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(FEDERAL FUNDING) GAO Uncovers Major Problems With Grants.gov Investigators from the Government Accountability Office have uncovered significant systemic problems with Grants.gov, the central grant identification and application portal for federal grant programs. Specifically, GAO says the various federal agencies responsible for Grants.gov lack a clear understanding of the critical roles and responsibilities they play in Web portal's operation. Among other things, the GAO's findings mean that aging-related organizations and other entities using Grants.gov as a funding information resource may be getting short-changed by the portal. Login to see complete story
07/16/2009 1:07 PM

Advocacy

(CONFERENCES) ASA Regional Conferences to Take On Critical Issues in Aging The American Society on Aging (ASA) will offer its regional Conferences on Aging on the West Coast and the East Coast in September 2009. The West Coast Conference on Aging will be held in Oakland, CA, Sept. 8-11, and the East Coast Conference on Aging will take place in Philadelphia, PA, Sept. 21-24. Login to see complete story
07/15/2009 5:34 PM

Capitol Hill

(HOUSE) Measure Aims to Protect Medicare Patients Who Require Oxygen Therapy at Home Reps. Mike Ross (D-AR) and Kendrick Meek (D-FL) are proposing the Medicare Home Oxygen Therapy Act of 2009, which they say would protect more than a million Medicare beneficiaries by focusing the oxygen benefit on patient needs. Login to see complete story
07/17/2009 12:01 PM

(INVESTMENT PROTECTION) Proposed Legislation Would Strengthen Investor Protection Continuing its push to establish new rules of the road and make the financial system more fair for consumers and investors, the Obama administration has delivered proposed legislation to strengthen the SEC's authority to protect investors. Seen as an important development for boomers and seniors whose life savings, more often than not, are heavily invested in securities, the proposed legislation outlines steps to establish consistent standards for those who provide investment advice about securities, to improve the timing and the quality of disclosures, and to require accountability from securities professionals. Login to see complete story
07/13/2009 5:51 PM

Financial Services

(INVESTING) Tips for Investors Looking to Save, Invest With Bonds The nonprofit Alliance for Investor Education has outlined 12 of the best Web-based resources for investors to educate themselves about bonds. AIE is the organization of the United States' leading financial-related foundations, nonprofit organizations, associations and governmental agencies. Login to see complete story
07/15/2009 4:59 PM

Funding Opportunities

(GRANT) Foundation Funds Alzheimer's Respite Care Funds may be used for in-home care, adult day programs, or other types of respite. Individuals may only obtain grant applications by contacting a participating nonprofit member organization; only applications mailed from that member organization's office will be accepted. Login to see complete story
07/17/2009 3:12 PM

(GRANT) NIH Funds Research on Impacts of Stress This funding opportunity encourages multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research to elucidate the mechanistic links between psychosocial stress and health in aging, as well as how the aging process and age-related diseases affect the responses to psychosocial stressors. Login to see complete story
07/17/2009 3:19 PM

Innovation

(ELECTRONIC MONITORING) Aging in Place Made Easier with 'myHalo' Monitoring System We all age, whether we like it or not, but the question inevitably becomes WHERE to age. Most seniors want to stay at home as long as possible; but health concerns can often be prohibit that option. Halo Monitoring has introduced "myHalo," a personal monitoring and alert system for seniors that promotes independent living for seniors and peace of mind for their caregivers. Login to see complete story
07/13/2009 5:34 PM

Medicare/Medicaid

(HOSPITALS) Website Offers New Comparative Ratings for U.S. Hospitals The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated its Hospital Compare Website to include new data on mortality rates for individual hospitals and on 30-day re-admissions for heart attack, heart failure, and pneumonia. Previously, the Hospital Compare website provided only mortality rates for these three conditions. Login to see complete story
07/15/2009 4:19 PM

(PART D) Some 'Dual Eligibles' Must Take Affirmative Steps to Enroll in Part D So-called "dual eligibles" are individuals who have Medicare and full Medicaid benefits. More often than not, they qualify for the full low-income subsidy and thus may join certain Medicare prescription drug plans at no premium cost. By contrast, a "dual eligible" who has a retiree drug plan must often pay a monthly premium and/or deductible. Login to see complete story
07/16/2009 4:48 PM

Research and Reports

(ALZHEIMER'S) New Treatment Produces Surprising Side Effect New findings unveiled this month at the Alzheimer's Association 2009 International Convention on Alzheimer's Disease (ICAD 2009) in Vienna, Austria, unexpectedly show that the former hay fever drug Dimebon increases generation by the brain of the beta amyloid peptide, a substance implicated in causation of Alzheimer's. Login to see complete story
07/17/2009 3:44 PM

(DATA) Osteoporosis-Linked Fractures on the Rise The hospitalization rate of patients admitted for treatment of hip, pelvis and other fractures associated with osteoporosis increased by 55% between 1995 and 2006, according to the latest data reported by the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality. The overwhelming majority of the hospitalizations (90%) were for older individuals -- people aged 65 and older. Login to see complete story
07/17/2009 11:35 AM

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