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2010 Newsletters
December 2010
- Tenants Rights: The MA Post-Foreclosure “Just Cause” Eviction Law
- US Sets Dates To End Mail Delivery of Benefit Checks
- Health Coverage
- Program Highlights
- Social Issues & Policy
- Health & Fitness
- Of Clinical Interest
November 2010
- Improvement Should Not Be Required for Medicare Coverage of Skilled Therapy
- Utility Rights- Winter Shut-Off Moratorium Tips
- SNAP Recertification Interview Waiver Rescinded
- Mass. Aims to End SNF Drug Overuse for Dementia
- Substance Abuse Programs Get Temporary Reprieve After Alcohol Tax Repeal
- Jobless Benefits Extension Blocked
- Emergency Assistance Update- Suspension of Diversion Program Enrollment
- New Medicare Rules Require Equal Visitation Rights for Hospital Pts.
- Homeland Security Extends TPS for Somali Nationals
- Registry offers IDs for 14 and 15 year olds
- Prevent Your Power of Attorney from Being Ignored
- Health Coverage
- Program Highlights
- Social Issues, Policy & Trends
- Health & Fitness
- Of Clinical Interest
- What Is Self-Embedding Disorder?
- Advances in the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders in Long-term Care Homes
- Study: Bullying Doubles, Rape More than Triples Teen Suicide Risk
- Bipolar Disorder, Substance Abuse Disorder Linked To Greater Suicide Risk
- Money: Stepping In for a Parent With Alzheimer’s
- Better Ways to Communicate with Alzheimer’s Patients
- Caring for a Difficult Older Adult
- Children in Lesbian Families Less Likely to be Abused by Parent, Caregiver
- Little Evidence of a Long-Term Benefit of Exercise on Depression
October 2010
- Social Security Fast Track Disability Now Even Faster
- Beyond Financial Aid- Financial Assist For Low Income Adult Students
- International White Cane Day Highlights Safe Driving Law
- SSA Confirms No COLA in 2011: Affects Medicare B Premiums
- Public Benefits Review
- Health Coverage
- Program Highlights
- Social Issues, Policy & Trends
- Nonprofits, Voting & Elections
- Lack of Health Care Coverage One Cause of Poverty?
- ACOs Good for Health Care System - Opinion
- Improving Quality and Reducing Medicare Costs in Long Term Care
- Patient Compliance - The Future Will Be Tougher
- Psychiatrists Dominate Database of Big Pharma Payments
- Mentally Troubled Youths Turned Away
- Rebuttal to Herald Attack on MassHealth Limited- Opinion
- Health, Fitness & Prevention
- Of Clinical Interest
- APA Updated Treatment Guide for Major Depression
- Putting the Recovery Model Into Practice
- Depression, Anxiety Linked to Increased Postsurgical Mortality Risk
- Bullying- The “It Gets Better” Project
- Experts Call for Global PTSD Treatment Guidelines
- Lewy Body Dementia Little Known
- Post-discharge Hospital Utilization among Adult Medical Inpatients with Depressive Symptoms
- The Gut-Brain Connection
- Using the iPad to Connect with Special Needs Kids
September 2010
- An Act Improving Emergency Access to Mental Health Services
- Fuel Assistance- No Mailings to Previous Recipients
- DTA’S My Assistance Page (MAP) Program
- Federal Poverty Level- 2010 Officially same as 2009
- New Tenant Foreclosure Protection Law Signed
see Tenant Foreclosure Protections on Governor’s Desk (July/August)- State OKs Revised Tool to Detect Prescription Drug Abuse
- CORI Reform Law
- Indigent Funeral and Final Disposition Payment Changes
- MA Safe Driving Law
- One Way to Judge a Nursing Home
- 11 Ways to Comfort Someone Who’s Grieving
- Public Benefits Review
- Health Coverage
- Bridge Program Extended
- HSN & Health Centers Help Fill MassHealth Adult Dental Gap
- Law to Expand Required Autism Coverage
- Young Adult Coverage Expands
- Medicare Enrollment Period Changes
- Medicare to Cover Smoking Cessation Regardless of Presence of Smoking-Related Conditions
- Medicare Will Experiment with Expansion Of Hospice Coverage
- Program Highlights
- Leonard Florence Center for Living in Chelsea – Family Like SNF Model
- Family Support Assessment Clinic at BMC
- On The Rise
- Social Issues, Policy & Trends
- Health, Fitness & Prevention
- Of Clinical Interest
July/August 2010
- New Statewide Toll Free Number for Emergency Psychiatric Calls
- Veterans’ PTSD Aid Rules Eased
- Jobless Benefits Extended Retroactively
- Haitian TPS Application Deadline Extended Six Months
- 10 Things Funeral Directors Won’t Tell You
- Tenant Foreclosure Protections on Governor’s Desk
- Health Coverage
- Public Benefits Review
- Program Highlights
- Social Issues, Policy & Trends
- Health, Fitness & Prevention
- Of Clinical Interest
- Risk Factors for Fatal and Nonfatal Repetition of Suicide Attempt: A Critical Appraisal
- Acupuncture for Depression? Not So Fast
- Depression During Pregnancy- Nonpharmacologic Treatment Options
- The Course of Posttraumatic Stress in Children
- Pain-Control vs. Abuse - Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies for Opioids
June 2010
- Community College Students Eligible for SNAP (Food Stamps)
- Most CommonHealth Members Now Required to Join Managed Care
- Amendments to New 258e Harassment Protection Law
- Hatians with TPS- Public Benefits Eligibility
- New 51A forms
- US Considers Softening Immigrant Detention Sites
- Health Coverage
- Consumer Protection
- Program Highlights
- Social Issues & Policy
- Health & Fitness
- Of Clinical Interest
- “Emerging Adult” as Unique Developmental Stage
- Behind the Wheel with ADHD
- Practice Parameter Guides Evaluation of Driving Risk in Dementia
- Meditation May Improve Drinking and Substance Abuse Behaviors in Active Military Personnel
- Schizophrenia Prodrome- Consensus or Confusion
- Treating Obese Patients - Eliminating Weight Bias
May 2010
- MassHealth Drops Restorative Dental & Transport Reimbursement
- Commonwealth Care Open Enrollment
- Commonwealth Care Bridge Program- CeltiCare Remains Vendor
- CeltiCare SNF Benefits & Network
- TAFDC Employment Services Openings Available
- Law to Assist Caregivers of Veterans With Disabilities
- Utilities: Restoration of Terminated Service in Serious Illness
- Nursing Home Quality Rating System – Concerns Surface
- Ellie Fund New Application and Funding Limits
- Public Benefits Review
- Trend Watch
- Health Reform Implementation
- Program Highlights
- Social Issues & Policy
- Health & Fitness
- Of Clinical Interest
- Avoiding Malpractice Risk in the Patient Handoff
- Depression Care Initiative Yields Significant Decrease in Suicides
- The Many Faces of Depression
- Brief Personalized Feedback Intervention for Problem Drinkers
- Alzheimer’s- Can Music Help Alzheimer’s Pts. Build Memories?
