Monday, February 4, 2013

ASCOG Aging Advocate February 4, 2013

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Schneewittchen by Alexander Zick
Happy Monday!  Hope you had a great weekend!

On this date, in 1938, Disney released nationwide the first feature-length film using cel animation.  What was the name of the movie?


Senate Bill 587, known as the "Protecting Our Loved Ones" Act, would put video cameras in nursing home resident rooms.

Nathan Levine shows how people with disabilities can thrive in the workplace.  And a speaker with a learning disability refuses to acknowledge the word "can't."

French photographer Sacha Goldberger shows us how caregiving can be laced with humor.

Forbes answers the question, "What can you do when your aging parent has dementia?"

Hospitals are signing up for bundled Medicare payments, despite receiving less.  Hospitals are also working harder to obtain Medicare bonuses based on performance.

The Human Services' Office of Inspector General finds that Medicare overpaid $15 million for the Roche cancer drug.

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