<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Seniors</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/health/seniors?nav=rss_health/seniors</link><description>Seniors</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Medicare Monthly Premium to Rise]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16947-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_health/seniors</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16947-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_health/seniors</guid><pubDate>Sun, 8 May 2005 18:02:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Medicare payments to physicians jumped 15 percent last year, prompting officials to announce that premiums will rise to $89.20 in '06.]]></description><author> Ceci Connolly</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report Emphasizes Shortfall in Medicare]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59227-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_health/seniors</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59227-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_health/seniors</guid><pubDate>Sun, 8 May 2005 18:02:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The independent trustees overseeing Social Security and Medicare, in a break with the Bush administration, say Medicare is in greater financial distress than Social Security and said the health care program is in urgent need of attention.]]></description><author> Jonathan Weisman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Older Addicts Face Uncertain Twilight]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16467-2005Jan17.html?nav=rss_health/seniors</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16467-2005Jan17.html?nav=rss_health/seniors</guid><pubDate>Sun, 8 May 2005 18:02:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Experts on geriatric addiction say the number of senior addicts will swell as Baby Boomers reach old age.]]></description><author> Michelle Boorstein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three Ounces  Of Prevention]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45500-2005Jan3.html?nav=rss_health/seniors</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45500-2005Jan3.html?nav=rss_health/seniors</guid><pubDate>Sun, 8 May 2005 18:02:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A "Welcome to Medicare" physical, diabetes screening and cholesterol screening aimed at catching common problems early are new benefits that will kick in this week.]]></description><author> Lisa Barrett Mann</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bush Chooses EPA Chief To Lead HHS]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60856-2004Dec13.html?nav=rss_health/seniors</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60856-2004Dec13.html?nav=rss_health/seniors</guid><pubDate>Sun, 8 May 2005 18:02:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The president tapped Mike Leavitt Monday as the White House sought to put its Cabinet selection process back on track after the collapse of its Department of Homeland Security nomination.]]></description><author> Peter Baker and Ceci Connolly</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Confirms That Stress Speeds Aging]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20394-2004Nov29.html?nav=rss_health/seniors</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20394-2004Nov29.html?nav=rss_health/seniors</guid><pubDate>Sun, 8 May 2005 18:02:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The finding could explain why intense, long-term emotional strain can make people get sick and grow old before their time.]]></description><author> Rob Stein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the Bench, Uplifting Exchange]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58498-2004Nov17.html?nav=rss_health/seniors</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58498-2004Nov17.html?nav=rss_health/seniors</guid><pubDate>Sun, 8 May 2005 18:02:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Howard teenagers, senior citizens share fitness and lessons about life.]]></description><author> Ylan Q. Mui</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. to Direct Shipments Of Flu Shot]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26906-2004Oct12.html?nav=rss_health/seniors</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26906-2004Oct12.html?nav=rss_health/seniors</guid><pubDate>Sun, 8 May 2005 18:02:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Health officials said Tuesday they have already diverted about four million doses of the vaccine to areas with the greatest need.]]></description><author> Shankar Vedantam</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerry Asserts Bush Has Misled Voters]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20570-2004Sep14.html?nav=rss_health/seniors</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20570-2004Sep14.html?nav=rss_health/seniors</guid><pubDate>Sun, 8 May 2005 18:02:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Sen. John F. Kerry told a group of seniors on Tuesday that the White House attempted to conceal government statistics showing the elderly will soon pay a much bigger share of their Social Security income on Medicare expenses.]]></description><author> Jim VandeHei and David Snyder</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Age of Wisdom  -- And Fun]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5873-2004Jul22.html?nav=rss_health/seniors</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5873-2004Jul22.html?nav=rss_health/seniors</guid><pubDate>Sun, 8 May 2005 18:02:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A recent poll shows that seven in ten respondents aged 65 and older report being "very satisfied" with how they spend their weekends, making them the area's most contented demographic.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[No 'Dangers' in Early Detection]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56498-2004Jul16.html?nav=rss_health/seniors</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56498-2004Jul16.html?nav=rss_health/seniors</guid><pubDate>Sun, 8 May 2005 18:02:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Although many people believe that harboring early symptoms of diseases will not affect future health, H. Gibert Welch explains the falsity.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who's Footing the Bill?]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29779-2004Jul5.html?nav=rss_health/seniors</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29779-2004Jul5.html?nav=rss_health/seniors</guid><pubDate>Sun, 8 May 2005 18:02:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Miriam Trimble of the District said she visits a podiatrist about every eight weeks. At age 83, "you can't see very well," she said, so "you really need somebody to do" the clipping of toenails and other routines that can help prevent foot problems.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Care Costs Darken Sunset Years]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25005-2004Jul3.html?nav=rss_health/seniors</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25005-2004Jul3.html?nav=rss_health/seniors</guid><pubDate>Sun, 8 May 2005 18:02:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Through the first half of the 20th century, a long and comfortable retirement was something few workers experienced. Pensions were not common, Social Security was just getting started, and anyway, most workers died on the job or shortly after retiring.]]></description><author> Albert B. Crenshaw</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Action Urged to Improve Assisted Living in Va.]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16238-2004Jun29.html?nav=rss_health/seniors</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16238-2004Jun29.html?nav=rss_health/seniors</guid><pubDate>Sun, 8 May 2005 18:02:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The head of the Virginia Department of Social Services told lawmakers Tuesday that aggressive action is needed to correct problems in the state's assisted living facilities, including more inspectors, increased funding to care for poor residents and measures to improve the industry's shrinking, untrained labor pool.]]></description><author> David S. Fallis</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Va. Finds More Problems At Homes]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8652-2004Jun26.html?nav=rss_health/seniors</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8652-2004Jun26.html?nav=rss_health/seniors</guid><pubDate>Sun, 8 May 2005 18:02:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Virginia Department of Social Services, which licenses more than 627 assisted-living facilities across the state, is reporting a wide range of problems at 18 facilities that led to stepped-up enforcement actions.]]></description><author> David S. Fallis</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Help on Medicare Issues, From the Inside]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A681-2004Jun23.html?nav=rss_health/seniors</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A681-2004Jun23.html?nav=rss_health/seniors</guid><pubDate>Sun, 8 May 2005 18:02:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Just because the Medicare drug benefit legislation was enacted late last year doesn't mean there aren't more Medicare issues to deal with on the Hill and in the administration -- meaning, of course, continuing work for lobbyists.]]></description><author> Judy Sarasohn</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study Shows Black-White Split in Elder Care]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56334-2004Jun20.html?nav=rss_health/seniors</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56334-2004Jun20.html?nav=rss_health/seniors</guid><pubDate>Sun, 8 May 2005 18:02:28 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Black Americans are four times as likely as white Americans to live in understaffed nursing homes that offer substandard care.]]></description><author> Anne Hull</author></item></channel></rss>