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Long-Term Care Pharmacy Crisis Hits Nursing Homes
When Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022, part of the goal was to lower prescription drug costs for Medicare patients. For millions of seniors in nursing homes and assisted living facilities, though, a little-noticed side effect of that law is starting...
New Law Caps Home Equity for Medicaid Long-Term Care
A federal law signed in 2025 sets a $1 million limit on how much home equity a person can have and still qualify for Medicaid long-term care. Starting in 2028, older adults in high-cost housing markets may face a difficult choice between their home and their care. The...
Budget Cuts Could Remove Millions From Medicare and Medicaid
A sweeping federal budget law is quietly threatening the health coverage of some of America’s most vulnerable older adults. Here’s what’s changing, whom it will affect, and what you can do. If you rely on both Medicare and Medicaid to cover health care costs, you are...
Three acts of Congress could impact your Medicaid eligibility
Earlier this morning, we released our June 2026 newsletter from R. F. Meyer & Associates. If you did not receive the newsletter by email, please see a link below to access it in PDF form from our website. Our three articles this month cover three different acts of...
A new push to put homeless veterans under legal guardianship
A new federal policy raises urgent questions about care, autonomy, and what it means to serve those who have served. Earlier this month, the Trump administration announced a significant action targeting homeless veterans in the form of a formal agreement between the...
New research on dementia risk factors, screenings
With an estimated one in 10 older adults in the United States living with dementia, there is a growing focus on early detection and prevention. Dementia encompasses diseases that impair memory and cause cognitive decline. Common types of dementia include Alzheimer’s...
Family caregivers in the U.S. divided by gender, birth order
More Americans are requiring help with daily activities as they age into their senior years. Some seniors are cared for by their partner, some by their adult children, and others by professional caregivers. Some have a combination of helpers. Usually, adult children...
May 2026 newsletter: Family caregivers study, battling dementia, and guardianship for homeless veterans
Yesterday, we released R. F. Meyer & Associates’ May 2026 client e-newsletter. If you did not receive it by email, please find a link below to open it in PDF form from our website. The three articles this month cover: A new study of 1,000 families with a child...
Digital tools to protect older adults from financial abuse
Older adults lose billions of dollars each year to financial abuse and exploitation. In 2025, adults aged 60 and older in the United States reported $2.4 billion in losses to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), per CNBC. Because so many incidents go unreported, the...