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Articles in July, 2004 issue of Older Americans Report

• Sprinklers cannot substitute for staff in nursing homes, advocates say.
• Taking off.(Brief Article)
• Meals on wheels program in Austin offers much 'more' than that.
• Art project helps medical students relinquish stereotypes of seniors.(Special report: older drivers)(Brief Article)
• Maryland continues research on ways to pinpoint time to restrict drivers.(Special report: older drivers)
• Living wills do not and cannot work as intended, observers conclude.
• Parkinson's disease.(Legislative Update)(Brief Article)
• Alzheimer's bill offers vehicle for several aging initiatives.(Ronald Reagan Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act )
• Alabama follows Tennessee's lead, requires sprinklers in all facilities.
• FDA: health fraud.
• NIH: health literacy.(National Institutes of Health)(Brief Article)
• Kentucky officials settle lawsuit, agree to reassess Medicaid claims.(Brief Article)
• Harvey takes helm.(National Association of Area Agencies on Aging appointed Donna Harvey)(Brief Article)
• Acting early.(Brief Article)
• CMS: ambulance rates.(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)(Brief Article)
• Waiver program expanded.(elderly housing)(Brief Article)
• Ashcroft continues bid to overturn Oregon assisted-suicide law.( John Ashcroft )(Brief Article)
• HHS: medicare appeals.(Department of Health and Human Services)(Brief Article)
• NCOA: access to benefits.(Funding Opportunities)
• Case forces Minnesota to balance rights of nursing home residents.(Minnesota v. Benchmark Healthcare )
• ETA: income standards.(Employment and Training Administration)(Brief Article)
• FTA: united we ride.(Federal Transit Administration's funding)(Brief Article)
• FDA: hispanic health.(Food and Drug Administration)(Brief Article)
• Older Americans report.(Slants & Trends)(Brief Article)
• Thompson drops appeal.(Tommy G. Thompson )(Brief Article)
• CMS: physician self-referrals.(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' regulations)(Brief Article)
• CMS: exclusions.(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to systemize its procedures for exclusion of providers )(Brief Article)
• AoA adds South Dakota, Wyoming to Alzheimer's demonstration.(Special report: older drivers)(Administration on Aging)(Brief Article)
• CDC: Chronic Disease Directors.(Earmarked Funding from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)(Brief Article)
• Waiver inquiry.(Senate. Committee on Finance, Medicaid waivers)(Brief Article)
• SSA: provider exclusion.(Social Security Administration)(Brief Article)
• OSHA: personal protective equipment.(Occupational Safety and Health Administration)(Brief Article)
• VA: Life Safety Code.(Department of Veterans Affairs)(Brief Article)
• NIA: secondary analyses.(National Institute on Aging)(Brief Article)
• Electronic isn't enough.(compliance of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)(Brief Article)
• CMS: CAHPS for dialysis patients.(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Consumer Assessment of Health Plans)(Brief Article)
• Securities, Exchange Commission goes after California scam artists.(Special report: older drivers)(Brief Article)
• Seniors 'see' themselves complying with directives.(Brief Article)
• HUD: multifamily service coordinators.(Funding Opportunities)
• Craig working on conference.(Larry Craig )(Brief Article)
• FDA: importing controlled substances.(Food and Drug Administration)(Brief Article)
• IRS: health savings accounts.(Other Agency Notices)(Brief Article)
• Free online discussions to provide window into caregiving policy.(Calendar Update)(Brief Article)(Calendar)
• Labor Department: Telecommuting.(Funding Opportunities)
• Landlords can ban secondhand smoke; nonsmoking tenants have rights.
• Elder Justice Act.(Elder Justice Coalition to persuade senators to endorse the Act)(Brief Article)
• Chiropractic care.(veteran health services)(Brief Article)
• Card catching on.(Brief Article)
• Lawmaker urges coverage for advice on importance of advance directives.
• AoA: Alzheimer's.(Funding Opportunities)(Brief Article)
• VA: burial rights.(Department of Veterans Affairs)(Brief Article)
• FCC: Telecommunications Relay Services.(Federal Communications Commission)(Brief Article)
• Nutritionists seek larger role in running meals programs.
• AoA: livable communities.(Administration on Aging)(Brief Article)
• Section 8 housing assistance at risk under new policy, advocates say.(Brief Article)
• CMS: provider reimbursements.(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)(Brief Article)
• CMS: medicaid managed care.(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)(Brief Article)
• Leadership council frames message around tax cuts, budget deficits.(Special report: older drivers)(Brief Article)
• KAF*KA*ESQUE.(Medicare Prescription Drug Act implementation)(Brief Article)
• Plan to phase out CFC-driven inhalers highlights lack of Medicare coverage.(chlorofluorocarbons)
• Inching ahead.(Administration on Aging's 2005 budget)(Brief Article)
• Calendar update.(Calendar)
• Elder justice.(planning of Elder Justice Act )(Brief Article)
• More people keep working as they age, but what that means is not clear.
• USDA: diet guidance symbols.(Federal Register)
• Medicaid supplement expires.(Brief Article)
• Correction.(Correction Notice)
• Elderly nutrition demonstration projects suggest ways to boost participation.
• Access board: accessibility guidelines.(Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board's standards for access for the disabled)(Brief Article)
• Scully's conduct was not criminal, inspector general tells HHS.(Tom Scully, Department of Health & Human Services )
• CMS: payment error measurement.(Funding Opportunities)(Brief Article)
• CMS accelerates fire safety reviews at nursing homes; new reg coming.(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' regulations)
• Better road engineering can reduce injuries, deaths among older drivers.(Special report: older drivers)
• New guidelines provide opportunity to improve screening of older drivers.(Special report: older drivers)
• Elder justice.(Brief Article)
• Advocates ask HUD for guidance on drug discounts, subsidies.(Department of Housing and Urban Development)
• GAO cites four guardianship courts as models for training, oversight.
• With seniors seen as swing voters, Kerry emphasizes aging issues.(John F. Kerry)
• Advocates decry cuts in budget for elderly, disabled housing.
• Medicare to let seniors self-inject in Lieu of going to doctors' offices.

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