(HealthDay)—Dental care should be a required part of Medicaid coverage for adults in every state, the American Dental Association and nearly 130 other organizations urge in a letter to Congress.
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In March 2020, a few days before lockdown was introduced, the U.K. government launched the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, widely referred to as "furlough." This scheme provided employees who were unable to work due to ...
Aug 11, 2022
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Jo Ann Jenkins is the CEO of AARP, the world's largest nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization. AARP is focused on helping people "improve their quality of life" as they age; it has more than 38 million members.
Aug 25, 2019
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Eligible older adults who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in the United States may have slower memory decline than eligible people who do not participate, according to a new study at Columbia ...
Nov 9, 2022
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A recent survey of the approximately 274,000 City University of New York (CUNY) students published in the Journal of Urban Health found that the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on their mental health and financial security.
Mar 4, 2021
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New research from a team led by Dr. Louise Smith and Professor James Rubin from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London, working with the UK Health Security Agency, explored ...
Oct 13, 2023
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For 35 years, Angela Jemmott and her five brothers paid premiums on a long-term care insurance policy for their 91-year-old mother. But the policy does not cover home health aides whose assistance allows her to stay in her ...
Dec 4, 2023
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Positive virtual contact with neighbors is a key antidote to feeling lonely, according to new research.
Jun 11, 2020
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Although families with immigrant mothers experienced higher rates of food insecurity and inability to pay rent during the pandemic than other groups, they reported less participation in economic impact payments (EIP) in the ...
Apr 21, 2023
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America's middle-income seniors could face a time of financial reckoning within the next decade, with the rising costs of health care and assisted living overwhelming their meager savings, a new study reports.
Sep 7, 2022
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