Monday, December 31, 2012

ASCOG Aging Advocate December 31, 2012

Good Monday morning!  Are you ready for 2013?

On this date in 1946, President Harry S. Truman officially declared that hostilities had ended in World War II.  During World War I, Truman rejoined the Missouri National Guard and was trained at Camp Doniphan in southwestern Oklahoma.  What was the name of the city nearest Camp Doniphan?



Sequestration seems certain to happen as leadership talks continue to falter.

A California pastor pleads guilty to defrauding Medicare to the tune of $11 million.  He faces up to 20 years in prison and a $500,000 fine.

A wheelchair-bound man was killed in an Oklahoma City house fire.  He was trapped by burglar bars on the home.

As discussion on avoiding the "Fiscal Cliff" continues, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services continues to audit Medicare for wasteful spending.

AARP helps answer the question, "How can we spot financial abuse in elders?"

According to a Senate Special Committee on Aging report, the U.S. lags behind other developed countries in long-term care.

The Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services works to help people with disabilities enter the workforce.


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