AALS Aging and the Law Listserv – August 18, 2011
MEMBER NEWS: Professor Richard Kaplan (Peer & Sarah Pedersen Professor of Law at the University of Illinois) has published an article entitled Rethinking Medicare’s Payroll Tax After Health Care Reform in TAXES, The Tax Magazine, August 2011. I have attached his abstract of the article. See: http://lsolum.typepad.com/legaltheory/2011/08/kaplan-on-the-medicare-payroll-tax-health-care-reform.html
1. Japan Earthquake Survivors Find Comfort in Robot Seals: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/aug/01/japan-earthquake-survivors-comfort-robots
2. Who Should Make End-of-Life Decisions? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-nowinski-phd/end-of-life-decisions_b_896603.html
3. Federal Rule Aims to Boost Hospitals’ Role in Post-Hospital Care: http://www.lakewalesnews.com/sunnews/lakewales/2731108-481/sunnewspapersfederalruleaimstoboosthospitalsrolein.html.csp
4. No Increase in Medicare Drug Premiums in 2012: http://health.msn.com/health-topics/no-increase-in-medicare-drug-premiums-in-2012
5. Video – Expert Investors On Saving For Retirement: http://video.forbes.com/fvn/inidaily/ini-fullvideo-expert-investors-savings-retirement
6. When They Won’t Spend the Money: http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/04/when-they-wont-spend-the-money/
7. Dying Dementia Patients And Their Families Benefit From Hospice Care: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/232013.php
8. My House, Our Home: http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/09/my-house-our-home/
9. Sleep Apnea Could Up Risk of Dementia In Elderly Women: http://news.yahoo.com/sleep-apnea-could-risk-dementia-elderly-women-201011157.html
10. Medicare Actuary: Health Care Reform Act Will Triple the Growth Rate of Net Insurance Costs: http://news.yahoo.com/medicare-actuary-obamacare-triple-growth-rate-net-insurance-141321297.html
Ann Murphy
Associate Professor
Gonzaga University School of Law
(509) 313-3735
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