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Discusses all aspects of elder law and related topics. Intended for law profs and elder law attorneys.
By Kim Dayton

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Last Entry: March 21, 2011 at 17:48:13

Not elder Law: World's oldest footprints are in jeopardy

Posted on January 14, 2008
They are the world's oldest human tracks, a set of footprints pressed into volcanic ash that have lain perfectly preserved for more than three-and-a-half million years. Made by a group of ancient apemen, the prints represent one of the most...

National Healthcare Decisions Day is April 16

Posted on January 14, 2008
Now is the time for your organization to begin planning its activities for National Healthcare Decisions Day on April 16. For more information on this event, or to become a state liason, visit http://www.nationalhealthcaredecisionsday.org/maintopics/sign_up

AARP seeks fulltime senior litigation attorney

Posted on January 14, 2008
Senior Attorney-Litigation (Health/Long-Term Care) AARP Foundation Litigation provides legal advocacy on behalf of older persons in courts nationwide is seeking an attorney to participate in public interest health and long-term care advocacy. You will work collaboratively with a team of...

Weems says withholding from the public of nursing home problems is not his fault

Posted on December 26, 2007
The acting head of the nation's Medicare and Medicaid programs said Wednesday that he would not have distributed a list of the nation's worst nursing homes to industry lobbyists and trade groups while withholding that information from the public. "That...

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AMA says Medicare payment reform is critical

Posted on December 26, 2007
Renewed urgency around balance billing comes amid increasing frustration with efforts to reform the Medicare payment formula?especially the component that requires Medicare to remain budget neutral. With health system reform looming as a central issue in the 2008 presidential race,...

Bill will allow families to place markers on veterans' graves

Posted on December 26, 2007
Legislation that guarantees U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs gravestone markers for the families of deceased veterans has won Congressional approval. The bill, which a West Hartford man pushed for nine years in his father's memory, also provides medallions or bronze...

Aging population threatens China's economy

Posted on December 20, 2007
hina's position as the world's major supplier of low-cost labour could be eroded by an ageing population, the authorities have warned. There are six workers for each retiree in China, but that could narrow to two-to-one between 2030 and 2050,...

Nursing home citations climb by 22%

Posted on December 20, 2007
More nursing homes are being cited for serious violations as inspectors face increasing pressure to crack down on dangerous conditions, a USA TODAY analysis shows. From 2000 through 2006, the number of citations for putting patients in "immediate jeopardy" increased...

KFF Health Policy Picks for December 2007

Posted on December 20, 2007
KFF Health Policy Picks for Dec. include (but are not limited to) Medicare Part D 2008 Data Spotlights The Faces of Medicaid II Nursing Home Quality 20 Years After OBRA View the full listing of publications at http://www.kaiseredu.org/picks/health_policy_picks...

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