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“[Ending the staffing mandate] means people are going to get harmed and they’re going to die. We’ve had years of talking about how important staff is, and if they don’t have enough staff to take care of them, they don’t get their needs met.” 

Toby Edelman, senior policy attorney for the Center for Medicare Advocacy, which advocates the rights of nursing home residents, Nursing home staffing rule in limbo as Trump 2.0 approaches(Roll Call, December 4, 2024)

In 2023, UnitedHealth’s denial rate of claims was 32 percent, compared to an industry average of 16 percent. Nonprofits had a far better record than for-profits. . .In Massachusetts, where I live, a supplemental Medicare policy from UnitedHealth costs $251 a month. An identical policy from Blue Cross, which has the state’s best record in not denying care, costs $212.

Robert Kuttner, How AARP Shills for UnitedHealthcare (American Prospect, December 11, 2024)

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Dignity Alliance Massachusetts is dedicated to transformative change to ensure the dignity of older adults, people with disabilities, and their caregivers.  We are committed to advancing new ways of providing long-term services, support, living options, and care, while respecting choice and self-determination.  Through education, legislation, regulatory reform, and legal strategies, this mission will become reality throughout the Commonwealth.

As a grass-roots coalition of aging and disability service and advocacy organizations and supporters, Dignity Alliance Massachusetts works to secure fundamental changes.

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