Wednesday, 31. December 2008
The legal needs and personal challenges being faced by low-income older adults in Ohio were explored in this survey commissioned by AARP Ohio and Pro Seniors Inc. The results suggest a need for low-cost legal services among older Ohioans. (48 pages)
Wednesday, 31. December 2008
Satisfaction with the AARP Driver Safety Program is very high among program participants, according to this December 2008 survey. Almost all participants (93%) changed at least one key driving behavior and a third of nonmembers said they would be more likely to join AARP because of the course. (20 pages)
Wednesday, 31. December 2008
AARP Calls on Legislature to Make Health Care Top Priority in 2009
Wednesday, 31. December 2008
While 44 percent of Mississippi residents age 18+ are satisfied with their electricity service, 66 percent believe they pay too much, according to this November 2008 survey. (14 pages)
Wednesday, 31. December 2008
Consumers face the challenge of estimating retirement savings needs. This In Brief abstracts research, by Bryan Dowd, Adam Atherly, and Robert Town from the University of Minnesota and Emory University, that explores how some web calculators handle health costs in planning retirement income. (2 pages)
Wednesday, 31. December 2008
Consumers face the challenge of estimating retirement savings needs. This issue paper, by Bryan Dowd, Adam Atherly, and Robert Town from the University of Minnesota and Emory University, explores how 12 web calculators handle health costs in planning retirement income. (18 pages)
Wednesday, 31. December 2008
27 Percent Funding Cuts in 2009 Will Reduce Payments for Home Oxygen Therapy to Less Than Half of 1997 Payment Rates
Wednesday, 31. December 2008
AMERIGROUP Corporation announced today that it has terminated its agreement to purchase certain assets of University Health Plan, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Centene Corporation, related to its New Jersey Medicaid line of business. AMERIGROUP exer
Wednesday, 31. December 2008
US researchers examining how diseases in late life, such as stroke and diabetes, contribute to cognitive decline through their effect on the hippocampal region of the brain found that high blood sugar may contribute to the decline of memory and cognitive health in older people. They suggested exercising to improve blood sugar levels was a way some people might be able to delay the normal decline in memory and cognitive health that occurs in old age.
Wednesday, 31. December 2008
Public reports on the quality of care delivered by health plans might motivate patients to choose better providers – if they are not constrained by issues of cost and accessibility to doctors, according to a review of recent studies.