The Trump administration’s decision to eliminate the Administration for Community Living (ACL) and fold its responsibilities into other HHS agencies is a quiet but deeply damaging move. This is not merely a bureaucratic reshuffle, but rather an abandonment of the federal government’s only dedicated advocate for older adults and adults with disabilities. ACL existed to
The Department of Health and Human Services has the largest budget of any federal agency at roughly $1.7 trillion per year (see breakdown) because 25% percent of the population benefit from the agency. The spending goes toward the disbursement of popular programs, including Medicaid, Medicare, and insurance for children in low-income families. The agency also
The U.S. economy expanded at a healthy annual 2.4% pace the final three months of 2024, supported by a year-end surge in consumer spending, the government upgraded of its previous estimate of fourth-quarter growth. For all of 2024, the economy — the world’s biggest — grew 2.8%. Trump has caused chaos and confusion. U.S. consumer
Many staff members of the Colonial Heights Nursing Home were seen before a judge because of an investigation associated with elder abuse within the facility. The facility failed to provide services necessary to maintain the health, safety, and well-being of the residents. The resident was left in her feces and urine, not properly turned, and not
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