 Aging
Aging, caring for aged
Children, getting old themselves, provide support
for elderly parents
By Roger Catlin, Courant News
Senior care company urges ‘40/70 rule’
By Bill Burell, Daily Gazette
Elder Abuse
Beware of scams: get your economic stimulus payment safely and securely
AARP
The next target in elder abuse suits: assisted living facilities
By Petra Pasternak, The Recorder
Source: Law.com
Elder Law
Bills Introduced
S 2794 (Kohl, D-WI), to protect older Americans from misleading and fraudulent marketing practices, with the goal of increasing retirement security; to Judiciary. S2295, remarks S2297, CR 4/2/08.
S 2708 (Boxer, D-CA), to amend the Public Health Service Act to attract and retain trained health care professionals and direct care workers dedicated to providing quality care to the growing population of older Americans; to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. S1596, CR 3/5/08.
Hearings
The Senate Special Aging Committee held a hearing on a proposal that would provide a grant program funding the preparation of independent, objective, unbiased, drug reviews at universities, medical schools and pharmacy schools that would be distributed to physicians and be made available to consumers online. 3/12/08, 10:30 am, 562 Dirksen.
Notices
On 3/31/08, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to address issues related to the United States Supreme Court's decision in Smith v. City of Jackson. The Court ruled that disparate impact claims are cognizable under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) but that liability is precluded when the impact is attributable to a reasonable factor other than age. Current EEOC regulations interpret the ADEA as prohibiting an employment practice that has a disparate impact on individuals within the protected age group unless it is justified as a business necessity. Public comments must be received on or before 5/30/08. FR 16807.
Health/Healthcare
Health Tip of the Week
Sponsored by the American Bar Endowment
Nursing homes cut back on restraints
By Kevin Freking, Associated Press
Source: The New York Times
Older corneas may be good for transplant
Associated Press
Source The New York Times
Tai chi improves diabetes control
Medical News Today
Using blood pressure-lowering treatment in very elderly shows significant reductions in mortality
Medical News Today
Who really pays for healthcare?
By Ezekiel J. Emanuel and
Victor R. Fuchs, Chicago Tribune
Women find it harder to
keep in shape
Medical News Today
Medicaid/Medicare
Assets gifted to Medicaid applicant's daughters are available
Elder Law Answers
Congress in no rush to fix Medicare and Social Security
A new report projects a $42.9 trillion shortfall for the two entitlement programs over the next 75 years.
By Gail Russell Chaddock
Christian Science Monitor
CVS to pay MD. $830k under settlement for improper Medicaid billing
Southern Maryland Online
Health Care Economics
Part D plans impose strategies to reduce medication costs
Mark Moran, Psychiatric News
Kaiser daily health policy report highlights budget issues in four states
Kaiser Network
Medicare’s financial woes
The New York Times
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Medicaid/Medicare
Medicaid 'write offs' may not be deducted from personal injury damages
Elder Law Answers
Medicare and Social Security spending still problematic
By Monisha Bansal, Crosswalk.com
Solvency threat to Social Security, Medicare is essentially unchanged
By Alex Wayne, CQ Politic
Retirement
Americans delay retirement as
housing, stocks swoon
Nest eggs shrink, deferring
dreams; ‘freaked out’ elite
By Jennifer Levitz
The Wall Street Journal
Early retirement may mean earlier death
Reuters Health
How the income tax treatment of saving and Social Security benefits may affect boomers’ retirement incomes
By Barbara A. Butrica,
Karen E. Smith and Eric Toder
Longer lifespans, less-taxing jobs lead more older workers to shun retirement
Millions spend golden years
making green
By Bob Moos
The Dallas Morning News
Supreme Court allows retiree benefit cuts
By David Savage, Los Angeles Times
Social Security
Face the coming crisis
Congress, candidates must find ways to secure Social Security, Medicare
Buffalo News
Potpourri
Despite city law, few assisted living centers licensed
By Jackie Spinner, The Washington Post
Elderly couple can stay together in care
By Rosa Prince, Telegraph.co.uk
Hospital “boarding” hard on the elderly: study
By Megan Rauscher, Reuters
New focus of inquiry into bribes: doctors
By Barnaby J. Feder
The New York Times
New Harris survey finds that most baby boomers underestimate disability risk
America’s Health Insurance Plans
Report to Senators says many states are lax in funding their pension plans
By Mary Williams Walsh
The New York Times
Shifting gears finding health insurance if you are self-employed
By Marci Alboher, The New York Times
Small Business Franchising
Taking care of business
Why in-home health care is one of the hottest concepts in franchising today
By Simona Covel
The Wall Street Journal
MyZiva
Information of interest on assisted living, nursing homes, healthcare, and more.
Archives
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Educational Outreach Program
and Website
The new WGBH Education Foundation web site features clips from the PBS documentary by Michael Kirk, “Caring for Your Parents,” and the MIT Workplace Center’s Family Caregiver Handbook. Visit the website to view clips of the program and for information on how to obtain a DVD of the program. You can also download a set of handouts, the Handbook, or customizable event posters to announce local screenings and pubic discussions.
No Longer On Their Own:
Using Emeritus Attorney Pro Bono Programs to Meet Unmet Civil Legal Needs
This new brochure is designed to help states successfully recruit emeritus pro bono attorneys toprovide critically needed legal services to vulnerable seniorsand low and moderate individuals  who are now facing their legal problems on their own. PDFs and limited print copies are available at no cost from the ABA Commission on Law and Aging. Email your request to the ABA Commission on Law and Aging at abaaging@abanet.org. View the PDF version of the brochure here.
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