May/June 2006

FEATURES DEPARTMENTS
ADEA Update
By Elizabeth Mata Kroger.

Don’t Leave Your Family Guessing:
The Need for Wills and Powers of Attorney

By Jerry M. Scroggins and Amanda M. Gyeszly

Impact of HIPAA and the Privacy Rule

By D’Lisa Simmons

Medicare Part D
By Pi-Yi Mayo

Dramatic Changes to Medicaid Funding
of Long-Term Care

By Wesley E. Wright, Molly Dear Abshire
and O.S. “Bucky” Olive, Jr.

Patient’s Bill of Rights
By Jason B. Ostrom

The History, Successes and Controversies
of The Texas “Futility” Policy

By Dr. Amir Halevy and Amy L. McGuire

Assisted Living: What’s the Difference Between Assisted Living and Nursing Homes?
By D’Lisa Simmons and Skip Comsia

The Nursing Home Conundrum: Advising the Client on Nursing Home Selection, Resident Rights and Actionable Neglect
By Jason Young and David Marks

Hospice: The Emerging Way to Care for Terminally Ill Patients
By Nancy T. Poblenz and Gwen E. Richard

Law Week 2006 - Liberty Under Law:
Separate Branches, Balanced Powers


21st John J. Eikenburg Law Week Fun Run Raises $50,000 for The Center
  President’s Message
By Randall O. Sorrels

From the Editor
By Brad A. Allen

A Profile in Professionalism:
Joseph D. Jamail, Jr.
Jamail & Kolius

Media Reviews

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