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National Council on Ageing
Founded in 1950, the National Council on Aging (NCOA) is a nonprofit organization with a national network of more than 14,000 organizations and leaders. Our members include senior centers, area agencies on aging, adult day service centers, faith-based service organizations, senior housing facilities, employment services, consumer groups, and leaders from academia, business, and labor. . . . keep reading
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Long Term Care
Long-term care is a variety of services that includes medical and non-medical care to people who have a chronic illness or disability. Long-term care helps meet health or personal needs. Most long-term care is to assist people with support services such as activities of daily living like dressing, bathing, and using the bathroom. Long-term care can be provided at home, in the community, in assisted living or in nursing homes. It is important to remember that you may need long-term care at any age. . . . keep reading
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Medicare
Medicare is a health insurance program for: *people age 65 or older, *people under age 65 with certain disabilities, and *people of all ages with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a kidney transplant). . . . keep reading
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Medicaid
Medicaid Information...Medicaid is available only to certain low-income individuals and families who fit into an eligibility group that is recognized by federal and state law. Medicaid does not pay money to you; instead, it sends payments directly to your health care providers. Depending on your state's rules, you may also be asked to pay a small part of the cost (co-payment) for some medical services. . . . keep reading
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2009 Medicare Report
The federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund was established on January 1, 1940, as a separate account in the United States Treasury.Its main objective is to provide a clear description of the nature of the trust funds and their relationship with the federal budget. The paper serves as background for the Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports. The principal authors of the original report were James Duggan and Christopher Soares of the Office of Economic Policy at the Department of the Treasury. . . . keep reading
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Administration on Aging
The Administration on Aging (AoA), an agency in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is one of the nation's largest providers of home- and community-based care for older persons and their . . . keep reading
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National Center for Elder Abuse
The National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) serves as a national resource center dedicated to the prevention of elder mistreatment. First established by the U.S. Administration on Aging (AoA) in 1988 as . . . keep reading
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