ABA’s Elder Law E-News
Forwarded to me by Jon Forman: Selections from the ABA’s January Elder Law E-News:
For Experienced Lawyers
ABA Senior Lawyers Division
ELDER LAW E-NEWS
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WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING
DC aging conference interesting, frustrating
By Donna Syvertson, the Missoulian
December 24, 2005
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2005/12/24/news/local/news08.txt
ELDER ABUSE
State could turn elsewhere for Conservatorship remedies By Robin Fields, Jack Leonard and Evelyn Larrubia, Los Angeles Times,
Source: KTLA Tribune
December 27, 2005
http://ktla.trb.com/news/local/la-me-conservator27dec27,0,3775894.story?
coll=ktla-newslocal-1
MEDICARE/MEDICAID
Medicare.gov http://www.medicare.gov/medicarereform/drugbenefit.asp
Washington?s struggle to cut spending
By Peter Grier, The Christian Science Monitor December 27, 2005 http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1227/p02s01-uspo.html
HHS Medicare drug plan enrollment figures misleading Seniorjournal.com December 26, 2005 http://www.seniorjournal.com/NEWS/MedicareDrugCards/5-12-26-HHSMedicareD
rug.htm
A nightmare for seniors ? Vincent J. Russo speaks out: Medicaid changes will leave thousands without care December 23, 2005 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/12/prweb325590.htm
POTPOURRI
Old isn’t what it used to be
By Catherine Clabby, The News & Observer December 28, 2005 http://www.newsobserver.com/110/story/382624.html
State braces for surge in numbers of elderly inmates Associated Press December 25, 2005 http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/
northern_california/13486329.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp
RETIREMENT
Working women over 70 caught in the retirement trap By Paul Nyhan, Seattle Post-Intelligencer December 27, 2005 http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/253544_grayingpoverty27.html?source=mypi
MYZIVA.INFO
Information of interest on assisted living, nursing homes, healthcare, and more.
http://myziva.info/
SEEKING AUTHORS
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CONTRIBUTE ARTICLES OF INTEREST FOR THE NEXT ELDER LAW E-NEWS TheElder Law E-News list serve is transmitted electronically to SLDmembers every two weeks. Members are asked to submit newsworthyarticles that are of interest to lawyers. Topics should be relevant tothe practice of elder law, elder law court cases and opinions, andsenior issues including Medicare, health law issues, etc. Articlesshould be faxed or sent by e-mail with direct link to article to AngelaBoykin. (fax: 312/988-6033, e-mail: boykinaa@staff.abanet.org). Each article should note the article title, source, date and/or issue,