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Obama and Lawmakers Seek Accord on Health Care from The New York Times With a growing sense of urgency, President Obama and top Congressional Democrats held a recent marathon negotiating session in an effort to thrash out agreements on sweeping health care legislation that could provide insurance coverage to more than 30 million Americans. More APRIL 19-20, 2010 Join advocates from around the country at n4a's 16th annual Aging Policy Briefing, a two-day event on Capitol Hill designed to bring you up-to-speed on all the aging policy issues before you take to the Hill to advocate for older adults and caregivers in your community. Learn more n4a Weighs In with Congressional Leaders on Key Health Care Reform Priorities from n4a As health care reform negotiations intensify, n4a wrote to Senate Majority Leader Reid and House Speaker Pelosi commenting on key long-term services and supports provisions from the House and Senate bills. The letter expresses strong support for the CLASS Act, provisions to expand Medicaid home and community-based services, Medicare Part D improvements and additional resources for enrollment assistance, and Elder Justice Act provisions, while suggesting that improvements be made to prevention and wellness and caregiver support provisions, among others. More Schwarzenegger Budget Ax Would Fall Heavily on Poor from Reuters The latest budget plan from California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger would force 200,000 children off low-cost medical insurance, end in-home care for 350,000 infirm and elderly citizens and slash income assistance to hundreds of thousands more. More Chubby Checker and Social Security Commissioner Astrue Announce a New "Twist" in the Law from Social Security Administration Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, and Chubby Checker, Grammy Award winner and rock and roll legend, launched a new campaign to inform millions of Americans about a new "twist" in the law that makes it easier to qualify for extra help with Medicare prescription drug costs. More Sizing Up the Market for Assisted Living from Health Affairs Assisted living has emerged as an important housing and long-term care option for older Americans. To date, development of this sector has occurred largely without government financing or regulation. In this study, primary data was collected on county-level assisted living supply to gain a fuller understanding of this sector nationally. More New Alliance Launched to Improve the Quality of Life for Consumers of Long-Term Services and Supports from n4a A group of the nation's leading health, consumer, and aging advocates has formed a new alliance to make sure that the 10 million people needing long-term services and supports in the United States receive the highest quality of care regardless of the setting in which it is delivered. The Long-Term Quality Alliance (LTQA) aims to broaden efforts to improve quality of care to include community-based settings as well as nursing homes. More National Legal Resource Center Web Site Launched from U.S. Department of Health & Human Services HHS Assistant Secretary for Aging Kathy Greenlee has launched a new Web site for the National Legal Resource Center (NLRC). The NLRC was created in 2008 by the Administration on Aging (AoA) to empower legal and aging services advocates with the resources necessary to provide high quality legal help to seniors who are facing direct threats to their ability to live independently in their homes and communities. More ADVERTISEMENT Special Needs Trust Resource Center Special Needs Trusts safeguard personal assets that public benefits do not cover - all without jeopardizing the eligibility for government benefits and public assistance programs. Vista Points is focused on helping people living with disabilities, their families and caregivers, and professionals who guide them. Services offered Nationwide     More Info (615.824.7230) 2009-2010 National Directory of Aging Resources is Now Available from n4a n4a announces that the2009-2010 update of the National Directory of Aging Resources is now available. This must-have directory contains over 7,000 contact entries for Area Agencies on Aging, State Units on Aging, local information and referral assistance, Native American aging programs, AoA regional offices, and national aging services associations. Copies of the directory are available for order online at the Eldercare Locator Resource Center. More HHS Provides an Additional $1.2 Billion to States to Help Low-Income Households with Energy Costs from U.S. Department of Health & Human Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the release of $1.2 billion to states to help low income citizens in the coming weeks with their heating bills. These funds represent grants to states, tribes and territories under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). More

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