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Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans have health disparities and are more likely to be uninsured, but a U.S. official says access is improving

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U.S. LGBT Getting Better Healthcare Access

SAN FRANCISCO – Medicare paid billions in taxpayer dollars to nursing homes nationwide that were not meeting basic requirements to look after their residents, government investigators have found. The report, released Thursday by the Department of Health and Human Services' inspector general, said Medicare paid about $5.1 billion for patients to stay in skilled nursing facilities that failed to meet federal quality of care rules in 2009, in some cases resulting in dangerous and neglectful conditions….

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Medicare Paid $5.1B for Poor Nursing Home Care