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07/29/2010 07:00 AM
States Continue Push For Extension Of Extra Medicaid Funds
News outlets report on state budget gaps and lobbying for extra Medicaid funds from the federal government. Bloomberg: “U.S. state governments project revenue will climb in the current fiscal year after they raised taxes and cut spending to close budget gaps of $84 billion, a report from the National Conference of State Legislatures found…
07/29/2010 07:00 AM
Senate Subcommittee Approves HHS Funding Bill, Other Health Care Bills Readied
CongressDaily: The Senate Labor-Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee approved a draft funding bill Tuesday for HHS, “moving a bill that would provide $170 billion in discretionary spending to related federal agencies, nearly $1 billion under the president’s request…
07/28/2010 08:00 AM
Alzheimer’s Foundation Of America And Second Wind Dreams Forge Strategic Partnership
The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA), New York, NY, and Second Wind Dreams (SWD), Marietta, GA, announced that they have forged a strategic partnership that will utilize their combined expertise, program strengths and local membership bases to further raise the bar on care for the increasing number of individuals nationwide with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias…
07/27/2010 06:00 AM
Health Care Industry And Professionals Respond To Seniors’ Growing Health Needs
USA Today: “The explosive growth of the USA’s older population is fueling a grass-roots ‘village’ movement in neighborhoods across the country to help people age in their own homes. More than 50 villages in a neighbor-helping-neighbor system have sprouted in the past decade from California and Colorado to Nebraska and Massachusetts…
07/26/2010 03:00 AM
HHS Awards States $88M For Home Visits Programs
HHS recently announced $88 million in grants for programs that provide visits from nurses, social workers and other health professionals to the homes of at-risk families, HealthLeaders Media reports…
07/26/2010 03:00 AM
ACLU Says Some Nursing Homes Use ‘Scare Tactics’ To Keep Psychiatric Patients
Chicago Tribune: The American Civil Liberties Union says in court papers that some for-profit nursing home operators are using “scare tactics” to persuade psychiatric patients to stay in their facilities…
07/26/2010 03:00 AM
The Importance Of Relationships In Spiritual Care
Relationships hold the key to giving terminally ill patients the spiritual care they need. However, researchers have pinpointed a mismatch between patients’ expectations and understanding when it comes to spirituality, and what medical and family caregivers offer. New recommendations to improve this situation appear in the journal Palliative Medicine, published by SAGE…
07/23/2010 06:00 AM
According to the National Alliance for Caregiving, more than 65 million people in the United States serve as informal caregivers, typically for family members, which equates to more than one out of every four people serving as unpaid caregivers. A caregiver is someone who provides assistance to another person who is ill, disabled or needs help with daily activities…
07/22/2010 07:00 AM
Senate Panel To Focus On Problems At Continuing Care Retirement Communities With Large Fees
The Wall Street Journal: A Senate Committee will hold hearings Wednesday about “continuing-care retirement communities,” which charge large up-front fees to care for seniors for life. “CCRCs offer a range of care – from independent-living apartments to skilled nursing facilities – that allows seniors to ‘age in place…
07/19/2010 06:00 AM
In a letter signed by 58 patient advocacy groups and home medical equipment associations, the American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) urged Congress to pass H.R. 3790, a bill to repeal the Medicare competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment in a budget-neutral manner. The bill currently has 252 cosponsors in the U.S. House of Representatives. View the letter here…
07/19/2010 06:00 AM
The National Council on Aging (NCOA) today announced the addition of Independent Living Systems (ILS) as the newest partner to sponsor a Private Label version of BenefitsCheckUp, NCOA’s online screening service for senior benefits…
07/13/2010 08:00 AM
Alzheimer’s Caregivers Display A Diversity Of Grieving
New research from the University of Michigan reveals racial and ethnic differences in the emotional attitudes of caregivers of Alzheimer’s disease patients…
07/10/2010 04:00 AM
