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Category Archives: Advocacy
Drugmakers want to overturn new law that lowers costs for beneficiaries
From http://www.agingkingcounty.org/ “Per our partners at the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4), next week we will know more about how the omnibus funding bill for FY2018 might impact aging programs and services. As Congress continues to push up … Continue reading
SU hosting Kiro 7 News Town Hall -Conversation about Guns Wed March 14 from 7-8PM
Sent in by Al MacRae. From: J.B. Helfgott, PhD | Chair/Professor CRIMINAL JUSTICE | SEATTLE UNIVERSITY You may have already heard about this and there may have been/will be other formal announcements going out, but I wanted to make sure you are … Continue reading
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Melinda Gates: When money flows into the hands of women, everything changes
“I have spent many hours talking with colleagues in international development about how to tear down the barriers that block women’s progress around the world. Now, we’re confronting the fact that every sector, including our own, has a serious problem … Continue reading
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The industrialization of hospital care
Ed Note: The article below rang true to me. Our hospitals are where we are cared for by strangers in that our family physician seldom, if ever, visits. If we are readmitted, there’s a second group of strangers. None know … Continue reading
Rejection of the President’s 2019 budget proposal
Summary from AgingKingCounty: “The American Society on Aging (ASA) leadership firmly rejected President Trump’s 2019 budget proposal today, denouncing the bleak vision of the future envisioned by a budget that would mean even further erosion in standards of living for … Continue reading
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Advance Directives for dementia
There’s a recent article in the New York Times about a new type of Advance Directive for dementia. It’s a five page attempt to help us to clarify in advance, what our wishes for medical interventions would be if we’re … Continue reading
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Note from American Society on Aging (ASA)
“ASA cheers last night’s passage in the U.S. Senate of the Recognize, Assist, Include, Support and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act, which aims to examine new strategies for supporting family caregivers throughout the country, where they make it possible for … Continue reading
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Tips about Medicare Fraud
New Medicare cards will be mailed starting in April 2018. Identity theft from stolen Medicare numbers is becoming more common. To help combat fraud, Medicare is removing Social Security Numbers from cards and replacing them with a new, unique number for … Continue reading
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AgeWise King County – November 17 Bulletin
IN THIS ISSUE: The Chair’s Corner Expanded Services for Unpaid Family Caregivers 10 Must-Read Books to Guide and Support the Dementia Family Caregiver Medicare Open Enrollment Has Begun–Review Your Plan Now Survey Says! Seattle’s Older Residents Rank the City on … Continue reading
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Understanding WASHAA – advocacy in health care
The Washington State Health Advocacy Association (WASHAA), was originally founded in 2012 responding to the community’s interest in health and patient advocacy. Interest has included gathering people in the state who want to provide professional health advocacy services, academic … Continue reading