Thursday, March 28, 2013

ASCOG Advocate: March 28, 2013

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 Congressional Gold
Medal Recipient, 1936
On this date, in 1990, President George H.W. Bush posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to this man.  


What was his name?

The Oklahoma House Public Health Committee unanimously passed Senate Bill 272, calling for a feasibility study on Oklahomans eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. The bill only needs final approval by the full House before going to the Governor.

Senate Bill 629, authorizing the Oklahoma Department of Health to inspect veterans centers, was passed by the House Veterans and Military Affairs Committee, but was substituted by the committee.

Senate Bill 355, limiting guardianships, was passed by a House committee, but the enacting clause was stricken.

A Moore Girl Scout gives live-saving vials to seniors after her grandmother's seizure.

High tech legislation can help seniors age in place.


Study shows Louisiana could save millions through Medicaid expansion.

Kentucky's HMO-type, managed care program results in closure of mental health day treatment centers.

Mexican-Americans being treated for diabetes are more likely to develop dementia or memory loss.

Researchers are studying how music can trigger memories in dementia patients.

An octogenarian is going to prison for an elder abuse crime he committed against his centenarian mother.  

As the White House warns cutting Medicare would shift costs to private industry, the Center on Budget Policies and Priorities says the shifted costs will go to states and localities.

And ASCOG ombudsman supervisors trained two new ombudsmen volunteers to stand up for the rights of residents in long-term care facilities.

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