Saturday, 28. February 2009
This May 2008 survey finds that 13% of AARP members in Florida are providing care for a relative, friend, spouse, companion, or partner. Nearly two-thirds have talked with a relative about their own wishes for care at the end of life. (33 pages)
Saturday, 28. February 2009
Utah residents are worried about the affordability of health care and support reform proposals that promote health care affordability and accessibility, according to this November 2008 survey. (28 pages)
Saturday, 28. February 2009
The experiences and thoughts of baby boomers on how the economic recession has affected their housing situations and decisions are explored in this three-phase study conducted in late 2008. (26 pages)
Saturday, 28. February 2009
Contrary to conventional medical wisdom, a new study by NYU Langone Medical Center researchers shows that healthy elderly patients with severe to profound hearing loss can undergo a surgical procedure to receive cochlear implants with minimal risk. “Due to concerns about the effects of general anesthesia, many elderly people with hearing loss are not receiving the implants which can significantly improve their hearing and quality of life,” according to Anil Lalwani, M.D.
Saturday, 28. February 2009
Four Albert Einstein College of Medicine faculty members were awarded a five-year, $10-million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study autophagy – a fundamental cell process that may hold the key to aging. Autophagy (which literally means “self-eating”) refers to several surveillance systems that all cells rely on to find, digest, and recycle molecules within them that have become damaged.
Saturday, 28. February 2009
Diabetes patients undergoing team-based care do not save more in treatment costs under Medicare and Medicaid than other patients, but they are healthier, according to a recent study. “Chronic conditions impose a substantial financial burden on patients, payers and employers,” said Dennis Scanlon, professor of health policy and administration, Penn State, and lead author of the study.
Saturday, 28. February 2009
The Country’s Newest Company to Compete with Cable and Dish Satellite
Friday, 27. February 2009
Today, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization released the following statement upon the release of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s March report to Congress. The report includes recommendations to revise the Medicare hospice bene
Friday, 27. February 2009
Seniors’ Care Needs, Stability of Long Term Care Workforce Put at Risk by FY 2010 Federal Medicare Cuts; New Lewin Data Validates Importance of LTC Sector to U.S. Economy, Jobs Base, Tax Revenue
Friday, 27. February 2009
MassMutual’s Retirement Services Division is the exclusive sponsor of an upcoming webinar hosted by The Knowledge Congress entitled Untangling Your 403. The webinar will be held on March 4 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time, and attendees may