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Roughly 8 million people 65 and older have dementia or need help with two or more activities of basic daily life, like getting out of bed. Facing a severe shortage of aides and high costs, caregivers often cobble together a patchwork of relatives and friends to help.

Lawmakers are asking what Social Security will do about its demands on their constituents to repay money distributed — and sometimes in error. Florida Sen. Rick Scott called the actions “unacceptable.”

The governors square off in a first-of-its-kind debate Thursday. Let's compare the political rivals’ health care positions, showing how their policies helped — or hinder— the health of their states’ residents.

Ron DeSantis’ record as Florida governor provides some clues to how he would change the health care landscape if elected president.

Social Security has been overpaying recipients for years, then demanding the money back, leaving people with bills for up to tens of thousands of dollars or more.

Providers and advocates warn a proposed rule change in Montana would jeopardize immunity levels in child care centers and communities. Efforts to change exemption rules are underway in other states, too.

At a Senate confirmation hearing, former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley said he would address hardships the Social Security agency has caused by demanding money back from beneficiaries.

COVID-19 relief payments weren’t supposed to cost people their Social Security benefits, but some recipients say they did. Senators want to know why.

Acting Commissioner Kilolo Kijakazi was pressed by a House subcommittee to explain why so many poor, disabled or retired people are suddenly hit with demands that can reach tens of thousands of dollars.

Some Social Security beneficiaries say the government is clawing back benefits after they received stimulus payments that were supposed to be exempt from asset limits.