When the House of Representatives passed budget resolution H.ConRes 34 and the Commitment to American Prosperity Act S.245 it became clear that while Medicare may be an entitlement, who will be entitled to it, when and how much, is going to be subject to challenge as this country grapples with a recession and deepening deficit. [...]

In June 2011, the National Center on Elder Abuse held a conference call to discuss the March 2011 Report, “Elder Justice: Stronger Federal Leadership Could Enhance National Response to Elder Abuse”. This report was published by the GAO (Government Accountability Office) as a Report to Herb Kohl, the Chairman of the Special Committee on Aging [...]

On June 23, 2011, The New York Times reported that the US government is “now required to borrow more than 40 cents of every dollar it spends” (NYT 6/23/11 A17) according to the Congressional Budget Office report released on June 22, 1011.  We’re being warned that we have a debt limit of $14.3 trillion and [...]

Medicaid demand is considered countercyclical: at a time when government revenues are most likely to be strained, as in the case of the current recession, the need for government-financed health care is much greater because of significant increases in unemployment and underemployment.  With many people either out of work  and unable to afford COBRA coverage [...]

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, generally referred to as the “Affordable Care Act”, has been under challenge in the lower federal courts for months.  However, Thomas More Law Center v. Obama reached the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, and [...]