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(MARKETING) Retirement Community Partners with Newspaper to Develop and Distribute Lifestyle Magazine Residents of Washington, DC suburbs recently opened their free weekly newspaper to find a glossy, 32-page, full-color marketing piece from Asbury Methodist Village, Gaithersburg, MD. The newest issue of Asbury Lifestyles is the fourth to be published by the accredited continuing-care retirement community. Login to see complete story
01/29/2010 2:25 PM

Advocacy

(CAPITOL HILL) Social Security Advocate Celebrates Failure of Senate Task Force Bill The Senate on Tuesday voted down a bill to establish a task force that would have been authorized to recommend cuts in entitlement programs including Social Security. Failure of the proposal to set up a fast-track Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action pleases Barbara Kennelly, president/CEO of the Nat'l Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare. As she sees it, the task force, or commission, would most certainly have set its sights on Social Security while hunting for ways to cut government spending in general. Login to see complete story
01/29/2010 2:55 PM

Capitol Hill

(STATE OF THE UNION) Obama to Propose Funding Families for Elder Care; Employer Mandate for Automatic Retirement Savings President Obama on Wednesday will propose in his State of the Union address a number of modest initiatives aimed at helping middle-class families, including a program that provides funding for families that care for elderly relatives and a requirement that companies allow workers to save automatically for retirement, administration sources tell Aging News Alert. Login to see complete story
01/25/2010 2:13 PM

Federal Agencies

(INSPECTOR GENERAL) Wisconsin Physicians Service Tagged for Millions in Overpayments Of the 520 high-dollar Medicare payments (e.g., $200,000 or more) that Wisconsin Physicians Service made to hospitals in the state for inpatient services during calendar years 2004 through 2006, only 42 were appropriate. The remaining 478 payments included net overpayments totaling $4.7 million, which the hospitals had not refunded prior to the start of an audit by the Department of Health & Human Services' Office of Inspector General. Login to see complete story
01/25/2010 1:26 PM

Funding Opportunities

(GRANTS) $2.7 Million in RSVP Funding Will Expand Program To New Communities The Corporation for National and Community Service has issued a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) that will provide grant funding to launch new RSVP projects -- service projects that recruit volunteers ages 55 and over -- in communities not served and expand existing service programs. Login to see complete story
01/26/2010 2:42 PM

(GRANTS) $3 Million Available for Elder Abuse Programs The U.S Justice Department's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is seeking applicants for its Enhanced Training and Services to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women Later in Life Program. Eligibility is extended to state and local governments and to nonprofits. Some $3 million is being made available for eight awards up to $400,000 each. Login to see complete story
01/26/2010 4:49 PM

(GRANTS) Health & Aging Policy Fellows Program Offered The Health & Aging Policy Fellows Program is an opportunity for professionals in health and aging to receive the experience and skills necessary to make a positive contribution to the development and implementation of health policies that affect older Americans. The deadline for applications is April 15. Login to see complete story
01/25/2010 4:17 PM

(GRANTS) Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program to Dole Out $22 Million The Health & Human Services Department's Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) is soliciting applicants for its Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility program. Eligibility is extended to states with certified Critical Access Hospitals. Some $22 million is available to support 45 grants up to $750,000 each. The deadline for applications is April 1. Login to see complete story
01/25/2010 3:11 PM

(GRANTS) Pine-Sol Offers Empowerment Awards If you're a woman who does a lot of volunteer work, here's a chance for you to clean up. Pine-Sol, part of the Clorox Co. product line, offers the 2010 "Make a Powerful Difference Contest," which will award grants to women who are helping improve their communities and are making extraordinary change. Login to see complete story
01/26/2010 4:55 PM

Housing Assistance/Funding

(SECTION 8) New York City OK On Sec. 8 Withholding New York City will not have to reinstate 2,600 Sec. 8 housing vouchers the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) pulled back in December because of a shortage of federal subsidies. At least a third of the vouchers were for elderly residents. Login to see complete story
01/29/2010 4:23 PM

Medicare/Medicaid

(QUALITY IMPROVEMENT) Demos in North Carolina, Indiana to Address Quality Improvement Two demonstrations comprised of a community-wide health information exchange in Indiana and a consortium of several community care physician networks in North Carolina are being implemented to encourage the delivery of improved quality care to an estimated 130,000 beneficiaries in those states, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Login to see complete story
01/29/2010 2:50 PM

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