AARP Eye Center
For those who don't know about the "medical home" movement, here's the gist: it aims to deliver more comprehensive care to a patient than they would normally receive. It gives patients one primary care provider to help them with all of their health care needs. Sounds pretty neat, right?
We've talked about the popularity of social networking, Facebook and Twitter all before here on ShaarpSession. But what we don't always mention enough is taking care of your personal information while still being open and social on these great platforms.
AARP and Microsoft have released a very interesting new report about tehcnology...and you, baby boomers.
Great to see Michelle Obama addressing how the health care crisis has affected older women, and how insurance reform can benefit them. She says:
As the holiday season is upon us, check out the Holidays 2009 section of our website for a slew of recipes, gift guides, advice for holiday traveling and a guide on entertaining your guests for holiday parties.
A cool concept, no? The University of Auckland in New Zealand is looking into the possibility of creating inexpensive robots to assist older individuals with home care as they age. But first, they are doing research what older people's perceptions are of robots in the first place. Scoop Independent…
Check out U.S. Reps. Michael C. Burgess, R-Texas., and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. give their thoughts to Inside E Street about an initiative that would help older people with disabilities receive care in their homes, The CLASS (Community Living Assistance Services and Supports) Act.
If you need more info about the Senate's health care proposal, check out our update on AARP Bulletin. Here's a snippet of what happened yesterday:
If you need more info about the Senate's health care proposal, check out our update on AARP Bulletin. Here's a snippet of what happened yesterday:
Have you heard of the "doc fix bill" to be considered by the House this week? If not, here's the lowdown: this proposed legislation would stop planned cuts to physician reimbursements under Medicare. If the bill isn't passed and these cuts are made, payments to doctors will be cut by 21% starting…