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We are all involved here in one way or another. E ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thou Shalt Honor" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 6:47 PM Subject: CAREGIVERS USA NEWS > CAREGIVERS USA NEWS > Vol. I, No. 15 > February 18, 2003 > > BREAUX, HATCH REINTRODUCE ELDER ABUSE BILL > Long-term care providers would face federal background > checks, including FBI investigations in some cases, under a bill > re-introduced by Senators John Breaux (D-La.) and Orrin Hatch > (R-Utah). The Elder Abuse Act would appropriate about $650 > million in its first year to prosecute acts of abuse against > seniors and to provide training and improve staff retention in > elder care facilities. The two co-sponsored the measure during > the previous session of Congress but it failed to win passage > before the session ended. > http://atsh.org/news/elder_abuse.html > > CONGRESS SHUNS HOME HEALTH CARE, REWARDS DOCTORS, HOSPITALS > Home health care providers and skilled nursing facilities were > left out in the cold as Congress finally approved a > reimbursement package for Medicare providers. Heavily > lobbied by doctors and hospitals groups, Congress agreed to > spend $54 billion over 10 years to eliminate the 4.4 percent > reduction in doctor payments that was scheduled for March 1. > Instead, physician payments will go up 1.6 percent. Hospitals > outside urban areas will get $600 million more in Medicare > payments through September. > > RESIST "FOOL'S GOLD," FAMILIES USA URGES GOVERNORS > The Bush Administration's plan to offer states block grant > funds for Medicaid would be a disaster for health care in rural > areas and amounts to a "cruel hoax," Families USA charges. > The group is mounting a campaign to turn governors against > the plan before they arrive in Washington later this month for > meetings with the White House and Congressional leadership. > http://atsh.org/news/fam_usa.html > > ----------advertisement---------- > UNLEASH THE POWER! > The unanticipated costs of long-term care can cause > tremendous financial hardship for a family. In a new three-part > video series from Wiland-Bell Productions, healthcare experts > explain the need for every individual to plan ahead for long- > term care. > http://www.atsh/books/ltc.html > -------------------------------- > > LONG-TERM CARE COALITION SETS GOALS > Cuts in Medicaid reimbursement for long-term care must be > averted, the board of Citizens for Long-Term Care vowed as it > set its legislative priorities for 2003-2004. The group adopted a > platform of six planks, all intended to ensure that there is > adequate Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement for chronic > care needs. > http://atsh.org/news/lt_goals.html > > SENIOR GROUPS STAGE GLAXO BOYCOTT > A coalition of 10 leading American and Canadian healthcare > and business organizations has begun a national advertising > campaign lambasting the drugmaker for its ban keeping > American seniors from accessing its affordable prescription > drugs from Canada. The groups are also launching a boycott of > Glaxo's over-the-counter medications, including Tums, Contac > and Aquafresh toothpaste. > > "We're delivering our message loud and clear to Glaxo, that > you cannot steal access to affordable drugs from those who are > dying and expect to get away with it," said Jimm Axline, > president, National Association of the Terminally Ill, a > nonprofit organization serving families facing terminal > illnesses. > http://atsh.org/news/glaxo_boycott.html > > ANTIOXIDANT MAY HELP REDUCE MACULAR DEGENERATION > Tests on quail indicate that the antioxidant zeaxanthin may > help in the battle against age-related macular degeneration > (AMD). There's growing evidence in support of zeaxanthin's > ability to protect against this devastating disease. Zeaxanthin > occurs in many vegetables and can also be taken as a dietary > supplement. AMD affects an estimated 17 million people, > many of them older, with an additional 500,000 diagnosed each > year. > http://atsh.org/news/zeaxanthin.html > > ----------advertisement---------- > DON'T GET LOST IN THE WOODS > Can family caregivers looking for help in your community find > you easily? Caregivers-USA's new Family Tree of Elder > Caregiving provides an easy, economical way to raise your > visibility. Charter rates remain in effect - 18 months for the > price of 12. Enroll before March 1 and get a free DVD of the > "And Thou Shalt Honor" broadcast. Retail value: $40. > http://caregivers-usa.org > -------------------------------- > > IN THE FORUMS ... > More discussion of resources for use with patients displaying > mild to moderate dementia. > http://www.thoushalthonor.org/phorum/read.php?f=5&i=46 > &t=46 > > An invitation from France. Patrick writes ... > "If ever you are interested by caregiving issues in France, (and > if you can read French...) please have a look at different studies > we have conducted from 2000 to 2002 with families dealing > with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson, Epilepsy, Renal > Transplantation, Breast Cancer, etc. We are also offering an > interactive service called "La maison virtuelle" (Virtual House) > which gives housing tips for caregivers." > http://www.proximologie.com > > CALENDAR ITEMS > The National Family Caregivers Association is hosting a Train- > the-Trainer conference in Orlando March 21 - 22 to prepare > individuals to teach its Communicating Effectively with > Healthcare Professionals curriculum to family caregivers in > their communities. This program is funded by a grant from > AOA's Programs of National Significance initiative. > http://atsh.org/pros/calendar.html > --- > SEND THIS TO A FRIEND > Please send a copy of our newsletter to a friend or colleague > who would benefit from it. Simply use the "forward" button > on your email program. > > TO SUBSCRIBE > If someone forwarded this newsletter to you, you may enter > your own free subscription by visiting > http://atsh.org/newsltr/ > > Caregivers USA news is published by the Thou Shalt Honor > Foundation. The editor is James R. Hood, who can be > reached at [log in to unmask] All submissions are > considered for publication. 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