On May 31, 2021, Xavier Becerra, Secretary of U.S. Health & Human Services, wrote to Celebrate Older American’s Month by Empowering Older Adults. She began by talking about her father. “I remember working alongside my father during my youth paving and repairing Sacramento roads. My father was a strong man who woke up in the […]
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FRONTLINE and NPR investigate the growing inequities in American healthcare exposed by COVID-19. The documentary examines how pressure to increase profits and uneven government support is widening the divide between rich and poor hospitals, endangering care for the most needy.
Administration for Community Living releases 2020 Profile of Older Americans. The Profile of Older Americans is an annual summary of critical statistics related to the older population in the United States. Relying primarily on data offered by the U.S. Census Bureau, the Profile illustrates the shifting demographics of Americans age 65 and older. It includes […]
Among other headlines, today’s updated from AHRQ included a link to a report on Costs of Emergency Department Visits in the United States, 2017. Highlights from the report included the following conclusion: “Average cost per ED visit increased with age, from $290 for patients aged 17 years and younger to $690 for patients aged 65 […]
On April 30, 2021, Michelle Diament, writing for for Disability Scoop, reported that Biden’s plan, although not changing SSI, does: provide for up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave to workers seeks to provide two years of preschool to all children; and dramatically expands access to child care by making it affordable […]
Health Webinars for Women Living with Paralysis The National Paralysis Resource Center will be offering two webinars on reproductive health for women living with paralysis during Women’s Health Week in May. See below for more details and registration links. Empowering Women Living with Paralysis: Breaking Barriers to Reproductive Health Tuesday, May 11, at 3:00 PM […]
News from the Administration on Community Living: American Society on Aging announced a home webinar for Tuesday, May 18, 2021, beginning at 10am (Pacific) regarding Person-Centered Goal Discovery for People with Dementia. This is Part of the National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center webinar series, sponsored by the Administration for Community Living. For other announcements, […]
The Center for Demography of Health and Aging at the University of Wisconsin–Madison publishes a weekly e-mail report titled Current Awareness in Aging Report (CAAR). Many resources included in CAAR’s E-Clippings appear on their Blog. CAAR E-Clippings is managed by: Charlie Fiss Information Manager Data and Information Services Center Rm. 3313 Social Science Bldg 1180 Observatory […]
In April, 2021, Justice in Aging, the Western Center on Law & Poverty, the National Academy of Elder law Attorneys (NAELA), the National Health Law Program, and the California Association for Nursing Home Reform submitted an issue brief to Congress calling for an end to Medicaid Estate Recovery. A NAELA Press Release dated April 16, […]
