AgingOptions Weekly Round-Up
This week’s collection of articles and news stories from around the web.
- What do the Medicare changes look like? Should you let your opinion known?
http://www.aarp.org/health/medicare-insurance/info-08-2011/medicare-medicaid-cuts.3.html - Brain games that are touted as being good to keep dementia at bay.
http://www.aarp.org/health/brain-health/info-03-2011/playful-brain-adaptation.html - Do you fit the national profile? What you need to do about it.
http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/ppi/liv-com/insight53.pdf - Medicaid managed care program report.
http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/8220.pdf - Fall prevention – what you need to know and what you can do about preventing falls.
http://www.cdc.gov/Features/OlderAmericans/ - White lies to aging parents – is that OK?
http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/21/white-lies-and-worse/?ref=health - Divorcing a spouse with ALZ OK?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44539360/ns/health-alzheimers_disease/ - Drugs in institutional care settings.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44523503/ns/health-aging/ - Details behind Medicare/Medicaid cuts.
http://seniorjournal.com/NEWS/Politics/2011/20110919-HowObamaPlans.htm - Medicare advantage enrollment on the increase.
http://seniorjournal.com/NEWS/Politics/2011/20110916-MedicareAdvantagePremiums.htm - Enrollment dates for Medicare drug and advantage plans.
http://seniorjournal.com/NEWS/Medicare/2011/20110912-MedicareEnrollment.htm
