House, Senate Health-Care Legislation: Side-by-Side Comparison
from Bloomberg
 On Nov. 7, The House of Representatives became the first U.S. legislative chamber to pass an overhaul of the health-care system, with the goal of expanding coverage to tens of millions of Americans without insurance and curtailing costs.
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APRIL 19-20, 2009
Join advocates from around the country at n4a's 16th annual Aging Policy Briefing, a two-day event on Capitol Hill designed to bring you up-to-speed on all the aging policy issues before you take to the Hill to advocate for older adults and caregivers in your community. Learn more
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Senior Transportation a Critical Need
from Associated Press via Google
When senior citizens finally surrender the car keys, they don't have to lose their independence. Efficient transportation services can help local economies by allowing seniors to remain mobile consumers and stay socially active. It helps seniors age-in-place rather than be forced into a nursing home.
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Kennedy's Disability Plan Could Snag Health Bill
from Washington Times
An insurance plan championed by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy that would help elderly or disabled people avoid nursing homes ironically adds yet another sticking point to the comprehensive health care reform plans for which the Massachusetts Democrat fought through much of his career.
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Glossary of Terms in U.S. Health Care Debate
from Reuters
The debate over U.S. health care reform is full of terms familiar to lawmakers and lobbyists but often obscure to the public. Here is a glossary of words and phrases being bandied about as Congress takes up President Barack Obama's top domestic priority: a bill that reins in health care costs, expands coverage to millions of uninsured people and bars insurers from denying coverage for pre-existing conditions or dropping coverage for the sick.
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Dirty Air, Heat, Cold May All Trigger Heart Attacks
from Reuters
Extreme temperatures and heavy air pollution boost heart attack risk, according to a major new study. And on days when the air is extra dirty and the temperature is unusually hot or cold, the effects are likely to be particularly bad, given that temperature and pollution seem to harm the body in different ways, Dr. Krishnan Bhaskaran of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in the UK, the lead author of the research, told Reuters Health.
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Resistant Staph Strain Reported in U.S.
from CBC News
A hospital strain of antibiotic-resistant staph that causes bloodstream infection is five times more deadly than other staph strains, U.S. researchers have found. The strain, called USA600, seems to be partly immune to an antibiotic use to treat the infection, researchers from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit said at an annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America in Philadelphia.
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Analysts See Big Growth in Devices That Make Home Treatments Easier
from DOTmed News
Thanks to the boom in home care, the market for parenteral drug delivery devices could grow significantly by 2012, according to analysts. A report by the biotech consultancy group Scientia Advisors suggests that sales from these devices could reach almost $17 billion in the next three years, up from about $12 billion in 2007.
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Tips to Help You Stay Healthy
from National Diabetes Education Program
There are many good reasons to take action to manage your diabetes. Each day you are likely to feel good and have more energy. In the future, you are likely to stay healthy and prevent or delay problems that can involve your heart, blood vessels, eyes, kidneys, and nerves. Follow this four-step action plan. It will help you live a long and healthy life.
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Raise Awareness of the Issues Facing Older Adults Who Are LGBT
The National Senior Citizens Law Center, Lambda Legal, the National Center for Lesbian Rights, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, the National Center for Transgender Equality, and Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE), are working together to raise awareness of the issues facing older adults who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) and live in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and other long-term care facilities. We hope to identify areas where policy changes will improve care, and to find other older adults, advocates and providers interested in these issues.
The survey is only 16 questions. It should take no more than ten minutes to fill it out. The survey completely protects your confidentiality. (However, we are looking for volunteers willing to be interviewed, so please consider checking that box!)
Click here to fill out the survey or if you would like to fill out this survey manually, you can print it out from the link above and mail it to:
Nancy Arevalo
National Senior Citizens Law Center
1330 Broadway, Suite 525
Oakland, CA 94612
The Deadline for Responding to the Survey is December 15.
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