Wayne Moore, pioneer of senior legal hotlines and 30 year veteran of aging and law, has written a book offering a comprehensive vision of an effective, efficient legal services system.
"Delivering Legal Services to Low-income People" is available from Amazon for $89.99.
Access to justice guru and blogger Richard Zorza interviewed Wayne about the book, see Part 1 of the 2 part interview here.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Medicare coverage for earlier Alzheimer's diagnostics?
Though medical research has not definitively established which biomarkers accurately predict Alzheimer's disease, the National Institute on Aging and the Alzheimer's Association are issuing new guidelines today that include an early stage where no dementia symptoms are present but brain changes have begun. The new guidelines reflect the desire for early diagnosis and prevention.
Rep. Market of Massachusetts has introduced a bill in Congress to establish specific billing codes for steps in Alzheimer's diagnosis to encourage early diagnosis and treatment.
For more information see this article in today's New York Times www.nytimes.com/2011/04/19/health/19alzheimer.html?_r=1&hp
Rep. Market of Massachusetts has introduced a bill in Congress to establish specific billing codes for steps in Alzheimer's diagnosis to encourage early diagnosis and treatment.
For more information see this article in today's New York Times www.nytimes.com/2011/04/19/health/19alzheimer.html?_r=1&hp
Monday, April 11, 2011
Timeline for implementing healthcare reform
The Kaiser Family Foundation has created an interactive online timeline to show how different provisions of healthcare reform law will be implemented. Users can click along the timeline to expand each provision for more information. You can also customize what appears on the timeline by checking or unchecking boxes for different topics, such as Medicare, prescription drugs, affordability, fraud, and long-term care.
The interactive timeline is part of a larger website dedicated to providing understandable information about healthcare reform. Other pages on the site include flowcharts, videos, and summaries about various aspects of healthcare law including how the individual mandate to acquire insurance will work, how the law affects Medicaid, and a subsidy calculator.
The Kaiser Family Foundation is a non-partisan non-profit private foundation that produces research and policy analysis on healthcare in the US, provides a clearinghouse for public health information, and operates public health campaigns about HIV/AIDS.
The interactive timeline is part of a larger website dedicated to providing understandable information about healthcare reform. Other pages on the site include flowcharts, videos, and summaries about various aspects of healthcare law including how the individual mandate to acquire insurance will work, how the law affects Medicaid, and a subsidy calculator.
The Kaiser Family Foundation is a non-partisan non-profit private foundation that produces research and policy analysis on healthcare in the US, provides a clearinghouse for public health information, and operates public health campaigns about HIV/AIDS.
Wednesday, April 06, 2011
Long-term Care Facilities and LGBT Adults
One of the first examinations of the LGBT experience with long-term care has resulted in a report called LGBT Older Adults in Long-Term Care Facilities: Stories from the Field. The report looks at an online survey conducted from October 2009 through June 2010 of 769 individuals, 284 of whom identified themselves as LGBT. Other respondents included friends and family of LGBT, service providers, and legal service providers.
The survey did not include a statistically representative sample. Rather it gathered hundreds of personal comments and stories about fears, expectations, incidents, mistreatment, and issues faced by LGBT older adults in long-term care facilities.
The survey and report were produced by a collaborative including the National Senior Citizens Law Center (NSCLC), Lambda Legal, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), the National Center for Transgender Equality, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, and Services and Advocacy for GBLT Elders (SAGE).
The report includes recommendations for policymakers and best practice suggestions for long-term care providers. Many of the stories in the report illustrate how being open about sexual orientation and sexual identity can be very frightening for LGBT adults in long-term care. Fears of discrimination, harassment, denial of care, or abuse or neglect highlighted by the respondents also point to a need for training our long-term workforce in LGBT cultural competence.
The entire report, as well as video stories, key findings and recommendations, are available at www.lgbtlongtermcare.org.
The survey did not include a statistically representative sample. Rather it gathered hundreds of personal comments and stories about fears, expectations, incidents, mistreatment, and issues faced by LGBT older adults in long-term care facilities.
The survey and report were produced by a collaborative including the National Senior Citizens Law Center (NSCLC), Lambda Legal, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), the National Center for Transgender Equality, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, and Services and Advocacy for GBLT Elders (SAGE).
The report includes recommendations for policymakers and best practice suggestions for long-term care providers. Many of the stories in the report illustrate how being open about sexual orientation and sexual identity can be very frightening for LGBT adults in long-term care. Fears of discrimination, harassment, denial of care, or abuse or neglect highlighted by the respondents also point to a need for training our long-term workforce in LGBT cultural competence.
The entire report, as well as video stories, key findings and recommendations, are available at www.lgbtlongtermcare.org.
Monday, April 04, 2011
The results are in, we made the Top 25!!
Thank you to everyone who voted for us, we made the LexisNexis Top 25 Estate Probate and Elderlaw Blogs of 2011!!!
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