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Newly released AARP data shows the average veteran or military caregiver spends an average of $11,500 a year of their own income on caregiving. -
The legislation would help alleviate the financial challenges that millions of family caregivers experience every day, we wrote in a letter endorsing the bill. -
In comments submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, we called for stronger standards and suggested ways to better enforce them. -
We endorsed legislation that aims to prevent drug companies from withholding information from federal agencies as a way to extend monopolies on brand-name drugs. -
Medicare gave final approval to an AARP-backed rule change that will allow health care professionals to be paid for time spent training caregivers. -
Bay State residents can be reimbursed through a Medicaid waiver for working as a caregiver to a family member, but spouses are not included. -
Older workers must not be left behind as rapidly evolving technologies create new industries and occupations. -
On average, people applying for disability must wait more than seven months for an initial response and another 15 months or more if they file an appeal. -
A new federal policy will allow more buyers to qualify for loans to build accessory dwelling units or buy properties that include them. -
The federal legislation would require drugmakers to disclose prices in direct-to-consumer ads for prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and Medicaid.