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Washington, March 11: How many times do we read lengthy documents, like an insurance policy or a legal copy of a newly bought apartment? Mostly not because it's boring and time-taking. Donelan Andrews is known to have an eye for details and she also tells her students to read the fine print of every document that they get, be it examination questions or a life-insurance policy. For those who might have thought her to be a maniac, she recently achieved a feat that will silence them. The 59-year-old Andrews recently purchased an insurance package while planning for a trip to England in the event that she would have to scrap, the Washington Post reported. As per her habit, she went through the documents in detail and discovered something unusual written on the seventh page.


"I was trained as a pediatrician and nutrition researcher and am definitely not an expert in immigrant and refugee health. Barbara Lopes Cardozo, MD, MPH, a psychiatrist and medical epidemiologist at the CDC and an Adjunct Professor at the Rollins School of Public Health and Emory University School of Medicine, has also been instrumental in helping to establish RIHWA. "In my role at the CDC, I have worked to improve the mental health of refugees fleeing conflicts around the world. It seemed only natural to find a way to improve the mental health of refugees and immigrants living in our community.


I think through RIHWA we can find effective ways to partner with existing organizations so that we can provide much needed mental health services to Atlanta’s refugee and immigrant communities," Lopes Cardozo says. In March 2018, Kaiser Permanente of Georgia awarded the Emory Global Health Institute a planning grant, which has enabled RIHWA to initiate activities that will help move the alliance forward. One of the most exciting activities underway is a conference called the Clarkston Summit, scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 10 at the Clarkston campus of Georgia State University’s Perimeter College. This conference will bring together entities working in the community to share work, deepen partnerships, and empower the community to convey its needs.


The Summit seeks to encourage a mutually beneficial exchange of ideas between Clarkston residents, community leaders, service providers and the academic community. The event will include a morning plenary session and panel discussion, breakout sessions, and an afternoon expo featuring exhibits and networking. For more information, and to register, visit the Clarkston Summit registration site. "Clarkston is like the Silicon Valley of refugee success, where refugees arrive and achieve their dreams through the investment of people and organizations. The Summit can bring everyone together to create an official network to replicate this success," Kelli says. RIHWA has also been conducting a community assessment of the refugee and immigrant communities in Clarkston.


"Community assessment is a critical component of developing the next steps for RIHWA. It allows organizations and people in the community to share their perspectives on the existing strengths of the community as well as what is needed moving forward. Furthermore, we can collect information that can be shared back to the community and hopefully useful to a larger pool of people," Comeau says. RIHWA’s goal for the end of the grant stage is to use the information gathered from community members and community organizations through both the community assessment and the Clarkston Summit to develop a plan for developing long-term programming and services. "What we hope to achieve at the end of our first year is to develop a successful proposal that will lead to long-term funding for RIHWA services and activities in the Clarkston community. We’re currently still in the learning phase, but our ultimate goal will be to translate what we learn into action that can help Clarkston’s refugee and immigrant communities," says Suchdev.


The number of Georgians dying from Alzheimer’s disease is growing at a staggering pace, far exceeding the national average, according to a new study released Tuesday. The costs also are rising sharply as more people grapple with the grueling toll of caring for family members with the mind-robbing disease, according to findings from the Alzheimer’s Association. And demographics suggest it’s only going to get worse. "Unfortunately, the trajectory of the disease is faster than we can even get our hands around," said Linda Davidson, executive director of the Alzheimer’s Association, Georgia Chapter. In 2017, 4,298 people died from Alzheimer’s in Georgia, up from 1,235 in 2000, a 248 percent increase. Nationally, the number of deaths from Alzheimer’s increased by 145 percent over the same period. Increasing age is the greatest known risk factor for Alzheimer’s.


Georgia’s overall population and that of older adults has grown faster than the national average over the past two decades, according to the Atlanta Regional Commission, which experts say can likely help explain the divergence. Georgia’s 65-and-older population grew by 66 percent between 2000 and 2015, compared to 36 percent nationally, according to an analysis of census data by the ARC. The number of people with Alzheimer’s here is on track to continue growing as baby boomers age. Alzheimer’s disease is now the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States, and the fifth-leading cause of death among those age 65 and older, according to the Alzheimer’s Association.


The increase in Alzheimer’s deaths comes at a time when the number of deaths from some other illnesses and diseases is on the decline. Deaths from the No. 1 cause of death — heart disease — has decreased by about 9 percent since 2000. The number of deaths from HIV has dropped by 61 percent during that same period, according to the study. Alzheimer’s disease is a debilitating illness that progresses over time. Early signs of Alzheimer’s include problems with memory and communication, and a failing sense of direction. Ultimately, the body shuts down after years of mental deterioration. There is no cure, and there are no medications that can prevent or slow down the process of the disease.


But there are medications that can potentially help ease symptoms such as irritability and improve quality of life. • The number of people living with the disease will continue to jump. In 2019, the number of Georgia residents with Alzheimer’s is estimated at 150,000, according to the study. • The costs are astronomical. 1.18 billion for the state of Georgia in 2019. And that figure is expected to increase by 33.5 percent over the next six years. • More family and friends are serving as Alzheimer’s caregivers. More than 16 million Americans provide unpaid care for people with Alzheimer’s. In Georgia, there are 533,000 caregivers.


