2018 DSHS Town Hall Meetings With Sec Cheryl Strange
Secretary Cheryl Strange is hosting Town Hall Meetings for our service providers. Vendors, partners and stakeholders are being invited statewide.
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Issues
May Is Skin Cancer Awareness Month
It’s Skin Cancer Awareness Month, when all of us are urged to self-examine our skin and go to a doctor if
Read MoreMedicare’s great by U.S. standards. Compared to others, not so much.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-care/medicare-s-great-u-s-standards-compared-others-not-so-n821226
Read MoreWeak federal oversight endangers health and safety of assisted living residents
GAO report shines a long-overdue light on Medicaid-funded assisted living. Federal funding of assisted living is large and growing, but
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ALTSA – MILLIMAN- LTSS FEASIBILITY STUDY OF POLICY OPTIONS FOR LONG TERM SERVICES AND CARE
Why support the Long-Term Care Trust Act? At some point, most of us will need some extra assistance as we
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Why Your Pharmacist Can’t Tell You That $20 Prescription Could Cost Only $8
As consumers face rapidly rising drug costs, states across the country are moving to block “gag clauses” that prohibit pharmacists
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Here Are the Places That Struggle to Meet the Rules on Safe Drinking Water
To ensure that tap water in the United States is safe to drink, the federal government has been steadily tightening
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