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What We’re Reading: July 17, 2017

July 18, 2017 by Claudia Paoletto

Sweepstakes Entries And Your Aging Parent: Know The Danger| Forbes Here's a true story about a 91 year old we'll call "Jenny" who loved the sweepstakes and entered dozens of them. She was very optimistic that many entries would better her chances. Jenny had been showing signs of diminished capacity for about two years, with [...]

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What We’re Reading: July 3, 2017

July 3, 2017 by Claudia Paoletto

International Reflections on Disability Inclusion – Where are the Neurodiverse? So on Tuesday 20th June I had the pleasure of being invited by Ruh Global to the Global Business Disability Network meeting, with the International Labor Organisation and the United States Council for International Business.  The meeting was attended by a series of inspirational speakers, [...]

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NAB letter to the Senate on Health Care Reform

June 29, 2017 by Claudia Paoletto

June 26, 2017 The Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader United States Senate S-230 U.S. Capitol Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator McConnell: The National Advisory Board (NAB) on Improving Health Care Services for Older Adults and People with Disabilities wishes to once again express our grave concern and opposition to the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), [...]

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NAB Response to H.R. 1628—American Health Care Act of 2017

March 24, 2017 by Claudia Paoletto

March 22, 2017 The Honorable Lamar Alexander, Chairman Senate Health, Education, Labor Chairman and Pensions Committee 428 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Orrin Hatch Chairman Senate Finance Committee 219 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Greg Walden Chairman House Energy and Commerce Committee 2125 Rayburn House Office Building [...]

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