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2009 Newsletters
December 2009
- Health Reform Passes in Senate
- Medicare Home Care Proposed Cuts
- State Services Updates
- Housing & Homelessness
- Bridge/Celticare Updates
- Unemployment & the Medical Security Plan
- Program Highlights
- Health & Wellness
- Of Clinical Interest
November 2009
- Proposed Mass. Budget Cuts
- Other Policy Issues
- Program Highlights
- Of Clinical Interest
- Oxycontin And Heroin Use Called Epidemic In Mass.
- Antiepileptic Drug May Curb Cocaine Use
- UK Study Warns Against Anti-Psychotics For Dementia
- Delirium In Intensive Care
- Diet Rich In Processed Food Linked To Increased Risk For Depression
- Outcomes Of Self-Help Efforts In Anxiety Disorders
- The Best Exercises For Healthy Bones
October 2009
- Gay & Gray: Working with LGBT Elders & Caregivers (LGBT Aging Project)
- American Red Cross Disaster Services
- Fuel Assistance Season Begins
- Partners and CeltiCare Reach Agreement For Comm Care Bridge Members
- Death In The Family - A Guide To The First Steps To Take
- Ten Tips For Speaking To Aging Parents About Surrendering Driving Privileges
- Online Course: Driving Transitions With Older Adults
- MCB No Longer Responsible For MassHealth Applications For The Blind
- MassHealth Dental Expansion For Family Assistance
- Veteran’s Health Care Funding Law
- Police Halt Immigrant Scrutiny
- Program Highlights
- Of Clinical Interest
- Helping Kids With Asthma And Anxiety
- Grief and Bereavement In People With Intellectual Disabilities
- Exercise and ADD
- Depression as a Comorbidity To Diabetes
- Mortality From "Mild" Eating Disorders Greater Than Rates For Anorexia And Bulimia
- Telephone Psychotherapy Effective, Efficient In Treatment Of Depression
September 2009
- State Health Care Update: Immigrants and Public Coverage
- Commonwealth Care Bridge Program Limits Network
- States Can Now Offer Legal Immigrant Kids & Pregnant Women Health Coverage During 5-Year Bar
- Individual Development Accounts: Cash For Savings
- Commonwealth CHOICE and Social Security Numbers
- Medicare & Retirement Part 2: Talk To Benefits Office Before Retiring
- Case Flash: Medicare Advantage is NOT Supplemental Insurance
- Medicare Part D "Donut Hole" Calculator
- CMS Project Limits Plan Reassignments for Low-Income People With Medicare
- MassHealth Medical Necessity Form for Absorbent Products
- SSA Agrees to Stop Suspending Benefits Based On Existence of Arrest Warrant
- Program Highlights
- MGH/Partners
- Editorial: Op-Ed: Broken Body, Sharp Mind, No Good Home
- Of Clinical Interest
July/August 2009
- Unemployment Insurance
- Jobless Won't Lose Extended Benefits
- DMH Community-Based Flexible Supports (CBFS) Program
- Disabled Celebrate Department's Name Change (DMR becomes DDS)
- Family Shelter Moves From DTA To DHCD
- DTA Management Level Contacts
- Legal Immigrant Health Coverage Update
- Massachusetts To Receive $500,000 To Support Patient-Centered Medical Homes
- Widened State Mental Health Benefit Requirements
- Case Flash: Out-Of-Network Urgent Care Should Be Covered By HMO
- Case Flash: Retiree Insurance Pays Secondary To Medicare
- MBTA The RIDE Service Has Changed For Framingham & Natick Residents
- Program Highlights
- Comfort Zone Camps For Bereaved Children
- Joining Forces; Caring For Our Returning Military
- Good News Garage Car Donation Program
- Older Driver Crash-Prevention Program
- Vouchers Double Value Of Food Stamps At Boston Farmers' Markets
- NeedyMeds Drug Discount Card
- New Mental Health Intervention Program For Youth Targets Early Detection And Prevention
- Editorials
- Of Clinical Interest
- New APHA Manual Serves As Alcohol Screening Tool For Health Professionals
- Chantix And Zyban To Receive Boxed Warnings For Serious Neuropsychiatric Symptoms
- 10 Steps To Less Stressful Caretaking
- 5 Ways To Cover Assisted Living Expenses
- The Dance Between Guilt And Resentment: Why Is It So Hard To Be A Caregiver?