Electronic Health Records Prime Clinicians To Provide Progressive Care To Older Adults
In 20 years, approximately 72 million older adults will reside in the United States, almost double the current number, according to the U.S. Administration on Aging. Potential issues are compounded by the projected shortage of health care workers needed to provide elder care…
07/08/2010 06:00 AM
Compassionate Health Care And Better Teamwork Encouraged By Schwartz Center Rounds
Caregivers who participated in a program where attendees discuss medical cases that were complex for psychosocial and emotional reasons were more likely to be attentive to the psychosocial and emotional aspects of patient care. The program also enhanced their beliefs about the importance of empathy…
07/08/2010 04:00 AM
Home Care Equivalent To Hospital Care For Some Patients With Cystic Fibrosis
Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) recover from exacerbations equally well if they are treated at home or in a hospital, according to researchers from Johns Hopkins University. Furthermore, longer treatment with antibiotics does not appear to offer any additional benefit over shorter courses…
07/06/2010 04:00 AM
Doctors Call For Better Support For Carers, Northern Ireland
“Support for carers must be increased as a matter of urgency”, said Dr Paul Darragh, Chairman of the BMA’s Northern Ireland Council as the BMA launched its policy ‘Supporting carers and young carers in Northern Ireland’ today, at the start of the BMA’s annual conference in Brighton…
07/05/2010 05:00 AM
Home-Health Companies’ Stock Takes Hit As SEC Investigates Their Medicare Reimbursement
The Wall Street Journal: Amedisys and Almost Family, two home health care companies, said Thursday that they are the focus of a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into their Medicare reimbursement practices, one month after the U.S. Senate began its own inquiry…
07/02/2010 07:00 AM
Get Ready For The Tanning Tax CNN The tanning industry is just the latest victim of government paternalism, putting it in the same category as cigarettes, alcohol, gambling, sodas, trans fats, junk food and other targets of so-called ‘sin taxes…
07/01/2010 06:00 AM
The Hill: HHS announced Tuesday that it “has begun accepting applications for the early retiree reinsurance program created by the new health law. The law sets aside $5 billion that businesses, unions and state and local governments can use to cover the healthcare costs of their retirees – and their spouses and dependents -who are older than 55 but don’t yet qualify for Medicare…
07/01/2010 03:00 AM
Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) introduced Points of Caregiving, a comprehensive resource for the nation’s 52 million caregivers. Designed as a complete caregiver’s destination, the program includes an easy-to-use interactive website, telephonic support and customized reminders to help caregivers make decisions with confidence and to find support from peers…
06/29/2010 07:00 AM
NHS Central Lancashire Pioneers New Home Health Monitoring Technology For Chronically Ill Patients
NHS Central Lancashire’s community matrons have introduced an innovative remote patient care management tool to help chronically ill patients in Preston monitor and manage their health at home and remain independent for longer…
06/28/2010 03:00 AM
Calling For Support For Parents Of Children With Disabilities
Caring for a child with a disability can be challenging, but many of these challenges are due to a lack of necessary environmental supports, according to a study conducted by researchers at the Texas A&M University Center on Disability and Development…
06/25/2010 04:00 AM
Israel Penn Registry Marks 3,000 Consults For Transplant Care Providers
An international registry of patient data established in 1968 has reached 3,000 consults from transplantation physicians and care providers across the world…
06/24/2010 05:00 AM
Mothers Of Children With Autism Pay Price In Workplace
Mothers of children with autism see their careers disproportionally affected as they confront greater demands on their time, inflexible workplaces and increased medical costs, according to a new study by researchers at Washington State University Vancouver…
06/23/2010 08:00 AM
Caring For An Elderly, Sick Spouse Sometimes Has Positive Elements
Although long-term care of sick or disabled loved ones is widely recognized as a threat to the caregiver’s health and quality of life, a new study led by University at Buffalo psychologist Michael Poulin, PhD, finds that in some contexts, helping valued loved ones may promote the well being of helpers…