ASCOG Advocate: March 19, 2013

The William Willett
Memorial Sundial

On this date, in 1918, the U.S. Congress established time zones and employed this technique designed to reduce evening usage of incandescent lighting.  This technique is still in use today in most of America, despite the fact energy savings studies have been contradictory. 

What is it?

Kaiser Health News released an article in 2012 about California's struggles to move the poorest and sickest individuals into the dual-eligible, managed care program.  The Oklahoma Senate is currently considering a bill (HB 1552) that would move not only dual-eligibles, but all Medicaid to risk-based (HMO type) managed care programs.  The Oklahoma bill would also replace the effective ADvantage managed care program with a private insurance run, risk-based, managed care program.

A handful of nursing homes have opened elder abuse shelters within their walls to provide emergency, short-term housing and health care services to victims.

The National Council on Disabilities released a plan on how to implement Medicaid managed care without harming Americans with disabilities.

The long goodbye, how caregivers of Alzheimer's patients can deal with the anticipation of loss and the grief over losing someone who is still there.

Boomers forced to work well beyond retirement age.