19 de octubre del 2011 La Administración del Seguro Social anunció hoy que los beneficios mensuales de Seguro Social y Seguridad de Ingreso Suplementario (SSI, siglas en inglés) para más de 60 millones de personas aumentarán un 3.6 por ciento en el 2012. El ajuste de costo de vida (COLA, siglas en inglés) de 3.6 por ciento comenzará con los beneficios...

By Christine Jordan Sexton, 10/25/2011 http://www.thefloridacurrent.com/ After being told by the House that its proposed budget reductions were unacceptable, Agency for Health Care Administration staff looked for additional ways to find "savings."Its latest list of cuts -- given to members of a Medicaid health care advisory panel on Tuesday -- would...

Artwork:  Kyle T. Webster September 30, 2011 Stuck in Bed, at Hospital’s Expense By JOHN LELAND ON Jan. 4, 2010, Raymond Fok was changing trains on his way to kidney dialysis treatment when he collapsed on the Canal Street subway platform. Emergency medical...

The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following news release on October 3, 2011: WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) are pressing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on missing a deadline for drafting regulations for the Physician Payment Sunshine Act (Sunshine Act), a new law requiring...

By Kavyanjali Kaushik Reuters October 3, 2011(Reuters) - The Senate Finance Committee said Amedisys, Gentiva Health and LHC Group, three of the biggest players in the home healthcare industry, altered the course of patient care treatment to receive more reimbursements.However, analysts suggested the conclusion of the investigation should help the...

Above:  Rep. John Wood (R-Winter Haven) Photo Credit: Meredith Geddings www.TheFloridaCurrent.com Published October 4, 2011 If Florida eliminates its "certificate of need" program (CON) for health care facilities the number of hospices built in the state would increase.That's...

The Florida Current continues to closely track the Florida Medicaid overhaul saga . . . State seeks another extension for its Medicaid program By Christine Jordan Sexton, 9/29/2011 http://www.thefloridacurrent.com/ Florida is asking for yet another extension for its Medicaid waiver. This marks the sixth time that the state has sought...

Valuing the Invaluable: 2011 Update - The Growing Contributions and Costs of Family Caregivingby: Lynn Feinberg, Susan C. Reinhard, Ari Houser, and Rita Choula - AARP Public Policy Institute | from: Public Policy Institute | July 2011 See also: Full report PDF. Family support is...

The Florida Alzheimer's Disease Advisory Committee next meets October 21, 2011 from 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (EST).   Hyperlink to online:  Notice of Meeting.  Place:  Cabot Lodge, 1653 Raymond Diehl Road, Tallahassee, Florida  32308 The Alzheimer’s Disease Advisory Committee is a 10-member panel that advises the...

Alzheimer’s diagnostic guidelines updated for first time in decades For more information: http://www.nia.nih.gov/Alzheimers/Resources/diagnosticguidelines.htm NIH-supported revision also proposes staging of disease, potential use of biomarkers The National Institutes of Health announced in April 2011 that, for the first time in 27 years, clinical...