News Roundup – 3/11/2022

March is Developmental Disability Awareness Month. March is also National Kidney Month.

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General News Sources:

• Georgia AG Carr Recognizes National Consumer Protection Week
• Georgia AG Carr Announces Settlement with Former Telemarketing Companies and Owner
• PODCAST: How to Lower Your Risk of Cancer
• New APS Viedo: Asking Inclusive Demographc Questions
• CMS: ESRD Treatment Choices (ETC) Model
• General Assembly passes protections for Virginians evicted from assisted living facilities
• Slam the Scam: How to Spot Government Imposters
• 5 Tips for Difficult Family Caregiving Conversations
• Why I Refused To Be My Parent’s Caregiver
• Biden visits Texas to push for better care for veterans exposed to burn pits
• Properly screen privately paid caregivers
• The joy of caring for loved ones as they age
• Federal HCBS investment could lead to national uniformity

Health and Healthcare Related News:

• Video Series: Hypothyroidism: Challenges in Optimal Patient Management
• Biden renews call to let Medicare negotiate drug prices, an effort that has stalled in Congress
• Engaging in comprehensive advance care planning improves participation among older patients
• CMS Innovation Center Launches New Initiative To Advance Health Equity (Health Affairs)
• 5 of the wildest medical malpractice cases
• NIH: Getting sufficient sleep reduces calorie intake
• Biology of Aging Study Shows Why Curbing Calories Counts
• Even a mild case of COVID-19 can cause brain changes
• March 2022 Issue of Health Affairs now available
• As providers are accused of interfering with access to patient data, pressure builds on government to act
• Georgia House passes ‘game-changer’ mental health bill
• Georgia House backs big change in Medicaid program’s pharmacy practices

Special Needs News:

• EP Magazine, March 2022 issue (Exceptional Parent)
• The important role of special trusts
• Autism Society Capital Connection: March 10, 2022
• Serious mental illnesses tied to higher risk for heart attack and stroke
• A ‘dire’ situation: Savannah parents of children with autism have few child care options
• 5 Ways to Support Parents of Children with Special Needs

Events, Webcasts & Podcasts:

• National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD) & FEMA Webinar, Wednesday, March 16, 2022, 4:00 PM ET
• Webinar: Partners in Social Engagement: Collaborating with Faith Communities, March 17, 2022 at 1PM ET
• Eight Part webinar series on Alzheimer’s beginning March 18, 2022 (Alzheimer’s Foundation of America)
• Trauma and Burnout in Autism: A Conversation, March 22, 12pm to 1pm ET
• CMS: The Many Facets of Advance Care Planning, March 23, 2022, 2pm ET
• Free Professionalism CLE by Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism, March 24, 12:15pm to 1:30pm
• Disability Policy Seminar, March 28-30, 2022
• 2022 National Elder & Dependent Adult Abuse Symposium, April 27-29, 2022
• ACL Webinar Series: Engaging Community Health Workers in Evidence-Based Programs
• 2022 National Voices of Medicare Summit & Senator Jay Rockefeller Lecture, Wednesday, May 18, 2022 (Kaiser Family Foundation)
• 2022 NAELA Annual Conference, May 13-14, 2022, Scottsdale, Arizona
• TBA Elder law Forum, July 15, 2022
• Elder Abuse Conference (Oregon AG), October 20-21, 2021
• National Conference on Guardianship, Dallas, TX, October 22-25, 2022
• CareFreeMe – Virutal Study for memory loss patients considering retiring from driving

Government Sources:

• FDIC: A path toward building financial stability
• NIH: Drug Allergies: What to Look For
• HRSA: Apply to Become an NHSC Site
• NIH: Clinical decision support system reduces cardiovascular risk in patients with serious mental illness
• NIH: Researchers uncover how the human brain separates, stores, and retrieves memories
• NCHS: Some Preliminary Data Available regarding 2020 LTC Statistics
• AHRQ: Hospital-acquired functional decline and clinical outcomes in older cardiac surgical patients: a multicenter prospective cohort study
• GAO: Medicare: Information on Geographic Adjustments to Physician Payments for Physicians’ Time, Skills, and Effort
• DOJ: Findings from investigation of Colorado’s long-term care system for adutls with physical disabilities
• VA proposes updates to disability rating schedules for respiratory, auditory and mental disorders body systems
• SSA: Cost Estimate for “Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act”
• More Free COVID Tests Available

Retirement and Financial News:

• How to find lost retirement accounts
• Which Tax Documents Should I Save, Which Should I Shred?
• How to Calculate Your Retirement Wealth Gap
• 5 ways the Fed and higher interest rates may impact you
• Most Controversial Part of the New IRS Regulations (Ed Slott)
• SECURE Act Regs Bring New Roth IRA Advantage (Ed Slott)
• You can work and collect Social Security at the same time, and you’ll still receive any withheld benefits once you retire
• Best Kept Retirement Secrets
• Alternatives and decisions for older properties

Legal News:

• How married couples can use trusts in estate planning
• CMA Alert | March 3, 2022 (Center for Medicare Advocacy)
• The Lifetime Risk of Spousal Nursing Home Use and Its Economic Impact on the CommunityDwelling Spouse
• Issues to Consider in Real Estate Transactions Involving Trusts and Estates (Ga. Bar. Journal 2/2022)

Not New, But Worth Remembering:

• Genworth Cost of Care Survey

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