- CBT May Bring Relief to Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Organophosphate Pesticides Linked to ADHD
April 2010
- 2009 FPLs in Effect At Least Until May 31
- DCF Family’s Guide to Child Protective Services
- Unemployment- Long-Term Unemployment Extension
- CeltiCare CHOICE plans- MGH not in network
- Medicare Advantage- CMS Sets Out-of-Pocket Expense Caps
- Medicare- New Website
- Powers of Attorney Come in Different Flavors
- Elderly Feel Pinch of State Budget
- Puerto Rico ’s New Birth Certificate Law
- U.S. Extends Hospital Visitation Rights to Gay/Lesbian Partners
- Angel Flight Accusations
- Dental Clinic for Severely Mentally Disabled to Stay Open Another Year
- Program Highlights
- Social Issues & Policy
- Emergency Shelter as Expensive as Transitional or Supportive Housing
- State Budget Update (House Ways & Means Budget)
- Health Reform
- Health & Wellness
- Of Clinical Interest
March 2010
- Victim’s Compensation
- Historic Health Care Law Summary
- Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund Cuts
- DHCD Suspends Housing Stabilization Flexible Funds Program
- DHCD Short-Term Subsidy in Light of Long-Term Cuts
- Doubling-Up in Public Housing- New Guidance Suggests Flexibility
- Good News On Subsidized Child-Care
- Antipsychotic use in Massachusetts Skilled Nursing Facilities
- Immigrants and the Census
- Utilities- Winter Moratorium Voluntary Extension to 4/15
- MGH Secure Encrypted e-mail
- Health Care Coverage
- Social Issues & Policy
- Program Highlights
- Health & Wellness
- Of Clinical Interest
- How Effective are Antidepressants? Experts Respond to Highly Publicized Study
- Hospitalization Associated with Cognitive Decline in Elderly
- Depression in Older Adults Increases Mortality Risk
- Sensory Processing Disorder- Is It Real?
- Smoking May Be Independent Risk Factor for Suicidality
- Unexplained Gastrointestinal Symptoms Common in Abused Children
- Perceived Pharma Influence Eroding Public Trust in Psychiatrists
- New Book Examines Issues of Caregiver Siblings
February 2010
- Home and Healthy for Good Program- “Housing First” Homelessness Intervention
- Fair Housing Rights (anti-discrimination)
- Utility Rights Changes 2009
- Utility Arrearage Forgiveness Programs
- Stalking Victims- New Protections
- WIC- New Food Choices
- ARRA $25 Unemployment Supplement Not Counted for SNAP Eligibility
- Free Prom Apparel
- Health Care Coverage
- MassHealth- TBI Community Based Waiver
- MassHealth- American Indian Exemptions from Estate Recovery
- Mental Health & Substance Abuse Parity Implementation
- Medicare Mental Health Coinsurance Parity -Medicare Improvements Act
- Medicare PT OT Speech Therapy Caps
- Mass. to Waive CommCare Premiums for Haiti Earthquake Helpers
- Health Coverage for Haitian Nationals
- MSP Changes ( Medical Security Program- for low-income unemployed)
- Social Issues & Policy
- Health & Wellness
- Of Clinical Interest
January 2010
- Haitian Immigrants & TPS
- Making Home Affordable Program
- Expiring Use Legislation
- Earned Income Tax Credit Brochure
- New Guide for Child Abuse Mandated Reporters
- CeltiCare Bridge Updates
- Medicare Improvements- Buy-In + Medicare D Low Income Subsidy (LIS or "Extra Help") Broadened
- Medicare Covers Eye Exam for Some Minorities
- Michelle’s Law- Protects College Students' Health Insurance
- ABA Free Legal Guide for the Seriously Ill
- Think:Kids- Parenting Challenging Kids Website
- Living on Nothing but Food Stamps
- US Census Jobs
- State Services Updates
- Health & Wellness
- Of Clinical Interest