• Unanswered Questions
  A disabled reporter's commentary on the reality behind assisted suicide requests, examining one in particular.
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• End-of-Life Care for Children With Terminal Illness
  Article about what hospice is, the kinds of services it has to help kids & their family (including things you might not expect), when/where it's offered, and so forth.
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• 2002 HHS fiscal report on long-term care
  Fiscal Analysis section of a 2002 Health & Human Services report on long-term care. Outdated, but useful for quick citations re: spending on at-home vs. nursing home care.
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• Information for Senior Citizens/U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
  Information on finding in-home help, reverse mortgages for seniors, affordable apartments, assisted living facilities, and related topics.
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• Myths About Welfare Reform
  Excellent page disputing welfare myths by explaining the reality & how the myth came to be. Most important is the common belief that poverty levels declined due to the Welfare Reform Act of '96. Written by a UCLA professor, and easy to understand.
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• SNAP (Food Stamps) FAQ
  Long, useful list of Frequently Asked Questions about today's "food stamps", known as SNAP: who can/can't get it, average benefits, which foods are eligible, etc.
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• Social Security & Supplemental Security Income Benefit Publications
  Official SSA site full of info about Social Security, SSI, and Medicare -- introduction, disability benefits, Medicare, etc.
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• State-Specific TANF Information
  Official government site; most useful aspect is that it has the specific requirements and websites for each individual state. General TANF info is limited to a very short FAQ.
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• The "Welfare Reform Act" of 1996
  The text of Pres. Clinton's Personal Responsibility & Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996; includes some very useful information.
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• The History of US Government Food Stamps
  Detailed yet easy-to-read history of food stamps, all the way up through today's program, known as SNAP.
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• Ultimate Guide To SSI & SSDI
  Aims to share info on SSI/SSDI from all over the web in order to help applicants & recipients; also includes links to other resource sites.
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• Understanding Supplemental Security Income
  All about every aspect of SSI one could wonder about (who gets it? what if I'm overpaid?), with a descriptive table of contents.
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• Welfare's History, From AFDC To TANF
  About the history of welfare, today's TANF version, and the change to it from AFDC (which had the traits people inaccurately claim of today's welfare).
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