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Seniors aren't flocking to quality health plans The Associated Press Share     Millions of seniors signed up for popular Medicare Advantage insurance plans don't get the best quality, an independent study found. How the private plans score on a quality rating system set up by the government is about to have a direct impact on insurers' finances — not to mention seniors' benefits and premiums. President Barack Obama's health care law ties what the plans get paid by the government to the quality they provide, for the first time. There seems to be plenty of room for improvement. More
  Obama's debt commission to consider Medicare cuts, new health care law Kasier Health News Share
President Obama's bipartisan debt commission met earlier this week to discuss ways to reduce the federal deficit. The President said that everything was up for discussion, including provisions of the federal health care law, and entitlement programs like Medicare and Social Security. More In the health bill, a new focus on elder abuse The New York Times Share
Tucked into the huge new health care law is a whopping $777 million, spread over the next four years, for programs to prevent and prosecute elder abuse. Advocates for these programs have been begging Congress for more money since 1978. Now they are celebrating as if they had won the lottery. More Long term care costs cheapest at home U.S. World News & Report Share
Institutional costs for long term care continued to post big increases last year even as the economy sputtered along, according to the seventh annual Cost of Care survey from Genworth Financial, a major seller of long term care insurance. The good news in the survey is that costs for in-home care - where nearly 80 percent of people prefer being cared for - have risen very little during the past five years. More With expanded coverage for the poor, fears of a big headache The New York Times Share
Of all the changes wrought by the new health care law, none is more sweeping than the transformation of Medicaid — from the government's health insurance plan for poor families into a much wider program for millions of the poorest Americans who cannot afford insurance on their own. More
Details on the Class Act The New York Times Share
So many questions. The New Old Age has been following the Class Act, the first national plan for long-term care insurance, since last summer, but the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy and his staff began working on the current version of this plan in 2003. It was tucked into the Democrats’ health care legislation and thus, without much public attention, became law last month. Call it Mr. Kennedy’s final bequest. More  A graying population, a graying work force The New York Times Share
In an aging population, the elderly are increasingly being taken care of by the elderly. Professional caregivers — almost all of them women — are one of the fastest-growing segments of the American work force, and also one of the grayest. More  iRegulate: Should medical apps face government oversight? Scientific America Share
When John Allen Reilly visits his hospice patients, he always takes along his iPhone. One of the applications he uses is A2Z of Dermatology to help classify skin conditions and to show photographs to his patients for comparison. More
 Livable and sustainable communities Federal Transit Administration Share
FTA is excited to announce the release of a reference guide to DOT, HUD, and EPA programs as they relate to the Partnership for Sustainable Communities. Developed with input from each federal partner, this is a great resource to help communities identify potential funding options to promote livable and sustainable communities. The document is in FTA's newly updated "What's New" section on the website homepage. More NCST to sponsor online pedestrian access conference n4a Share
The National Center on Senior Transportation (NCST) is co-sponsoring a three-day online conference on Building Livable Communities through Increased Pedestrian Access, May 18, 19 and 20. Each webinar will be held from 2-3:30 p.m. Eastern. Registration deadline is May 11. More  May is Older Americans Month AoA Share
Each year the Administration on Aging issues a theme for Older Americans Month to assist our National Aging Services Network of state, tribal, area agencies on aging, and community services providers plan for activities that might take place in May or throughout the year. This year's theme "Age Strong! Live Long!" recognizes the diversity and vitality of today's older Americans who span three generations. More
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