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Changes to Medicare Advantage The Wall Street Journal Share     Our recent column about the impact of new health-care legislation on Medicare prompted many readers to ask about the specific effects on Medicare Advantage programs, which currently cover about a quarter of Medicare recipients. More
 Advocacy group details treatment needs for older patients Kaiser Health News Share
The Partnership for Health in Aging, a coalition of more than 20 organizations dealing with care of seniors, released a set of 23 skills that all health care professionals - doctors, dentists, nurses, social workers and others - should have by the time they graduate. More Health-care overhaul is up against long campaign across US The Washington Post Share
Efforts to block a key provision of the new health-care overhaul law are underway in 33 states, as a growing roster of mostly Republican officials have mounted legal and legislative challenges to an eventual requirement that virtually all Americans buy health insurance or pay a penalty tax. More n4a OAA 2011 Reauthorization Survey Survey Monkey Share
n4a is gathering input from Area Agencies on Aging as we develop our reauthorization recommendations. We encourage AAAs to share your vision for the future of aging services and supports by weighing in today! Deadline: May 28, 2010. More New national report: Older Women's Stake in End-of-Life Issues Older Women's League Share
The Older Women's League (OWL) released its annual Mother's Day report at a Capitol Hill briefing. This 30th anniversary report focuses on end-of-life choices and acknowledges that it is a multifaceted, complex issue that is in dire need of attention. According to OWL, protecting individual rights in end-of-life choices must be achieved through state and federal action. "If we are to have the deaths we want, dignified and on our own terms, we need to get more comfortable talking about the topic and our wishes," states Natale Zimmer, Health Policy Director at OWL. More
 n4a and MetLife Foundation honor 26 older volunteers at ceremony in Washington, DC n4a Share
The National Association of Area Agencies on Aging announced recipients of the 2010 MetLife Foundation Older Volunteers Enrich America Awards. The program, now in its eighth year, honors the exemplary contributions of older volunteers and promotes volunteering among older adults nationwide. The award-winning volunteers, who range in age from 59 to 95 years, were in Washington today to attend a ceremony in their honor. More n4a staff joins walk on the National Mall for Older Americans Month AoA Share
n4a staff will participate in the AoA-sponsored one-mile Age Strong! Live Long! Walk on the National Mall in Washington, DC, May 27. Participants will have an opportunity to visit information booths, take part in physical fitness demonstrations and warm-up exercises, and receive from invited guests remarks on the importance of physical activity to health aging. Local CBS news anchor JC Hayward will MC the event. More  FinCEN warns lenders to guard against home equity conversion mortgage fraud schemes Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Share
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network released new guidance, Advisory to Financial Institutions on Filing Suspicious Activity Reports Regarding Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Fraud Schemes, to assist financial institutions in guarding against fraud schemes perpetrated against senior citizens who use the Federal Housing Administration's Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program, a form of reverse mortgage. More  Home use devices U.S. FDA Share
A home use device is a medical device intended for users in a non-clinical or transitory environment, is managed partly or wholly by the user, requires adequate labeling for the user, and may require training for the user by a licensed health care provider in order to be used safely and effectively. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced a new initiative on Home Use Devises. More
 2010 Rosalinde Gilbert Innovations in Alzheimer's Disease Caregiving Legacy Awards Family Caregiver Allliance Share
With continuing support from The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation, Family Caregiver Alliance is pleased to oversee the annual Rosalinde Gilbert Innovations in Alzheimer's Disease Caregiving Legacy Awards program in its third year. More Real People, Real Questions U.S. Census 2010 Share
With census takers going door-to-door for the 2010 Census, there is a lot of information floating around about what the process for the Non-Response Follow-Up phase entails. Why is the Census Bureau collecting certain information on the form? How do I know that my data is safe? Is this operation the same as the American Community Survey? How do I recognize a census taker? The Real People, Real Questions video series provides answers to your most pressing questions. More
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