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The Adult Day Achievement Center Enhancement Act, would establish a grant program and fund research on developing specialized adult day services programs for younger adults with neurological diseases or conditions like multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease or traumatic brain injury. Please contact your legislators to sign on to this important bill.
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Sen. Franken Introduces Home Care Consumer Bill of Rights Act
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) introduced the Home Care Consumer Bill of Rights Act (S.1750), a bill that would amend the Older Americans Act to ensure that seniors who receive home and community-based services (HBCS) are guaranteed basic rights and are protected from abuse and neglect.
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LCAO Urges Super Committee to Protect Programs for Seniors
As the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction begins its work, the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO) released recommendations for the committee members to consider as they address the federal budget deficit.
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CMS has finalized a 3.79% reduction to the home health PPS rates for CY 2012
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule to update the Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) rates for Calendar Year (CY) 2012. Payments to home health agencies are estimated to decrease by approximately 2.31% or $430 million in CY 2012.
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