A bill to allow Gov. Brian Kemp to design "waivers" that may expand access to health insurance for poor and middle-class Georgians passed the state Senate last week. The measure, Senate Bill 106, now heads to the House, where it is likely to face stronger opposition. Depending on what Kemp decides to do, the waivers could pave the way to a limited expansion of Medicaid and a health insurance support program for the Affordable Care Act exchange market. A Kemp spokesman declined to comment on what a future Medicaid program might cover. Davidson, with the Georgia chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, said it’s too early to know the bill’s impact on Medicaid costs in Georgia.


Another key finding of the study is the reticence of older adults to undergo cognitive assessments. Only half of seniors are being assessed for thinking and memory issues, and much fewer receive routine assessments. While 91 percent of seniors get their blood pressure checked and 83 percent get cholesterol checked, only 16 percent receive regular cognitive assessments during routine checkups. She and her husband had both changed careers and became teachers at about age 50. Her husband was a high-school AP economics teacher, and she was a fifth-grade teacher. They both loved their jobs and had planned on working well into their 60s at least before retiring.


But then within a couple of years, Jim Lavender left home to attend a funeral but came back a few hours later. Confused, he never found the church. Jim Lavender had passed simple cognitive assessments with their primary doctor but agreed to go to a neurologist for a thorough evaluation. He was diagnosed at 61. Not only did Jim Lavender retire early, but Peggy Lavender also retired early to be his primary caretaker. "It’s all encompassing," said Peggy Lavender. "I made the decision to stay home, knowing I was going to lose myself in it. I don’t mean to say it looking for pity.


It’s to say there is never a break. Jim Lavender, who is now 67, can eat independently, but he needs help with other basic tasks such as bathing and brushing his teeth. Peggy said most days, her husband doesn’t realize she’s his wife or that he has two sons. "I try to keep a sense of gratitude, but there are some days when I wake up, it’s overwhelming and I just think I don’t want to do this and I wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemy," she said. Lavender said she has joined a support group and leans on the support of close friends and her two sons — one of whom has moved back into their house. She said it’s painful to think about, how at some point down the road, her husband will need full-time care and no longer be able to live at home. The financial aspect alone is difficult. 5,000 a month. For now, she takes it one day at a time. As the older population grows, more and more people will get Alzheimer’s. Once you reach the age of 85, your chances of getting Alzheimer’s are about 50 percent, according to the Goizueta Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at Emory University.


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A Texas judge on Friday evening struck down the entire Affordable Care Act nationwide. If the ruling is upheld, it will impact far more than the half-million Georgians who have an insurance plan through the health care exchange. Georgians who’ve never touched the federal health care exchange, including those with employer-sponsored insurance, have coverage for pre-existing conditions that was mandated by the ACA, also known as Obamacare. They have insurance that covers prescriptions, mental health and other "essential" benefits because of the ACA. Parents can insure their children on their own plans until the age of 26 — because the ACA says so.


Federal District Judge Reed O’Connor struck down all that. It’s an open question whether the ruling — which came the evening before Saturday’s deadline for Georgians to sign up for next year’s ACA plans — will survive appeals. But it sent emotions from fear and rage to confusion, relief and satisfaction pulsing through through the state. Carr said the suit was worth the risk. "We’re a nation of laws," he told the AJC on Saturday after the Texas judge found the law unconstitutional. "It doesn’t have to have a massive impact on Georgians if Congress steps up" and agrees together to rewrite the law and reinstate the protections for patients. "Our job is to make sure it’s done legally and properly. The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Reed O’Connor applies nationwide, but Democratic-led states planned to immediately appeal it, first to the U.S.


Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans and then to the U.S. No matter the outcome, the Ambetter insurance company, one of four on the ACA exchange in Georgia, told its agents that it intended to try to keep offering its current plans. Blue Cross, also known as Anthem, did not have a statement. For the moment, the Trump administration appears willing to wait out the appeals, according to statements from White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders and administration health official Seema Verma. That’s some comfort to Heidi Moore of Alpharetta, whose son Jacob just turned 18. He was diagnosed with cancer in 2009, just before the ACA took effect, and also has Down syndrome and related health issues.


Her life revolves around health care. "The thing is that with the assurances in the ACA right now, Jacob can continue to be under our private insurance," Moore said. "We have 15 specialty doctors for my son. The majority of specialty doctors in the adult world do not accept Medicaid. The ruling endangers that, and "it puts the fear in me," she said. "We’ve worked so hard for Jacob to do as well as he is right now. The last thing I want us to do is to not get the health care he needs to maintain that quality of life. McBrayer, the insurance salesman, has seen his own customers like Moore, and he understands that the ACA has done a lot of good. But he said one can’t overlook the people it doesn’t help. 49,000 and above for a single person.


"There’s people that’s getting hurt right now," McBrayer said. "I’m not sure exactly what I do want," McBrayer said; he more adamantly opposed the law before he saw some people benefit from it over time. "I see, because of this law, the faults that we had before," he added. O’Connor’s ruling accepted the reasoning of the lawsuit. It argued that since Congress zeroed out the tax penalty for not having insurance, the "individual mandate" for insurance wasn’t really a tax anymore. And since the law had been passed under Congress’ taxing authority, every piece of it had to go. Attorney General Carr dismissed fears of what striking down the law could do in Georgia. Although Congress has so far been unable to agree on a replacement for the ACA, crisis spurs them to act, he said. Before becoming attorney general, Carr served as an aide to U.S.


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