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2024 Elder Abuse Awareness Month Kicks Off With 2nd Annual Pickleball Tournament To Raise Awareness

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ALTSD News:

The Aging & New Mexico Long-Term Services Department (ALTSD) in partnership with the Albuquerque Pickleball Club, has announced the 2nd Annual Pickleball Tournament to combat elder abuse.

The free two-day tournament is June 29-30 at Manzano Mesa Park in Albuquerque. The tournament will bring together pickleball enthusiasts and community members in an effort to raise awareness and prevention of elder abuse.

“We are thrilled to be hosting the tournament again after the success of last year,” Acting State Ombudsman Jennifer Scott said. “This event is not only a fantastic Read More

New Mexico Superintendent Of Insurance Announces Kickoff Meeting For Health Care Consolidation June 7

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Superintendent of Insurance Alice T. Kane

STATE News:

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Office of Superintendent of Insurance (OSI) has announced it will hold a kickoff meeting for public and stakeholder engagement related to oversight of health care consolidation.

The kickoff meeting will be held 2 p.m. June 7, 2024, at the UNM Lobo Rainforest at 101 Broadway Blvd. NE in Albuquerque.

Earlier this year, the State Legislature passed the Health Care Consolidation Oversight Act (SB 15), which gives OSI tools to provide oversight of certain hospital transactions that result in a change of control.

The Read More

New Mexico Selected To Participate In Intensive National Multi-agency Caregiver Workforce Grant Program

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ALTSD News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico has been selected to participate in a multi-agency intensive grant focused on improving the direct caregiver workforce.

This opportunity, spearheaded by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), will provide individualized technical assistance and expertise to help New Mexico address challenges in recruiting and retaining the direct care workforce.

Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, this initiative aligns with the Biden Administration’s 2023 Executive Order to increase access to high-quality care and improve Read More

Police & Paramedics Respond To Medical Call On Central

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Los Alamos police officers and firefighter paramedics responding to the scene of a medical call this afternoon in reference to a woman laying on a bus bench at 1010 Central Ave. After initial assessment, LAFD Medic 6 paramedics transported the woman to Los Alamos Medical Center for care. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com  Read More

Allison: The Vital Role Of Home Health

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By JACK ALLISON
Executive Director
Los Alamos Visiting Nurse Service

My name is Jack Allison, RN, and I am the executive director of the Los Alamos Visiting Nurse Service. In this column, we delve into the vital roles of home health nursing and physical therapy, shedding light on their significance in enhancing the quality of life for patients and their families.

Home health care is a specialized form of healthcare that brings medical services directly to patients in the comfort of their own homes. This personalized approach is designed to cater to individuals who require ongoing medical attention Read More

U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján And Colleagues Introduce Resolution To Recognize May As Stroke Awareness Month

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From the Office of U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján:

Washington, D.C. – This month, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) introduced a resolution to recognize May as Stroke Awareness Month.

The resolution encourages continued coordination and cooperation between the federal government, researchers, families, and the public to improve prognoses by increasing access to timely treatments for individuals who suffer strokes.

“As a stroke survivor, I’ve come to realize that the battle doesn’t end with recovery – it extends Read More

June Is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month

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Alzheimer’s News:

Alzheimer’s disease is most likely to occur in people age 65 and older but, if that’s when you start thinking about the disease, you’re already too late. The changes in our brains that lead to Alzheimer’s begin 15 to 20 years before current science can diagnose it, so it’s never too early to take charge of your own brain health.

June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month, and the Alzheimer’s Association reminds us that almost all of us will be touched by the disease at some point, whether through the disease itself or by caring for a loved one who has it. And waiting for Alzheimer’s Read More

U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján Introduces Resolution To Recognize May As Mental Health Awareness Month

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U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján

From the Office of U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján:

Washington, D.C. – This month, U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) introduced a resolution to recognize May as National Mental Health Awareness Month. Since 1949, May has been observed as National Mental Health Awareness Month, a time when advocates and activists across the country draw attention to the mental health issues that affect as many as one in four Americans.

Today, more people die from suicide in the United States than from traffic accidents or homicides, and we lose 17 veterans to suicide daily.

“Prioritizing, understanding,  Read More

Lujan, Colleagues Introduce Bill To Streamline Access To Prescription Drugs, Reduce Physician Paperwork Burden

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U.S. SENATE News:

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) introduced bipartisan legislation that would streamline access to prescription drugs that require a health plan’s approval.

Known as prior authorization, physicians and other clinicians must go through time-wasting administrative hurdles to get their patients the prescription medicine they need, including life-saving treatment. The current process causes delays in care and can sometimes result Read More

VA & Mescalero Apache Tribe To Host PACT Act Presumptive Claims Event For Veterans June 4

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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs News:

WHAT: PACT Act Presumptive Claims Event: “Your Service. Our Mission: Bringing VA Benefits Home”

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Tribal Veteran Service Officers and other knowledgeable advocates will assist Veterans complete VA claim paperwork.

Staff from the Veterans Benefits Administration will review claims on-the-spot with the hope of same day approval. In addition, spouses and widows/widowers may be eligible for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) when a Veteran dies as a result of these presumptive disabilities. Read More