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IMPORTANT UPCOMING Category 1 Social Work CEU SEMINAR REVEALS
“Dealing with the Fighting Family”
That Every Professional Needs to Know….
IMPORTANT UPCOMING Category 1 Social Work CEU SEMINAR REVEALS
“Dealing with the Fighting Family”
That Every Professional Needs to Know….
On October 1, the federal government was shutdown for the first time in 17 years after Congress failed to pass a stopgap spending plan. The following outlines how these U.S. Departments and agencies will function: the Social Security Administration, the United States Courts, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Legal Services Cor. The Social Security Administration (SSA) Status of Service Activities SSA Field Offices (FO) Continued FO Activities Discontinued FO Activities § Application for benefits § Request for appeals (reconsideration, hearings, Appeals Council) § Normal post-entitlement actions: o Change your address or…
The ACA has a number of deadlines that individuals and employers need to keep in mind for years to come to avoid missing out on the insurance options available to them or being financially penalized for failing to comply with the health care reform law. The first big date in 2013 is Oct. 1, when the health exchanges open for business, and individuals can start comparing premium prices for the insurance plans being offered. The options on state exchanges can be found by going to www.healthcare.gov, which is also where you can learn whether your income qualifies you for government…
The federal government shutdown furloughed as many as 800,000 of the nation’s 2.1 million federal workers as it hit early Tuesday after a bitterly divided Congress failed to approve a temporary spending bill to keep the government running. The shutdown will have far-reaching consequences for some, but minimal impact on others. Mail will be delivered. Social Security and Medicare benefits should continue to flow. But vacationers will be turned away from national parks and Smithsonian museums. Low-to-moderate income borrowers and first-time home buyers seeking government-backed mortgages could face delays. Veterans appealing a denial of benefits will have to wait for…
Enroll America has rolled out its new toolkit to help maximize the number of Americans who enroll in health care coverage. An individual who has "presumptive eligibility" can be enrolled in Medicaid immediately if s/he answers a few questions and appears eligible. This is a temporary determination until more information can be gathered and assessed. This toolkit helps hospital administrators understand the opportunities provided by the ACA.
The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) International Task Force released a report, "Neglected and Abused Abroad: A Look at the Severe Mistreatment of Individuals with Disabilities Around the World and How the U.S. Can Help," which compiles just a few examples of the severe treatment, abuse, and discrimination faced by individuals with disabilities in other countries, and argues that U.S. ratification of the disability rights treaty will enhance the ability of the U.S. to work to improve the lives of people with disabilities around the world.
Substitute trustees for refinancing mortgagee, on behalf of mortgagee, brought foreclosure action against refinancing mortgagor and personal representative of estate of original mortgagor. The personal representative filed a motion to stay and dismiss the action, alleging that the estate was the lawful owner of the property. The trial court denied the motion. The personal representative appealed and the court reversed and remanded. The substitute trustees then petitioned for certiorari. The court of appeals held that the creation of a constructive trust over property in the prior action did not by itself preclude foreclosure. The refinancing mortgagee was not a bona…
Most seniors with terminal cancer say they want to die at home or in a hospice, surrounded by loved ones, not high-tech medical heroics. Yet a new study finds many of them spend their final days in hospital intensive care units, or leave the hospital only a few days before they die. What's more, researchers from the famed Dartmouth Atlas Group found, where you live may have a lot to do with what happens to you. For example, 45 percent of senior advanced cancer patients in St. Petersburg spent time in an intensive care unit during their last month of…
Bryon Bradley, a diminutive, bespectacled, 43-year-old with a mild disposition, was making his daily rounds in the prison infirmary. Bradley shuffled from bed to bed, checking on his patients before stopping in front of Jerald Jessup, a frail 74-year-old wearing an orange knit cap. The tall, rangy septuagenarian, who suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and uses a wheelchair, was undecided about rec. The two are joined in an uncommon hospice program at Wabash Valley Correctional Institute in Carlisle in which prisoners take care of other, terminally ill, inmates. Since it began three years ago, inmate volunteers have guided 50…
Those who drink between two and seven small glasses of wine per week are on average 32 percent less likely to develop depression, researchers found. Heavy drinking has been repeatedly linked to mental health problems as well as physical illness, but some studies have already suggested that a moderate alcohol intake could be healthy. Studies have suggested that a regular and modest wine intake could lower the risk of coronary heart disease, and experts believe there could be a similar benefit for depression because the conditions have some of the same mechanisms. Non-alcoholic compounds in wine such as resveratrol, which…
