Friday, January 17, 2014

ASCOG Advocate: January 17, 2014

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Captain James Crook
On this date, in 1773, Captain James Crook and his crew became the first Europeans to sail beyond this latitudinal circle in search of a continent they failed to find.

What was the name of the latitudinal circle they crossed?

A new bi-partisan bill could reform Medicare from fee-for-service to coordinated chronic care.

The insurance industry launched a seven-figure advertising campaign to convince Congress to not change Medicare Advantage programs.

FTC and Florida Attorney General sue to halt operations of Medical Alert robocalls.

A former director of a Virginia area agency on aging was convicted of embezzling more than $10,000.

A Georgia nursing home optometrist received a 33-month sentence for over-billing Medicare over $500,000.

Several West Virginia nursing homes were in emergency response mode following a large chemical spill.

The Obama administration is considering a new Medicare rule that would remove protected status from antidepressants, antipsychotics and immunosuppresant drugs.

Oklahoma's Medicaid program had the lowest payment error rate among 17 states.

Oklahoma is already listed in the low-moderate range of health care spending without changing to the HMO-type managed care model.

A new Medicaid rule requires person-centered care for home and community-based services.

Two words that cost Medicare patients thousands of dollars.

Brain training can have a long-term positive impact for the elderly.

Men who drink more than 2.5 servings of alcohol per day show mental decline in next decade.

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