- Podcast: Coming Back After The Loss Of Your Mate
- Importance Of Exercise And Physical Activity In Older Adults Reviewed
- It's No Joke! Humor Promotes Healthy Aging
- More Female Veterans Are Winding Up Homeless
- From the Community Resource Center
June 2009
- State Budget: Healthcare, Social Programs Hit Hard
- MRC Closes Homemaker Waitlist
- New On Our Website
- Online Courses And Demos For Word And E-Mail/Outlook 2003
- Documentation Tools
- Department Team List
- Inpatient Coverage List
- Public Area -Prescription Drug Assistance
- Social Security Freeze Impacts Part B Premium
- Public Health Cuts Strain Services
- Effort To Assist Veterans’ Education; Northeastern To Invest $2m
- Case Flash: Getting Medicare Coverage Of Outpatient Prescription Drugs At The Hospital Pharmacy
- Case Flash: Part B Immunosuppressants Available To Kidney Transplant Recipients
- Online Estate Planning For Digital Accounts/Keys
- Planning For The Future With A Special Needs Child – In Three Parts
- Policy Issues and Editorials
- Of Clinical Interest
- APA 2009: Alcoholism Is Not What It Used To Be, Expert Says
- 10 Myths And Facts About Falls
- Brief Intervention For Anxiety In Primary Care Patients
- Acupuncture For Alzheimer's Disease: A Systematic Review
- FDA Urges Caution In Linking Stimulants To Increased Risk For Sudden Death In Children
- Health Agency Urges Routine HIV Screening; Recommends Consent Form Be Combined
May 2009
- Commonwealth Care Open Enrollment NOTE: due to an editing error, this article did NOT appear in the newsletter
- Mass Commission for the Blind
- New On Our Website: Hoarding, Disaster And Mental Health Resources
- Health Insurance For The Unemployed: New Reference Documents
- Court Stops Misuse Of "Identity Theft" Law Against Undocumented Immigrants
- Program Highlight: Free Pfizer Meds For Unemployed
- Getting The Most From Your Long-Term Care Insurance
- Nursing Home Residents May Keep $250 Stimulus Payment
- Program Highlight: Treatment Solutions Network
- Program Highlight: Salvation Army Low-Cost Overnight Camp
- Editorial: Consumer Alert- Exposing The Flaws In Medicare's 5 Star Rating System Of Nursing Homes
- Editorial: Massachusetts Took The Right Approach To Reform By Sequencing Enrollment And Cost Containment
- Services Suffer Due To Down Economy
- MassHealth & Medicare
- Of Clinical Interest
- Is It Forgetfulness Or Dementia?
- Survivor Loneliness Of Women Following Breast Cancer
- Terminally Ill Patients Delay Talk Of Hospice
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Effective In Older Adults With Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Depression History In Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients Predicts Clinical Outcome
- Putting The Joie De Vivre Back Into Health
- Sexting: New Technology, Old Problem
April 2009
- Boston Senior Home Care
- GBLS Announces New LGBT Elder Legal Rights Project
- Tips from the Pros: Applying for Disability
- Tips for Preventing, Detecting, and Reporting Financial Abuse of the Elderly
- Emergency Assistance Family Shelter and Re-Housing Regulations
- Coalition for the Homeless Furniture Bank
- New on the Website: Subsidized Housing Rent Freezes (a Work Incentive)
- Program Highlight: Smart From The Start: Promoting School Readiness; Changing Lives….
- Papi Cares: Red Sox Tickets for Needy Families
- The Dangers of Joint Accounts
- Policy: “Housing First” Reduces Drinking, Health Costs For Homeless Alcoholics
- Medicare
- Of Clinical Interest
March 2009
- Welfare Benefits For Non-Citizens
- New COBRA Subsidy & Other Healthcare For Unemployed
- Social Security Recipients To Get $250
- Commonwealth Care Average Premium To Decline & New Affordability Schedule Not To Increase
- The Department Of Transitional Assistance Funeral Benefit
- Mass Legislature Passes Family Shelter Restructuring
- Obama Housing Plan Seems To Be Working
- Foreclosure Delay Tactic- Demand The Note
- How To Choose A Medigap Policy
- How To Set Up A Caregiving Agreement
- Medication Reminder Technologies
- MassHealth Increases Community Spouse Income Floor
- Safe Driving Program For Elders And Those With Parkinson’s
- Scam Alert: TruLink Wireless Seems To Spoof Safelink Wireless
- Medicare Cases
- Opinion
- Of Clinical Interest
February 2009
- The Stimulus Package
- Law Allows Lift of 5 Year Bar for Health Coverage for Legal Immigrant Kids
- Unemployed May Be Eligible for Commonwealth Care
- Mental Health Parity Law − New Details
- Fuel Assistance Benefits Increase
- 2009 Federal Poverty Level Guidelines
- Nurse Practitioners Now EAEDC/TAFDC “Competent Medical Authority”
- Proposed Family Shelter Cuts: Editorial
- Effects of the Economy
- Medicare
- Immigrant Issues
- Of Clinical Interest
- From the Community Resource Center (CRC)
January 2009
- New Fast-Track Disability: “Compassionate Allowances”
- Free Cell Phone For Low-Income People: Safelink Wireless
- Earned Income Tax Credit & Free Tax Preparation
- DMH cutbacks: case managers and clubhouses
- MassHealth, HSN and Commonwealth Care Co-Pay Increases
- Individual Mandate Update
- Prescription Advantage Changes Fact-Sheet (includes what to do now)
- Case Flash: Transition Fills In Part D Plans
- CMS Rules on Part D Coverage for Off-Label Drug Use
- State To Reorganize Homeless Services
- Report: Unemployed Can’t Afford COBRA
- Program, Product & Service Highlights
- Website Updates
- Of Clinical Interest