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"[P]hysician and [...] author Louise Aronson's Elderhood is a [...] look at a vital but often disparaged stage of life. For more than 5,000 years, "old" has been defined as beginning between the ages of 60 and 70. That means most people alive today will spend more years in elderhood than in childhood, and many will be elders for 40 years or more. Yet at the very moment that humans are living longer than ever before, we've made old age into a disease,...
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2011.
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This reference guide covers program categories, rules and State Plan Options that affect Medicaid Eligibility for the Aged, Blind and Disabled (ABD) categories of Medical Assistance. These procedures coincide with the rules pertaining to these categories which can be found in 10 CCR 2505-10 Volume 8 under 8.100.6. There are different programs of ABD Medicaid. This section of the User Desk Reference Guide will cover the following programs: SSI-related...
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Weave your way through the tangled web of MedicareMedicare for Dummies, 3rd Edition will help you navigate the complicated, often confusing maze of the Medicare system. In simple language, with clear step-by-step instructions, the book helps you determine how and when to enroll, avoid costly mistakes, and find a plan that is right for you and your family.Written byPatricia Barry, a nationally recognized authority on Medicare and Medicare Part D prescription...
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c2008
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Nortin Hadler's clearly reasoned argument surmounts the cacophony of the health care debate. Hadler urges everyone to ask health care providers how likely it is that proposed treatments will afford meaningful benefits and he teaches how to actively listen to the answer. Each chapter of Worried Sick is an object lesson on the uses and abuses of common offerings, from screening tests to medical and surgical interventions. By learning to distinguish...
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c2000
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The Senior Law Handbook is designed to provide aging adults and their caregivers and families with useful information on myriad subjects pertinent to their legal concerns. It is compiled due to the gracious donation of time and intellect by our volunteer authors. We would like to thank all of the authors for their generous contributions of time and their willingness to share their expertise with Colorado���s older adults. We especially thank...