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(ADVOCACY) Planned Shift to Total Direct Deposit System for Social Security Payments May Hurt Some Seniors
    Advocates at the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) are harshly critical of a federal government plan to fully shift all Social Security benefit payments to direct deposit by the end of 2013.
09/07/2010 2:24 PM

(GRANTS) $1.5 Million in Funding Available for Financial Literacy Programs
    Nonprofit aging services organizations providing their clients with financial guidance should check out a funding opportunity being made available by way of the new Financial Capability Innovation Fund, a partnership between the Center for Financial Services Innovation (CFSI) and several financial institutions. CFSI plans to provide $1.5 million in grants to nonprofits working to increase financial literacy.
09/07/2010 12:50 PM

(SOCIAL SECURITY) AARP Rails Against CNBC Blogger for Assault on Entitlement
    A recent blog post on the CNBC website has Social Security advocates in an uproar. In particular, AARP, the nation's largest advocacy organization representing the interests of older Americans, is sounding the alarm in an effort to rally its members to action.
09/06/2010 4:37 PM

(INTERNET TOOLS) Website Helps Family Caregivers Cope With Stress
    Adults who are currently providing care for an aging loved one, 72% do so without any outside help, finds a national survey conducted by Home Instead Senior Care. This added responsibility can result in increased stress levels and have significant impact on physical and emotional health.
09/03/2010 3:44 PM

(SURVEY) Consumer Concern Rising About How Big Pharma Influences Doctors
    A new poll finds that nearly 70% of U.S. consumers think prescription drug makers have too much influence over physicians. In the second annual survey conducted by Consumer Reports' National Research Center, 81% of respondents reported concern about the rewards doctors receive for prescribing specific drugs to consumers.
09/02/2010 3:19 PM

(GRANTS) Wells Fargo Foundation Still Giving Despite Recession
    "Despite the down economy, Wells Fargo continues to be one of America's largest financial contributors to nonprofits," boasts the Wells Fargo Foundation's website. "In 2009, we invested $202 million in 18,000 nonprofits nationwide, surpassing $200 million for the second year in a row. That's an average of $553,425 every single day to nonprofits supporting education, community development, human services, the arts and the environment."
09/02/2010 3:03 PM

(GRANTS) Zale's Giving Focuses on Texas, Florida, Oregon, New York
    The M. B. & Edna Zale Foundation (formerly The Zale Foundation) honors the tradition of its founders through grants that stimulate change. To accomplish this mission, the foundation acts as a catalyst for collaboration and makes grants in communities where the directors live or have an interest.
09/02/2010 2:19 PM

(HELP WANTED) AoA Seeks Regional Administrator to Serve in NYC Office
    The Administration on Aging (AoA) is seeking applicants interested in becoming the agency's Regional Administrator in New York City. The job pays between $128,241 and $155,500 per year, depending on qualifications and experience. But if you're going to apply, you need to do so quickly. The closing date for applications is Sept. 27.
09/02/2010 12:07 PM

(LANDMARK DECISION) Pritikin Center Programs Approved by CMS for Medicare Coverage
    In a groundbreaking decision, Medicare will pay for lifestyle education programs offered by Miami-based Pritikin Longevity Center & Spa for qualifying individuals with a history or risk of cardiovascular events, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has disclosed. The decision makes the Pritikin Center the first and only residential healthy-lifestyle education program in the country to offer Medicare-covered intensive cardiac rehabilitation, or ICR.
09/01/2010 1:04 PM

(HEALTH INSURANCE) First Round of Employers OK'd To Join Early Retiree Reinsurance Program
    The percentage of large firms providing workers with retiree health coverage dropped from 66% in 1988 to 29% in 2009. The Affordable Care Act created the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program to act as a bridge for these workers to the new health insurance Exchanges in 2014.
09/01/2010 12:25 PM