Recently added articles from Older Americans Report:
House Approves bill reauthorizing Older Americans Act.
Jun 23, 2006
Brain scans show more positive emotional stability in older adults.
Jun 23, 2006
House appropriations subcommittee moves to restore geriatrics funding.(grants)
Jun 23, 2006
Changing health care needs prompt overtime pay lawsuits.(overtime benefits)
Jun 23, 2006
San Francisco presents universal health coverage plan.
Jun 23, 2006
National data tool gauges nursing home customer satisfaction.
Jun 23, 2006
Caregivers of elderly stroke patients need more training, assistance.
Jun 23, 2006
Age targeting poses risks for housing builders, developers.(Housing)
Jun 23, 2006
Alabama's Department of Senior Services.(new state plan for aging)(Brief article)
Jun 23, 2006
The Alaska Commission on Aging.(Brief article)
Jun 23, 2006
The House on Tuesday approved a measure that aims to increase medical services in regions with shortages of health care workers by allowing foreign nurses to obtain temporary work visas, according to published reports.(Briefly Noted)
Jun 23, 2006
Rep. Barbara Cubin (R-Wyo.) proposes legislation.(Briefly Noted)
Jun 23, 2006
HHS: funding opportunity.(Department of Health and Human Services)
Jun 23, 2006
AoA: funding opportunity.(Funding opportunity)
Jun 23, 2006
House subcommittee approves slight OAA funding increase.(Older Americans Act)(Brief article)
Jun 09, 2006 ... The U.S. House of Representatives Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee approved its fiscal year 2007 budget proposal this week, providing modest funding increases in program and services for seniors under the Older Americans Act. Funding ...
Price increases for commonly used prescription drugs outpace inflation.
Apr 14, 2006
California awards $12.1M for stem cell science, ethics training.
Apr 14, 2006
SSA's $8.9B overpayment prompts call for technical adjustments.(Social Security Administration)(Brief article)
Apr 14, 2006
Medicaid coverage of nursing services can be enforced, but eligibility cannot.
Apr 14, 2006
Ticketed for slow crossing.(elderly paid fine for taking too much time for crossing the signal)(Brief article)
Apr 14, 2006