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Senator Calls for Narrower Measure from The Washington Post Sen. Charles E. Grassley said that the outpouring of anger at town hall meetings this month has fundamentally altered the nature of the debate and convinced him that lawmakers should consider drastically scaling back the scope of the effort. More Dean Challenges Obama to Deliver Reform from The Washington Post Former Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean is emerging as a thorn in the side of a White House that effectively swept him out of Washington, regularly challenging President Obama and Congress as he crisscrosses the country preaching his progressive vision for universal health care. More Health Care End-of-life Provision Causing Anxiety Among Elderly from Catholic News Agency Members of the AARP are leaving by the thousands out of concern for the organization's support for President Obama’s health care reform. While several issues are to blame, many have expressed concern that Section 1233 of HR 3200 gives doctors an incentive to persuade ill patients that assisted suicide is their best option. More Elderly Drivers Found More Prone to Side-Impact Crashes from Insurance Journal Many drivers over age 70 realize that their reaction time is slower so they naturally compensate by driving more carefully. The problem is that many older drivers don't realize that danger is coming at them sideways, not from head-on as they assumed. More Inflation Rate for Elderly Much Higher than CPI from IFA Online The cost of living for pensioners remains much higher than the Government's official inflation measure, according to Alliance Trust Research Centre. More Stopping Financial Abuse Against the Elderly from Nebraska-TV According to a new report released by the MetLife Mature Market Institute, elder financial abuse costs older Americans more than $2.6 billion per year and is most often perpetrated by family members and caregivers. More Elderly Face Growing Maze of Legal Paperwork from The Burmingham Post Funding for care for the elderly is becoming a confusing maze of legal paperwork which is leaving too many pensioners lost in red tape. More Long-Term Care Planning from U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources The National Clearinghouse for Long-Term Care Information is a Web site developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to provide information and resources to help you and your family plan for future long-term care needs. More

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