National

Legislation

Schakowsky, Dingell Introduce Legislation to Expand Home Care, Strengthen Care Workforce

May 1, 2026 SrSupport Comments Off on Schakowsky, Dingell Introduce Legislation to Expand Home Care, Strengthen Care Workforce

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and Debbie Dingell (MI-06) on Wednesday introduced the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Access Act, legislation to expand access to home and community-based care for older adults and people with disabilities while strengthening the caregiving workforce nationwide. “Older adults and people with disabilities deserve to live with dignity and age in place. Yet the […]

Medicare

Pair Team Accepted into CMS ACCESS Model to Expand AI-Enabled Care for Medicare Beneficiaries

May 1, 2026 SrSupport Comments Off on Pair Team Accepted into CMS ACCESS Model to Expand AI-Enabled Care for Medicare Beneficiaries

AI-powered medical group to support seniors with health and social needs through coordinated, whole-person care  SAN FRANCISCO, April 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Pair Team, an AI-enabled medical group delivering whole-person care to Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries, announced it has been accepted as an applicant into the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ACCESS Model. The program is designed to improve outcomes […]

Finance

Murphy Introduces the Senior Citizens’ Freedom to Work Act

April 17, 2026 SrSupport Comments Off on Murphy Introduces the Senior Citizens’ Freedom to Work Act

April 16, 2026 Washington, D.C. — Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03), introduced the Senior Citizens’ Freedom to Work Act to repeal the retirement earnings test (RET), which reduces benefits for Social Security beneficiaries who claim early retirement but choose to continue working and make above a certain threshold. “American seniors’ ability to earn income and enjoy the dignity of work should not be penalized by […]

Arizona

DelBene: RFK Jr.’s AI Pilot Program Is A Trojan Horse For Privatizing Medicare

April 16, 2026 SrSupport Comments Off on DelBene: RFK Jr.’s AI Pilot Program Is A Trojan Horse For Privatizing Medicare

The program, underway in six states, simply repeats the same flawed tactics that already delay care, frustrate patients and cost us more money. Earlier this year, Joanne, a Medicare patient from Quilcene, Washington, went to her doctor for severe pain in her lower back, down her leg and on the top of her foot. An MRI showed that a herniated […]

Health Management

Researchers Identify Older Adults Most at Risk of Heat-Related Illness

March 23, 2026 SrSupport Comments Off on Researchers Identify Older Adults Most at Risk of Heat-Related Illness

NEW YORK, March 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Nationally, heat-related mortality has risen by nearly 17 percent per year since 2016. As a result, New York City now issues heat alerts and opens cooling centers when the heat index is forecast to reach 95 degrees Fahrenheit or higher for at least two consecutive days or a heat index of 100 degrees Fahrenheit or […]

Health Management

Labcorp Launches First FDA-Cleared Blood Test for Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment in Primary Care

February 12, 2026 SrSupport Comments Off on Labcorp Launches First FDA-Cleared Blood Test for Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment in Primary Care

Elecsys® pTau-181 test helps clinicians rule out Alzheimer’s disease by identifying patients unlikely to have amyloid pathology Now available nationwide in primary care settings for patients aged 55 and older experiencing symptoms of cognitive decline Expands Labcorp’s comprehensive portfolio of Alzheimer’s disease blood tests across both primary and specialty care settings BURLINGTON, N.C., Feb. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Labcorp (NYSE: LH), a global leader of […]

Diet/Nutrition

New Survey Signals National Nutrition Crisis as Misinformation Outpaces Evidence-Based Care

January 26, 2026 SrSupport Comments Off on New Survey Signals National Nutrition Crisis as Misinformation Outpaces Evidence-Based Care

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Launches Educational Campaign to Highlight the Essential Role of Nutrition and Dietetics Professionals January 26, 2026 CHICAGO – A new national survey released today by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (the Academy) finds that nearly half of Americans are turning to unaccredited sources, social media, and AI-generated recommendations to guide their nutrition decisions — […]

Health Management

Kelly to Health Insurance CEOs: Support the ‘Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act’

January 23, 2026 SrSupport Comments Off on Kelly to Health Insurance CEOs: Support the ‘Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act’

January 22, 2026 Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, during a Ways & Means Committee hearing, U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA), a member of the Ways & Means Subcommittee on Health, called on the CEOS from the nation’s top health insurance companies to publicly support his popular bipartisan legislation, the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act. The legislation would streamline the Medicare Advantage (MA) […]