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News from the past 14 days. Please visit the News Archive for earlier stories.
New Report Finds Only 25 Percent of Adults Aged 50-64 Get Recommended Preventive Screenings
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Nov 20, 2009 -- Only about 1 in 4 Americans aged 50–64 regularly take advantage of preventive services such as screenings and immunizations, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in collaboration with AARP and the American Medical Association (AMA).
AHCA/AMDA Issue Recommendations on Physician Orders
Nov 19, 2009 -- Two of the nation’s organizations representing long term care providers and physicians – the American Health Care Association (AHCA) and the American Medical Directors Association (AMDA) – issued new recommendations regarding the use of Physician Order Sheets and Verbal Orders in America’s nursing homes.
HUD's Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 NOFA for Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly; Technical Correction
Federal Register
Nov 18, 2009 -- This notice contains program clarifications and a deadline change to the September 1, 2009 HUD Notice of Funding
Availability (NOFA) for Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly
for Fiscal Year 2009.
Learn more about: Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly
New Technology Helps Elderly Stay Healthy at Home
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Nov 17, 2009 -- Kaiser Health News tells how devices that measure blood pressure and other health information may help the elderly and people with chronic conditions stay in touch with doctors while remaining at home, cutting health spending by catching problems before they escalate into crises.
2010 Open Enrollment for Medicare Prescription Drug and Health Plan Coverage Begins November 15th
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Nov 13, 2009 -- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announces that the next general open enrollment starts on November 15, 2009, where during this time, people with Medicare can add, drop or change their prescription drug coverage, and can also select a health plan for their 2010 coverage.
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