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Budget Cuts Impact Long-term Care from Burlington Free Press For 18 months, Helen Brownell has been on a state waiting list for long-term care services. She was put on a waiting list because she isn't sufficiently frail or disabled to be ranked in the state's highest-need category — which would automatically open doors to a nursing home or home care under the state's Choices for Care program. More Obama Set to Reveal Specific Health Reform Details in Strategy Shift from Kaiser Health News After an August recess that saw Democrats take a beating on their message and calls from lawmakers to provide more leadership, President Obama is likely to change course on his approach to health reform legislation. More More Administrator Involvement is Key to Improving Health Care Quality from McKnight's Long-Term Care & Assisted Living The Joint Commission recently emphasized the need for more involvement from health care administrators, executives and trustees in preventing medical errors. It also recommended using successful methods from other industries to improve quality in health care. More Health Insurance: How Much Should Older People Pay? from USA Today For years, insurers have charged older customers far more than younger ones, in part because of older residents' higher use of medical services. Now, as Congress wrestles with a health care overhaul aimed at covering the majority of the 46 million uninsured, that discrepancy is one area targeted for change. More Many Doctors Unknowingly Prescribe Drugs 'Off-Label' from McKnight's Long-Term Care & Assisted Living A large number of physicians don't know when they are prescribing drugs, including antipsychotics, "off-label," according to a recent report. More Vets Get Help at Home from The Herald-Palladium A pilot program of the federal Department of Veterans Affairs, working with the Area Agency on Aging, made it possible for a former Watervliet man to move. The program provides veterans in the region with the help and services they need for independent living. More Law Changes: More People Eligible for Extra Help in 2010 from Social Security Online Beginning January 1, 2010, changes in the law will make it easier for some people to qualify for Extra Help with their Medicare prescription drug plan costs, under the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act. More

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