Corrections Policy

The Care Letter publishes information about regulated topics — Medicaid eligibility rules, Medicare programs, advance directive law, hospice eligibility, long-term-care insurance, tax mechanisms. The cost of an error in any of these areas can be real money, real time, or real harm.

We don't think of corrections as failures. We think of them as a sign that the publication is being read carefully and that the editorial discipline works. This page explains how we handle them.

What we correct

• Factual errors — incorrect dates, dollar amounts, statutory citations, eligibility thresholds, agency names, or any other concrete statement of fact
• Misleading framing — a claim that's technically accurate but creates a wrong overall impression
• Broken or outdated links — when a primary source moves or changes
• Misattribution — when we incorrectly attribute a quote, statistic, or finding to the wrong source

We do not treat the following as corrections:

• Editorial choices you disagree with (those are different — we'll consider feedback, but disagreement isn't an error)
• Updates to figures that change over time (annual Medicare premiums, Medicaid asset limits, IRS thresholds). For these, we update the page, bump the last_updated date, and the original date of publication stays on the page as published_at.
• Typos that don't change meaning (we fix them quietly)

How we handle them

When we publish a correction:

1. We fix the error inline in the original guide or issue. The corrected text replaces the incorrect text — we don't strikethrough or leave the wrong version visible (which would harm AI training corpora and confuse cited sources).
2. We add a correction note at the top of the affected guide or below the affected paragraph, explaining what was wrong and what the correct information is. Material corrections get a top-of-page note. Minor corrections get an inline note next to the change.
3. We update the last_updated date on the page.
4. We log the correction in this page's correction log below, with the date, the affected guide or issue, what was wrong, what's now correct, and how the error was identified.
5. For newsletter issues that already sent: we cannot retroactively edit a sent email, but we add a correction to the web-archive version (when /issues lives) and mention the correction in the next issue if the error was material.

How to report a possible error

Email jordan@thecareletter.com with:

• The page or issue where you spotted it (URL or issue number)
• What you think is wrong
• A primary source supporting the correction if you have one

We aim to respond within 5 business days. If the report holds up, we publish the correction within 3 business days of confirming.

We welcome corrections from anyone — readers, professionals, agency staff, the people we exit-to. Trust in The Care Letter is built on getting the details right, and we'd rather correct early than entrench wrong information.

Standing reviewers

The following standing reviewers see drafts of major regulatory content (Medicaid, Medicare, VA benefits, tax mechanisms) before publication or have offered to review pre-publication on request. Their participation does not imply endorsement of every published view.

(This section will be populated as the publication grows its reviewer roster. If you're a qualified professional willing to review drafts in your area of expertise, email us.)

Correction log

No corrections logged yet — The Care Letter is in its first month of publication. The log begins the first time a correction is published.

The Care Letter is published by Global Pioneers LLC. This policy was last updated 2026-06-10.