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Baucus Offers Health Plan but Lacks G.O.P. Support from The New York Times The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee unveiled his long-awaited plan to remake the nation's health care system and insure millions of Americans. But he did not win support from a single Republican despite tailoring his proposal to be less costly and to extend the reach of government less than other health bills moving through Congress. More States Should Like Bill's Financing of Medicaid Expansion from McNight's Long-Term Care News The financing of a Medicaid expansion that will be part of the Senate Finance Committee's health care reform proposal should please state officials. That is according to Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., who is leading efforts to create a bipartisan reform package. More Older Americans: How They Are Faring in the Recession from University of Michigan Older Americans have weathered the financial crisis relatively well, although many now expect to work longer than they did just a year ago, according to a University of Michigan study released on Capitol Hill. More Obama: Health Reform a 'Defining Struggle of This Generation' from McNight's Long-Term Care News Calling health insurance reform a "defining struggle of this generation," President Obama told thousands of college students that Congress must resist scare tactics and false accusations to do a makeover. The fight will be difficult, Obama said, but an "unprecedented coalition" of hospitals, doctors, nurses and drug makers support the effort. More Is Health Spending Excessive? If So, What Can We Do About It? from Brookings The case that the U.S. spends more than is optimal on health care is overwhelming. But identifying reasons for excessive spending is not the same as showing how to wring it out in ways that increase welfare. More An Intelligent System Helps Elderly or Memory-impaired to Remember Everyday Tasks from Science Daily A team of researchers from the University of Granada has created a system with Artificial Intelligence techniques which notifies elderly people or people with special needs of their forgetting of certain everyday tasks. This system uses sensors distributed in the environment that can detect their actions and mobile devices that can remind them, for example, to take their keys before they leave home. More Can Video Games Boost Thinking Skills In Elderly? from Medical News Today Researchers at North Carolina State University and the Georgia Institute of Technology have received a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to study whether and how video games can boost memory and thinking skills in the elderly - and then to use their findings to develop a prototype video game to do just that. More n4a Webinar for Prescription Drug Options for Older Adults from n4a Join n4a and Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs in a new webinar for professionals working with older adults in the areas of generic drugs, comparative effectiveness and medication management. The presentation, to be held on October 6 from 1 - 2:30 p.m., ET, will feature n4a's newest consumer toolkit: "Taking an Active Role in Your Health Care: Prescription Drug Options for Older Adults" (coming soon to the n4a website). More

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