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Facilities, which generally provide social and medical services, rely heavily on funding from state governments and charities, which have been hit hard by the recession. Advocates say the 4,000 state-licensed centers around the country provide a cost-effective alternative to nursing homes and allow caregivers to remain in the workforce.
Now that the Senate has passed a hotly debated health care bill, Congress is headed to the next step: House-Senate negotiations in January to try to hammer out a final version. Here's where things stand and how you might be affected.
Hospitals, doctors and insurers are opposed to allowing people under 65 to join Medicare
We'll never keep everyone at home. But if we work at it, we can postpone the transition for months or even years.
Donna Taylor's father planned ahead - he had insurance and savings to pay for health coverage when he retired. But when he got sick and couldn't walk, he found he did not have enough coverage to pay for care for himself and his disabled wife.
The White House transcript of yesterday's remarks from the health care summit convened by President Barack Obama.
As a part of our "Are You Covered?" series, KHN and NPR examine how a health overhaul would affect Medicaid recipients.
The drive on Capitol Hill to create a bipartisan commission to help "bend the cost curve" of health spending is picking up momentum - Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and a handful of moderate Democrats and Republicans are supporting the effort.
As governor of Oregon, Dr. John Kitzhaber presided over a radical change in the state's health care system. Critics said it rationed care while supporters said it expanded health services to poor people. Today, Kitzhaber, running for governor again, has new ideas on how to fix the country's health care system.
When Congress tried to fix a glitch in Medicare that threatens to cut payments to doctors, senators refused to take up the bill because it didn't include a way to offset the estimated $245 billion, 10-year cost. Both Democrats and Republicans are claiming that previous "fixes" for the Medicare doctor fee problem were paid for, but actually they weren't.
The Senate and House health bills differ in important ways. We ask and answer questions consumers might have about the bills.
As a part of our "Are You Covered?" series, KHN and NPR examine how the health overhaul would affect medicare.
With the pressure of a severe budget crisis, California officials have made tough cuts to health services once deemed vital. Funds for dental clinics, foot and eye care, hearing aids, mental health care and other services long covered under the state's Medicaid program have been slashed.
Seventy-one year old Audrey Bernfield is one of the 45 million people on Medicare, the government health insurance program for the disabled and those over 65. Like most beneficiaries, she is very satisfied with her coverage.
Successful demonstration projects are often derailed by objections from hospitals, doctors and other providers --
The people in Southeastern Kentucky have the poorest health in the country. Yet the area is rich with medical facilities. Health reform bills are unlikely to change much: One doctor says: "We have to transform the way we take care of people."
When Gracie Scarrow, 94, was diagnosed with congestive heart failure she didn't have the money to pay for the care she needed. With her daughter Lela's help, Gracie turned to Medicaid. The program pays for her nursing home, and they couldn't be happier with the care.
As part of the economic stimulus, the government offered subsidies so laid-off workers could keep their health insurance. For some, the subsidies are running out.
As a part of our "Are You Covered?" series, KHN and NPR examine how a health overhaul would affect the individual insurance market.
With growing signs that health reform bills would do little to "bend the cost curve," Sens. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., and Kent Conrad, D-N.D., want a bipartisan commission to control future Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security costs.
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