2011 20:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Senior Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[AnswersForCare™ - Legal & Financial Issues]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[End-of-life health-care costs are for the most part underestimated&#8211;the biggest expense being in-home care. While not a pleasant topic to address, issues such as power of attorney, spelling out any wishes beyond what&#8217;s in the will,  the fine print <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/11419/end-of-life-care-expense">End-of-Life Care Expense</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Growing Trend: Paying a Relative to Take Care of Mom</title>
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		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/10202/growing-trend-paying-a-relative-to-take-care-of-mom#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 18:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read more in WSJ.com about a growing trend for families to compensate adult children or relatives who serve as caregivers to elders.  This trend may be fueled by a recognition of the financial sacrifices that family caregivers often make &#8212; frequently finding it <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/10202/growing-trend-paying-a-relative-to-take-care-of-mom">Growing Trend: Paying a Relative to Take Care of Mom</a></span>]]></description>
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