Howard Gleckman

Author, Caring for Our Parents; Urban Institute; Editor, Tax Vox, Tax Policy Center

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@pamelafessler $100m is potentially quite low. Here is another way to think about it: https://t.co/8HobnVliOh

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Blanche's revised settlement of Trump's IRS suit may win him AG confirmation but it continues to protect Trump from tax audits: https://t.co/8HobnVliOh #ToddBlanche #IRS @realDonaldTrump #taxtwitter

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We are beginning to learn how much public long term care insurance would cost. It is doable.
https://t.co/uW73oM4Qer #longtermcare #wishact
#olderadults
#lomgtermcareinsurance

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Some lawmakers back Social Security reform commissions. But they won't solve the problem by themselves:
https://t.co/FlEbFHqfJk #SocialSecurity

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New Alzheimer's blood tests are easy, but do you really want one?
https://t.co/SI1hSi01CL #alzheimers @jama

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DOJ's Olmstead reversal amplifies Trump's war on Medicaid home and community based care
https://t.co/V5JX2fVHFm #olmstead #medicaid #hcbs #olderadults

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PACE programs, whink integrate medical and personal care, help seniors avoid hospital stays and even live longer:
https://t.co/zHiJHxIoQ6 #medicaid #
medicare @tweetnpa #Medicareadvantage #MA #olderadults

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@JessicaBRiedl Jessica is correct. But older adults also are likely to have often-significant medical and long-term care costs.

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Join me, Marc Cohen, and Alison Barkoff for a NASI webinar on long-term supports and services policy issues. Today from 12-1 EDT. Register here:
https://t.co/JVZEks1dTQ #ltss @socialinsurance

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Trump ACA and Medicaid policies could strip health insurance from 3m low- and middle-income people age 50-64
https://t.co/fCHOQ2jWRN #medicaid #aca #affordablecareact
#obamacare
#disabilities
#olderadults

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I had a great conversation w Dr Steve Kariya about caring for older patients. You can watch this episode of his show House calls here:
https://t.co/mIL00qkllB

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Retirement experts love lifetime annuities. Consumers don't. What can be done about it?
https://t.co/zPoJvZLYVO #retirement #longtermcare @nberpubs #socialsecurity

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Social Security will be insolvent in 6 yrs. Don't count on Washington to fix it anytime soon:
https://t.co/zwLf4lGqcw #socialsecurity #retirement

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What CMS's new Medicaid work rules mean for family caregivers:
https://t.co/4Isc6uiqsQ #medicaid #familycaregivers #workrequirements #olderadults #seniors

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@Medicare now pays providers to train family caregivers. Why don't they?
https://t.co/iK6cXeYfMF @aarp @ATIAdvisory #medicare #familycaregivers #olderadults #seniors

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17 Senate Democrats put long-term care on their affordability agenda
https://t.co/LhyaGRyLl8 #longtermcare #aging @RonWyden #medicare #medicaid #longtermcareinsurance #wishact

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To stop fraud, CMS blocks new home health and hospice firms from participating in Medicare. It won't work:
https://t.co/1Pzi6bjvyg #medicare #hospice #cms #homehealth

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Pausing the gas tax may be a clue about how Washington will handle Social Security and Medicare insolvencies:
https://t.co/KvU9qT3MEC #socialsecurity #gastax #taxtwitter #medicare #aging

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Should Medicaid long-term care be fixed or replaced?
https://t.co/LGrzBgTUgd #medicaid #medicare #longtermcare #medicaidltss #olderadults

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My look at a plan to shift home and community based long-term care from Medicaid to Medicare
https://t.co/kIHQ5jBHJ3 #medicare #medicaid #seniors #hcbs #longtermcare #peoplewithdisabilities