News in the States

Senior Prostitution Ring Busted in New Jersey
   The world's oldest profession is apparently being practiced by some of the world's oldest people. Authorities have arrested three people following allegations of prostitution and drug use at a senior citizen housing complex in northern New Jersey.
5/15/13 1:28 PM  read complete story

Aging News Alert's National Roundup
   Featuring aging-related news from Arkansas, Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Ohio, and elsewhere around the nation.
4/18/13 2:16 PM  read complete story

Bill to Punish Docs for Assisted Dying Gets Preliminary OK in Montana
   The Montana Senate on Thursday (April 11) gave preliminary approval to a House-passed bill to imprison doctors for up to 10 years if they provide aid in dying to terminally ill patients. The legislative measure advances despite a new poll showing nearly three quarters of the state's voters oppose it.
4/11/13 5:30 PM  read complete story

Over One Third of States Change Regs for Assisted Living
   This annual report summarizes state assisted living regulations across 21 categories, including life safety, physical plant requirements, medication management, and move-in/move-out criteria.
3/21/13 12:11 PM  read complete story

Dispatches for Older Americans
   Here's a quick rundown of events and news of interest to older Americans and those who serve them.
12/27/12 10:41 PM  read complete story

Words for ObamaCare-Hating Governors: What Goes Around Comes Around
   Barely two weeks following the re-election of President Barack Obama, Republican hopes of overturning the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a., ObamaCare) have all but evaporated. Today, a host of Republican governors who previously rejected any notion of implementing the law are now willing to at least talk about it.
11/19/12 4:15 PM  read complete story

Lawsuit Targets Oregon Public Employees Retirement System
   The eventual outcome of the Oregon debate could have a reverberating effect, influencing retirement fund-related policymaking in other states.
11/5/12 5:02 PM  read complete story

New York State Expected to Save $425 Million in Medicaid Costs During 2012
   Saving money on prescription drugs is a good thing -- especially for New York's low-income seniors. But the svaings could have been greater -- except that Gov. Andrew Cuomo last year signed a measure sharply restricting use of mail-order pharmacies in New York, and that limited the amount of savings the state's Medicaid program saw.
10/22/12 2:31 PM  read complete story

Quickies from Around the Nation
   What follows are several short news bursts of interest to older Americans and those who provide services to them.
8/23/12 3:19 PM  read complete story

Central Va. United Way Ends Funding for Seniors; JABA Affected
   Effective June 30, the United Way in central Virginia -- a.k.a., the United Way Thomas Jefferson Area (UWTJA) -- will no longer fund programs that support senior citizens and their caregivers. As one consequence of this decision, the United Way has cut all of its funding to the Charlottesville, VA-based Jefferson Area Board for Aging (JABA).
6/20/12 11:59 AM  read complete story