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Hospital Infection Rates Now on Medicare Website
February 2, 2012
 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has published the infection rates on its Hospital Compare website, where the government already publishes data about patient satisfaction and some other types of medical errors in order to help consumers choose quality hospitals.
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Feds Say More Students May Qualify for Disability Services
February 1, 2012
 New guidance from the U.S. Department of Education's office for civil rights warns school districts that the way they define which students should get special services under federal disability laws may not be broad enough.
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States Ask Supreme Court to Stop Medicaid Expansion
January 31, 2012
 Florida and 25 other states officially have requested the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn what they call the unconstitutional expansion of the Medicaid program as part of the national health system reform law.
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Military Update: Disability Claims Going Online
January 30, 2012
 The only way to achieve Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki's goal for 2015 — that every disability compensation claim gets processed within 125 days and with 98 percent accuracy — is to shift to a paperless claims system. And that transformation has begun.
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Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Aims to Cut Health Care Costs
January 27, 2012
 The Obama administration touts it as a key solution to the nation’s runaway health care spending: a new national center set up by the 2010 health care law to test and implement groundbreaking ways to cut costs while improving patient care.
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Alzheimer’s Families Seek Help Now as Government Eyes Target of 2025 for Effective Treatment
January 26, 2012
 Effective treatments for Alzheimer’s by 2025? That’s the target the government is eyeing as it develops a national strategy to tackle what could become the defining disease of a rapidly aging population.
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Untimely Information Sharing Inflates Nursing Home Rehospitalizations
January 25, 2012
 Delayed discharge summaries may play a large role in why so many Medicare patients are rehospitalized after being discharged to nursing homes, according to research published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
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Five Social Security Changes Coming in 2012
January 24, 2012
Social Security recipients will see bigger payments this year for the first time since 2009. But the future of Social Security taxes for workers remains uncertain. The 2011 payroll tax holiday has been extended only through the end of February and is scheduled to increase in March under current law. Here's a look at the Social Security changes workers and retirees will experience this year.
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Veteran Unemployment: Disabled Veterans National Foundation Arms Vets with Job Benefits Information
January 23, 2012
To clarify exactly what is available to them, the Disabled Veterans National Foundation announced that it will connect unemployed vets with the career resources that have come out of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act.
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CLASS Act Repeal Bill Heads to Full House
January 20, 2012
The House Ways and Means Committee voted to repeal the health care law's controversial CLASS program, clearing the way for a floor vote in February.
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Updates

NAELA Strongly Supports Chairman Sanders’ Reauthorization of Older Americans Act
NAELA expressed strong support for Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) recent introduction of a bill to reauthorize the Older Americans Act (OAA). Important initiatives of the reauthorization include meals program improvements, preventive health care, modernization of senior centers, and other programs to promote a greater quality of life for senior citizens and their families. See press release. (January 30, 2012)

NAELA Urges CMS to Deny Florida's Medicaid Waiver Request
NAELA, along with members of the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations (LCAO), met with Marilyn Tavenner, the new Acting Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, to discuss opposition to the Florida proposal. Read the letter from LCAO to CMS. See press release. (January 12, 2012)

Attention NAELA Members —
Please disregard any fax you may receive from “N.E.L.A. Association” in reference to your 2012 membership. This is not NAELA and we are working with authorities to investigate further action against this communication.

Please note that NAELA’s address is 1577 Spring Hill Road, Ste 220, Vienna, VA 22182. If you have questions about your membership status, dues, or NAELA benefits, do not hesitate to contact membership@naela.org. (November 15, 2011)

NAELA Files Amicus Curiae Brief
NAELA joined the Special Needs Alliance in submitting an amicus curiae brief to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in the matter of Lewis v. Alexander, which involves special needs trusts and pooled trusts in particular. See brief. (December 16, 2011)

NAELA Co-Sponsors Event for Senate Special Committee on Aging 50th Anniversary Celebration
NAELA is a proud co-sponsor of an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging at the Russell Senate Office Building on Wednesday, December 14. See press release. (December 12, 2011)

NAELA Calls on U.S. Senate to Confirm Marilyn Tavenner as CMS Administrator
NAELA supports the Obama administration’s nomination of Marilyn Tavenner as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator and urges the Senate to swiftly confirm her. NAELA looks forward to supporting Tavenner as she continues the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). See press release. (December 8, 2011)

Third National Guardianship Summit Results
NAELA, along with nine other organizations that make up the National Guardianship Network (NGN), held the Third National Guardianship Summit: Standards of Excellence in October 2011 at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law. The Summit was made possible by grants from the State Justice Institute, the Borchard Foundation Center on Law and Aging, and contributions made by the NGN and other national co-sponsoring organizations. Read more. (December 6, 2011)

Now Accepting Powley Elder Law Award Nominations – Deadline: February 10, 2012
The award is presented annually to a member who has demonstrated a commitment to promoting a greater understanding of the rights and needs of elders and persons with special needs, and how elder law attorneys advocate for their rights. Submit a nomination. (November 22, 2011)

NAELA Announces Winners of Sixth Annual Student Writing Competition
Law students entering the competition were instructed to address any topic regarding legal issues affecting seniors or people with disabilities, in order to encourage them to consider Elder Law and/or Special Needs as a specialty. Prizes included cash prizes, NAELA memberships, and recognition within the profession. See press release and read the top essays in the online NAELA Student Journal. (November 14, 2011)

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