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(ADVOCACY) Stimulus Checks for Nursing Home Residents: Who Keeps the Money? In May 2009, nearly every nursing home resident in the country will receive a one-time cash benefit of $250. The cash benefits are provided as a result of the American Recovery &d Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA, also known as the Stimulus Act). According to officials at the Center for Medicare Advocacy, some nursing facilities are telling families that it is the facilities, not the residents, that will receive and spend the stimulus money. This is incorrect, CMA experts tell Aging News Alert. Login to see complete story
04/30/2009 3:58 PM

Capitol Hill

(CONGRESS) House, Senate to Vote on FY 2010 Budget Blueprint The House and Senate are set to vote on a FY 2010 budget resolution this week after negotiators reached agreement late Monday on the spending blueprint, which includes a controversial fast-track process to move President Obama's health care overhaul. Login to see complete story
04/29/2009 08:52 AM

(CONGRESS) Life Settlements Have Risks, Senate Aging Panel Hears The Senate Special Committee on Aging hears testimony at an April 29 hearing about the risks of life settlements, financial arrangements in which individuals sell their life insurance policies to investors who continue to pay the premiums and collect the proceeds upon the sellers' deaths. Often the policies are bundled together and these securitized assets are sold to investors. Login to see complete story
04/30/2009 12:36 PM

(CONGRESS) SSA Moving Ahead With $500 Million in ARRA Technology Spending Social Security Administration (SSA) officials told lawmakers Tuesday (April 28) that they are moving ahead with a $500 million effort authorized under the American Recovery and Reinvestment (ARRA) to replace the SSA’s aging central benefits computer system. Login to see complete story
04/29/2009 08:42 AM

Courts

(LAWSUITS) Medicare Beneficiaries Sue to End Delays in Funds to Pay Premiums Claiming harmful and illegal delays in enrollments for benefits to pay Medicare premiums, low income Medicare beneficiaries and advocacy organizations have filed suit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against the federal government and the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. Login to see complete story
04/28/2009 08:21 AM

Federal Agencies

(CENSUS BUREAU) Fast Facts for Older Americans Month How's your math? Here's some numbers you may find interesting. Login to see complete story
04/30/2009 4:21 PM

Fitness & Health

(ALZHEIMER'S) Volunteers Sought for Drug Therapy Research Physicians nationwide are looking for volunteers to participate in the Investigational Clinical Amyloid Research in Alzheimer's (ICARA) study. The ICARA study is a clinical study to explore if an investigational drug, called Bapineuzumab, can help slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease. Current therapies for Alzheimer's treat the symptoms associated with it, not the disease itself. Login to see complete story
04/27/2009 11:08 AM

(DIABETES) Majority of New Diabetes Cases in Older Adults Could Be Prevented by Modestly Healthier Lifestyles Even as science searches for more clues about the causes of diabetes and medications to prevent it, the vast majority of new cases of the disease in older adults could be prevented by following a modestly healthier lifestyle, according to research led by scientists at the Harvard School of Public Health. Login to see complete story
04/28/2009 08:47 AM

(HEALTH) AoA Offers Guidance on Swine Flu Prevention The Administration on Aging (AoA) has been actively participating in U.S. Department of Health & Human Services conference calls and meetings related to the H1N1 influenza, AoA officials tell Aging News Alert. The White House, public health officials and government-wide agencies are attentive to new developments and responding to requests for information and assistance on an ongoing basis, says AoA. Login to see complete story
04/30/2009 1:09 PM

(HEALTH) HHS Declares Public Health Emergency for Swine Flu The Department of Health & Human Services on Sunday (April 26) issued a nationwide public health emergency declaration in response to recent human infections with a newly discovered swine influenza A (swine flu) virus. Login to see complete story
04/27/2009 06:45 AM

(INFLUENZA) Pandemic Flu Preparedness Guides Available for Families, Businesses, Medical Providers, Community Groups The public interest advocacy group Trust for America's Health (TFAH) has re-issued a series of "It's Not Flu As Usual" guides on pandemic flu preparedness for families, businesses, medical providers, and community groups. Login to see complete story
05/01/2009 11:08 AM

(INFLUENZA) Survey on Influenza Pandemic Finds Lack of Adequate Health, Safety Measures for Healthcare Workers A new union-conducted survey of more than 100 healthcare facilities across the country shows that many are not adequately prepared to protect workers' health and safety during an influenza pandemic. Login to see complete story
05/01/2009 10:29 AM

Funding Opportunities

(AWARDS) Nominations Invited for Encore Careers Opportunity Awards The MetLife Foundation/Civic Ventures Encore Opportunity Awards recognize nonprofit and public sector organizations that are finding new ways to engage people over the age of 50 in encore careers — doing work that combines continued income with personal meaning and social impact. Login to see complete story
04/27/2009 06:55 AM

(GRANT PROTOCOL) ARRA Applications Overwhelming Grants.Gov The federal government’s funding clearinghouse, Grants.gov, doesn’t have the capacity to fulfill all of the demands placed on it by the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). According to a recent notice, Grants.Gov said that due to the expected increase in system activity resulting from ARRA, the Office of Management and Budget has authorized steps to alleviate system strain and quickly increase system capacity. Login to see complete story
04/29/2009 08:57 AM

Industry News

(RECALL) Manufacturer Recalls ACCU-CHEK Spirit Insulin Pumps This notification applies to all ACCU-CHEK Spirit insulin pumps with serial numbers from SN02119552 through SN10006093 (the range of serial numbers shipped to the United States). Pumps with serial numbers including and above SN10006094 are not affected and no action is required by users of these pumps. Login to see complete story
05/01/2009 09:57 AM

Message From The Editor

All New for 2009: The Money for Main Street Monitor Congress and the Obama Administration continue to release more funding details on projects to be included in the nearly $1 trillion economic stimulus program. In response, CD Publications is launching "The Money for Main Street Monitor" -- a "members only" online news service exclusively focusing on the government's ongoing implementation of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 and the myriad funding opportunities flowing from it. Login to see complete story
04/30/2009 12:20 PM

Research and Reports

(REPORTS) Number of U.S. Adults With Disabilities Increasing as Boomers Age The number of U.S. adults reporting a disability increased by 3.4 million between 1999 and 2005, according to a recent report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Login to see complete story
05/01/2009 09:45 AM

(REPORTS) Over Payments to Medicare Advantage Plans Expected to Total $11.4 Billion in 2009 Private Medicare Advantage (MA) plans will be paid $11.4 billion more in 2009 than what the same beneficiaries would have cost in the traditional Medicare fee-for-service program, find the authors of a new report soon to be released by The Commonwealth Fund. Login to see complete story
05/01/2009 10:42 AM

(RESEARCH) Study Finds Today's Seniors Face Uncertain Economic Future A new report from researchers at Brandeis University's Institute on Assets & Social Policy -- "Living Longer on Less; The New Economic (In)Security of Seniors" -- focuses on how the social contract is holding up into the 21st century. The report features the Senior Economic Security Index (SESI), a tool created by the report's authors to measure the long-term economic security of senior households throughout their retirement years. Login to see complete story
04/27/2009 12:07 PM

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