LASA stands for "look-alike-sound-alike" and is commonly used when referencing medications in healthcare. Both Medicare and Medicaid were started in 1965 under Lyndon B. Johnson's administration in response to the inability of older and low-income people to purchase private insurance. …
When one reaches the age of 65, they are eligible to receive health care benefits under Medicare as a result of paying into Social Security throughout their careers. Individuals under age 65 who qualify to receive Social Security Disability benefits…
AARP reports that the population of people over 85 years old, who are most likely to require long-term care, will more than triple between 2015 and 2050. Elected leaders must rethink institutional care and its affordability and make improvements while…