Monthly Archives: December 2012

Starbuck’s Fiscal ‘Tall’ Falls Short; Nursing Home Tool & More

Posted: December 29, 2012 at 12:00 am

Dec. 29, 2012 — Volume 12, Number 17

IN THIS ISSUE: Taking on 2013 – Easy as Falling Off a Cliff

1. PROPUBLICA UPDATES “NURISING HOME INSPECT” TOOL

2. GEN BEATLES NEWS:

Eric Laursen’s “The People’s Pension”a Choice Books2012 selection by American Library Association Magazine; ***RedwoodAge.com’s Cleverest Holiday Card

3. FISCAL REFORM SCHOOL:

“Tall” Political Order by Starbucks CEO Is Decidedly a Small; ***Unchain That CPI; ***Progressives and the Safety Net

4. CALENDAR:

Off the Cliff with a Parachute –Two NASI Meetings at National Press Club: ***”Strengthening Social Security: What Americans Want,” Jan. 15; ***Medicare and Social Security in a Time of Budget Austerity,” Jan. 31-Feb. 1

5. STIRRING THE RESEARCH POT:

Pregnancies, Aging and Disability”; *** States Shifting Medicaid Long-Term Support/Services to Manage Care

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Avoiding “Fiscal Cliff” Briefing; Fiscal “Dart” to CBS; More

Posted: December 7, 2012 at 12:00 am

Dec. 7, 2012 — Volume 12, Number 16

IN THIS ISSUE: A Day That Will Live in Fiscal Infamy

1. FISCAL REFORM SCHOOL:

*** “Avoiding the Fiscal Cliff” —
Media Briefing, Dec. 13; *** CJR “Dart” to CBS’s Pelley for Soft Goldman Sachs Interview

2. HAPPY NEW DEADLINES:

*** AHCJ’s Early-Bird Award Savings and Fellowships; *** Council on Contemporary Families (CCF) Media Awards Deadline, Jan. 18; *** Alzheimer’s Association Media Outreach in No. California, Dec. 14.

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