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(SURVEY) Consumer Concern Rising About How Big Pharma Influences Doctors
    A new poll finds that nearly 70% of U.S. consumers think prescription drug makers have too much influence over physicians. In the second annual survey conducted by Consumer Reports' National Research Center, 81% of respondents reported concern about the rewards doctors receive for prescribing specific drugs to consumers.
09/02/2010 3:19 PM

(GRANTS) Wells Fargo Foundation Still Giving Despite Recession
    "Despite the down economy, Wells Fargo continues to be one of America's largest financial contributors to nonprofits," boasts the Wells Fargo Foundation's website. "In 2009, we invested $202 million in 18,000 nonprofits nationwide, surpassing $200 million for the second year in a row. That's an average of $553,425 every single day to nonprofits supporting education, community development, human services, the arts and the environment."
09/02/2010 3:03 PM

(GRANTS) Zale's Giving Focuses on Texas, Florida, Oregon, New York
    The M. B. & Edna Zale Foundation (formerly The Zale Foundation) honors the tradition of its founders through grants that stimulate change. To accomplish this mission, the foundation acts as a catalyst for collaboration and makes grants in communities where the directors live or have an interest.
09/02/2010 2:19 PM

(HELP WANTED) AoA Seeks Regional Administrator to Serve in NYC Office
    The Administration on Aging (AoA) is seeking applicants interested in becoming the agency's Regional Administrator in New York City. The job pays between $128,241 and $155,500 per year, depending on qualifications and experience. But if you're going to apply, you need to do so quickly. The closing date for applications is Sept. 27.
09/02/2010 12:07 PM

(LANDMARK DECISION) Pritikin Center Programs Approved by CMS for Medicare Coverage
    In a groundbreaking decision, Medicare will pay for lifestyle education programs offered by Miami-based Pritikin Longevity Center & Spa for qualifying individuals with a history or risk of cardiovascular events, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has disclosed. The decision makes the Pritikin Center the first and only residential healthy-lifestyle education program in the country to offer Medicare-covered intensive cardiac rehabilitation, or ICR.
09/01/2010 1:04 PM

(HEALTH INSURANCE) First Round of Employers OK'd To Join Early Retiree Reinsurance Program
    The percentage of large firms providing workers with retiree health coverage dropped from 66% in 1988 to 29% in 2009. The Affordable Care Act created the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program to act as a bridge for these workers to the new health insurance Exchanges in 2014.
09/01/2010 12:25 PM

(JOB TRAINING) Labor Dept. Sets Final Rule for Employment Program
    The U.S. Labor Department's Employment & Training Administration. (ETA) has established a final rule for its Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) (CFDA Number: 17235), a community service and work-based training program for older workers. The rule becomes effective Oct. 1.
09/01/2010 11:59 AM

(PLANNING) Podcast Educates Seniors on Advanced Directives
    A new podcast educating seniors on advanced directives is available from LivHome, an at-home senior care company based in California. The podcast answers the most pressing questions seniors face regarding treatment decisions in response to a critical medical emergency.
08/31/2010 2:29 PM

(GRANTS) NIH Mounts Behavioral & Social Science Research Project
    The components of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), including the National Institute on Aging, seek Research Conference Grant applications for scientific meetings aimed at building interdisciplinary research teams in basic behavioral and social science research.
08/30/2010 4:26 PM

(GRANTS) $20 Million Goes to Expedite Supportive Housing Efforts
    The Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) is seeking qualified applicants for its Sec. 202 Demonstration Pre-Development Program (i.e., Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program). Some $20 million is being made available for grants, with the maximum for a single grant application set at $400,000. The deadline for applications is Oct. 4.
08/30/2010 3:45 PM