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  July 14, 2009
SCAN logoPoll: Most Americans Want LTC Included in Health Reform

A Scan Foundation poll indicates that nearly 80 percent of Americans would be more likely to support a health reform proposal if it included measures to improve long-term care services for seniors.

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Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-CA)Bill Would Allow Medicare to Cover Adult Day Care

The Medicare Adult Day Care Services Act of 2009, a bill that would expand options for home and community-based services, has been introduced into the U.S. House by Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-CA).

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map of United StatesState Budget Troubles & Long Term Care

As fiscal year 2009 comes to a close, U.S. states continue to face serious budget challenges, with implications on programs for elders and people with disabilities.

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New York Times Calls for Fair Pay for Caregivers

For the second time this year, a New York Times editorial has called for home care aides to receive minimum wage and overtime protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

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Aaron Toleos, Online Communications Director
atoleos@phinational.org
718-874-9035

PHI works to improve the lives of people who need home and residential care-and the lives of the workers who provide that care. Our goal is to ensure caring, stable relationships between consumers and workers, so that both may live with dignity, respect, and independence.

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