ASCOG Advocate: October 31, 2013

Carl G. Fisher who
conceived of the highway.

On this date, in 1913, the first automobile highway across the United States was dedicated.  The highway spans from Times Square in New York to Lincoln Park in San Francisco.

What is the name of the highway?

A man with multiple sclerosis becomes the first person with a disability to skydive over Mount Everest.

Mississippi Medicaid director calls for expansion of managed care.

Aetna managed care sees is multi-million dollar increase in profits.

Enrollment scandal provides turbulence in New York's transition to Medicaid managed long-term care.

Kathy Greenlee discusses the growing problem of elder abuse.

Congressional Business Office:  Raising the Medicare eligibility age saves less than previously thought.

The Medicare Part B premium will stay the same in 2014; hospital deductibles rise.

Six reasons to choose a new Medicare Part D plan.

Consumer Reports examines the world of anti-aging supplements.

California sued over lagging nursing home investigations.

The National Center on Senior Transportation has a new website.