The U.S. Government Accountability Office ("GAO") issued a July 28, 2011 transcript (GAO-11-842T) of testimony from Kay L. Daly, GAO Director of Financial Management and Assurance, and Kathleen M. King GAO Director of Health Care before the U.S. House of Representatives' Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management,...

In 2011, Florida reduced Medicaid payment rates by 12 percent for most hospitals, by 6.5 percent for nursing homes, and by 4 percent for centers that provide medical care to people with developmental disabilities.     Florida Among States Making Most Harmful, "Unecessarily Austere" Budget Cuts   By Ashley Lopez | July 28, 2011   From: ...

This Health News Florida Story cautions on the importance of designating a health care surrogate . . . after five years in Tampa General Hospital, witnesses said they offered to pay for private-duty nurses if a mother would accept her daughter’s discharge to her home. She said no. Health News Florida:  $9.2 million Tampa General Hospital bill...

In its Bloomberg business section, the Washington Post focuses on the grim side of hospice: Death’s Door Opens Slowly as Hospice Bill Hits  By  Gary Putka and Peter Waldman July 22, 2011 July 22 (Bloomberg) -- With his mother wheezing and losing consciousness in a California nursing home, Robert Rogers wanted her moved to a hospital....

July 20, 2011 The New York Times A Fair Wage for Home Care Workers By PAULA SPANLet’s say a home care agency employee comes to your parent’s residence, changes the sheets and does the laundry, helps him bathe and dress and makes his lunch before moving on to her next client....

In her July 19, 2011 Miami Herald column, Cindy Krisher Goodman tackles the issue of dividing up how to care for aging parents among siblings:Caring for elders a challenge for familiesBy Cindy Krischer Goodmanbalancegal@gmail.com Kirk Lyttle / MCTThe phone call came when Robin...

For the U.S. Government's official Medicare guide on to how to select a legitimate home health care agency, click here.  A Family Member HomeCare of Hollywood, Florida is accredited by the Joint Commission, as well as licensed by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration and has full credentials with quality caregivers who are...

  Survey: Alzheimer's disease is the second most feared disease, behind cancer Physical inactivity, depression and smoking are risk factors in the U.S., study says Emphasis in research is on early detection and identifying biomarkers (CNN) -- With more than 5 million...