On Dec 6 2011, Shirley S. Wang writes that there is some evidence that lefties “are better at divergent thinking or starting from existing knowledge to develop new concepts, which is considered an element of creativity.” In the next paragraph, however, she raises the point of a higher risk for schizophrenia. Left handed people are …
November 27, 2011|By Harold Brubaker, Inquirer Staff Writer “Though the overall housing market has not escaped the doldrums, the senior housing sector, driven by investment companies, has gone gangbusters since 2010. In the third quarter of 2011 alone, 39 senior housing deals worth $5.5 billion were completed, primarily by real estate investment trusts that specialize …
April 28, 2011 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Basic health security for seniors, the poor and people with disabilities would be privatized under a Republican plan pending in the Florida Legislature. Laura Goodhue, executive director of the Florida Community Health Action Information Network, takes issue with the plan, outlined in Senate Bill 1972. “The main goal is …
The medicaid transition program is one of Florida responses to the US Supreme Court case named Olmstead. The Olmstead case brought ADA rights to those in nursing homes paid for by Medicaid. I find it important to recall the Haddad case from the Jacksonville US District Court. In the Haddad case an adult who was …
Florida among states cutting costs by limiting Medicaid hospital coverage By Ashley Lopez | 10.24.11 | 1:58 pm The Florida Independant Kaiser Health News and USA Today report that Florida is among a slew of states that have been cutting costs by limiting hospital coverage in their Medicaid plans. Last week, an official for Florida’s …
From an extensive report by Families USA: “Medicaid makes it possible for Floridians to get the care they need. People with Medicaid have better access to health care than do the uninsured. A recent study that used a randomized, controlled design—the gold standard in medical research—found that, compared to the uninsured, people with Medicaid had …
The MetLife Mature Market Institute has published a study, show the economic impact of caregiving. The study reports that it is much larger than most people think. Almost 10 million children over the age of 50 are caring for their parents. Hear are the key findings from the report. Key Findings • The percentage of …