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Recent articles from Older Americans Report

House Approves bill reauthorizing Older Americans Act.
June 23, 2006... The full House approved the Senior Independence Act, H.R. 5293, a measure to reauthorize funding and other programs under the Older Americans Act. The measure now awaits Senate action. The measure would modernize certain senior services and programs and ensure adequate funding from the...

Brain scans show more positive emotional stability in older adults.
June 23, 2006... Aging may be associated with positive changes in the emotional brain, according to a new report that links life experiences and changing priorities in old age to parts of the brain that allow better emotional control. Results of the study, which appeared in the June 14 issue of the...

House appropriations subcommittee moves to restore geriatrics funding.(grants)
June 23, 2006... In a move to improve healthcare for the nation's growing population of older adults, a House of Representatives appropriations subcommittee moved to restore crucial funding to geriatrics, a field facing a severe shortage of healthcare professionals. The House Labor, Health and Human...

Changing health care needs prompt overtime pay lawsuits.(overtime benefits)
June 23, 2006... There is a minimum wage and overtime battle raging before the nation's courts. On one side, the Department of Labor and senior care companies; on the other, home care employees hired by those companies to provide companionship and domestic services to seniors in their homes Under current...

San Francisco presents universal health coverage plan.
June 23, 2006... A new city plan announced earlier this week authorizes any adult resident of the city of San Francisco, regardless of immigration or employment status, access to full health care coverage, the Associated Press reports. Mayor Gavin Newsom's (D) ambitious plan seeks to cover more than...