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Seniors wary of health overhaul impact on Medicare The Associated Press Share     Seniors aren't celebrating President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. While Democrats hail the sweeping legislation as the greatest expansion of the social safety net since Medicare, they also fear that seniors won't see it that way for this fall's elections. Indeed, Republicans have portrayed the overhaul as a raid on Medicare — a bedrock of retirement security — to provide money to pay for covering younger, uninsured workers and their families. More
 The last piece in place The New York Times Share
President Obama signed the budget reconciliation bill containing a package of revisions to the big health care legislation after giving a speech at Northern Virginia Community College, a setting aimed at drawing attention to the education component of the bill. More
 Secretary Sebelius awards funding for chronic disease self-management programs for Older Americans TC Palm Share
Older Americans with chronic diseases can learn how to manage their conditions and take control of their health using the $27 million in grants announced today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. The Communities Putting Prevention to Work Chronic Disease Self-Management Program, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, will allow 45 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia to provide self-management programs to older adults with chronic diseases build statewide delivery systems and develop the workforce that delivers these programs. More Medicare advantage provisions in health care reform legislation NCPSSM Share
Health care reform legislation passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama includes important provisions to reduce wasteful Medicare spending. This will strengthen the solvency of the Medicare program and reduce the rate of increase in Part B premiums for all Medicare beneficiaries. The legislation also seeks to improve the care provided to Medicare Advantage enrollees and to limit their out-of-pocket costs. More
Closing Medicare drug gap helps Democrats sell reform Kaiser Health News Share
Now that the health overhaul has passed Congress, Democratic lawmakers are hoping to highlight its most immediate benefits. Chief among them: a plan to help millions of elderly and disabled Medicare beneficiaries pay for their medications by gradually eliminating a drug-coverage gap commonly known as the "doughnut hole." More AARP defends health care legislation despite Medicare cuts The Palm Beach Post Share
Stung by charges that it had endorsed a half-trillion worth of benefit cuts for seniors, AARP went on the offensive today, extolling the merits of health reform to both its members on Medicare and those still too young to qualify. More  Study aims to detect onset of dementia with embedded sensors Senior Housing News Share
Carnegie Mellon University researchers in the Quality of Life Technology Center (QoLTC) recently announced a study that will embed wireless sensors in the residences of about 50 older adults who live alone to see if they can detect subtle changes in everyday activities that indicate the onset of dementia or physical infirmities. The project hopes to demonstrate that simple, unobtrusive sensors in residences can alert medical professionals when a person begins to lose physical or mental abilities. More  House call 2.0: Telemedicine brings doctors into home OCLNN Share
Doctors are always looking for the next technological marvel to help them treat patients more effectively, whether it’s robots that can find cancer cells or medical records on iPhones. In the midst of this transformation, scientists at UC Irvine are developing a way to create a modern version of the house call. More
 Innovations in senior transportation: Lessons Learned - NCST Demonstration Grants 2008 - 2009 NCST Share
The NCST's premier group of Senior Transportation Demonstration Grantees has completed their work that focused on coordination, technology, older driver safety, transportation for socialization and different volunteer program models. Join us for a discussion of challenges, successes and lessons learned from these seven projects. This two-hour session will address the broad topics of impact, community partnerships, replicability and sustainability and provide participants the opportunity to ask direct questions of the grantees. More Assisting Alzheimer's caregivers online Medical News Today Share
It is estimated that Alzheimer's disease affects 5.3 million Americans and that number is expected to double by 2050. Caregivers shoulder a particularly heavy burden. In response to this mounting public health challenge, experts at Weill Cornell Medical College have spent four years creating ThisCaringHome.org, an interactive, multimedia Web site for caregivers of Alzheimer's and other dementia patients. More |
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