Kansas tries to discern Washington’s direction on Medicaid

As the nation's governors wrapped a weekend of meetings with each other and President Donald Trump that included discussions about healthcare, Kansas is attempting to discern what direction Washington will go. A group of Republican governors is pushing a plan that would change Medicaid - which provides healthcare to poor, elderly and disabled individuals - from an open-ended federal entitlement to a program designed by each state within a financial limit.

NC Gop senator says hea s dropping Medicare plan attacked by opponent

As Deborah Ross sharpens her criticisms this week of U.S. Sen. Richard Burr's plan for Medicare, the North Carolina Republican incumbent's office says he's no longer looking for a vote in Congress on the plan he helped draft four years ago. Ross has spent much of her time on the campaign trail recently talking about Social Security and Medicare and attacking the plan Burr promoted in 2012 with former Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla.

How they voted: Longmont-area congressional votes for July 5-8, 2016

Along with roll call votes this week, the House also passed the Patient Access to Durable Medical Equipment Act , to improve access to durable medical equipment for Medicare beneficiaries; passed the Senior Safe Act , to provide immunity from suit for certain individuals who disclose potential examples of financial exploitation of senior citizens; ... (more)

Senior Citizen Group Endorses Hillary Clinton

Citing her commitment to expand Social Security, strengthen Medicare and rein in prescription drug prices, the executive board of the Alliance for Retired Americans voted to endorse Hillary Clinton for president. "Hillary Clinton has been a champion for retirees throughout her distinguished career.

Advocates: $2.1 million cut to Senior Care Act will force more elderly Kansans out of homes

Panning as "penny wise and pound foolish" a recent $2.1 million cut to the state's Senior Care Act, 11 agencies that implement the program said the setback will force more elderly Kansans out of their homes and into expensive nursing facilities. "How does this make sense? This cut takes more than $2 million from a $7 million budget," said Janis DeBoer, executive director of the Kansas Association of Area Agencies on Aging and Disabilities, or K4AD, during a news conference Friday.