INDEX Adult day services alternative to nursing home, 8-33, 8-41 A Adult foster care alternative to nursing home, 8-2, 8-39 Adult protective services (APS), 12-2–12-4 AARP Accessory Dwelling Units: Model State Act and Advance directives, 12-7, 12-13–12-15 Local Ordinance, 9-7 Uniform Health Care Decisions Act, 12-14–12-15 AARP principles Advance planning, 12-5–12-8 budget, 2-2 Advanced beneficiary notices (ABNs), 7-42–7-43 employment, 5-2 Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), 10-43–10-47 financial services and consumer products, 11-2 Advertising government integrity and civic engagement, 1-1 deathcare, 11-45, 11-60–11-63 health care, 7-2–7-4 unfair and deceptive, 11-14, 11-18–11-19, 11-51– health care adequacy and affordability, 7-3–7-4 11-52, 11-56 housing, 9-2 Affordable Care Act (ACA) also known as Patient land use, 9-1–9-2 Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, 12-3 livable communities, 9-1 accountable care organizations (ACOs), 7-10 long-term services and supports (LTSS), 8-4–8-5 antitrust, 7-94 low-income assistance, 6-3 Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation mobility, 9-3 (CMMI), 7-7, 8-23 personal and legal rights, 12-1 Coordinated Health Care Office (CHCO), 7-81, retirement income, 4-2, 4-4 8-24 social security solvency, 4-4 education and licensing, 7-118, 7-123 taxation, 3-1 expanding health coverage, 7-75, 7-88–7-89, 8-13 transportation, 9-3 financing health care, 7-94–7-98, 7-101, 7-105 utilities: telecommunications, energy and other end-of-life care, 7-109 services, 10-3 food labeling and advertising, 7-101 ABN. See Advanced beneficiary notices (ABNs) medical research, 7-98 Abuse. See also Elder abuse and neglect; Fraud and mental health, 7-105–7-106 abuse prescription drugs, 7-96–7-98 abuse registries, 8-25 public health, 7-111 Accelerated death benefits, 8-70–8-71 health care infrastructure and safety net, 7-90 safety, 7-104, 11-55–11-56 Individualized Wellness Plan Pilot Program, 7-91 Accountability. See also Ethics and accountability Medicaid in government, 1-1 CHIP enrollment, 7-77 Accountable care organizations, 7-10 CHIP Payment and Access Commission, 7-77 Activities of daily living (ADLs), 8-9, 8-21–8-22, 8-33, disproportionate share hospital (DSH) 8-49 allotment, 7-77 ADA. See Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) dual-eligibles, 7-81–7-82, 7-84 ADED. See Association for Driver Rehabilitation enrollment, 7-77 Specialists (ADED) federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP), Add-on charges, 10-8–10-9 7-75–7-76 Adjusted gross income (AGI), 3-7–3-8 federal poverty level (FPL), 7-75–7-76 long-term care insurance, 8-65 fraud, abuse and waste, 7-77–7-78 long-term services and supports expenses, 8-12 health care-acquired conditions (HCACs), 7-76 Administration on Aging (AoA), 8-16, 8-19, 8-31, health homes, 7-77 8-60–8-63, 9-34, 9-42, 9-59, 9-63, 9-65 legal immigrants, 7-76 data collection efforts, 8-61–8-62, 9-34 presumptive eligibility, 7-77 pension plan options for small business, 4-19 prevention, 7-76 ADR. See Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) quality demonstration projects, 7-87 AARP POLICY BOOK 2011–2012 INDEX 1 A Affordable Care Act (ACA). Patient Protection and ADEA provisions, 5-6, 5-8 Affordable Care Act of 2010 (continued) contingent and part-time workers, 5-2 transparancy, 7-84–7-85 equal benefit or equal cost rule, 5-6 US territories, 7-76 Older Workers Benefit Protection Act waiver programs, 7-84–7-87 (OWBPA), 5-6–5-7 Medicare damages awards administration, 7-73 compensatory, 5-3 appeals, 7-76 punitive, 5-3 Medicare Advantage, 7-54–7-55, 7-62 taxation of, 5-3–5-4, 5-6 outreach, 7-73 EEOC, 5-6–5-7, 5-9–5-10 prescription drugs, 7-72 multiple discrimination, 5-10 prevention, 7-49–7-50 Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA), provider payment, 7-65, 7-67–7-68 5-6–5-7 Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and reasonable factors other than age (RFOA), 5-5 Modernization Act (MMA) pilot expansion, 8-49 retiree health coverage, 5-7 Medigap, 7-32 retirement mental health, 7-105–7-106 age, 4-7–4-8 nursing homes early retirement incentive (ERI) programs, direct-care workers, 8-50–8-51 5-8 ownership disclosure, 8-37–8-38, 8-41 mandatory, 5-8 staffing, 8-39–8-40 phased, 5-10–5-11 transparency and improvement, 8-37–8-38, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 5-4–5-5 8-41 waivers and compulsory arbitration, 5-6–5-7 pain management, 7-116–7-118 Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (ADEA) (Institute), 7-18, 7-44, 7-96, 7-98, 7-117 arbitration, 5-6–5-7, 5-9–5-10 Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund damages awards, 5-3–5-6 (PCORTF), 7-117 early retirement, 5-7–5-9 prescription drugs, 7-72, 7-96–7-98 EEOC, 5-6–5-7, 5-9–5-10 public health, 7-111–7-112 Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc., 5-3 quality improvement, 7-14–7-15, 7-70, 7-87, 8-37– jurisdictional threshold, 5-5 8-38 Kentucky Retirement Systems v. EEOC, 5-3 research, 7-98, 7-116–7-117 Kimel v. Florida Board of Regents, 5-3 retiree coverage, 7-34 phased retirements, 5-10 scope, 7-1 public employees, 5-6 workforce shortages, 7-118, 7-123, 8-48–8-53 Smith v. City of Jackson, Mississippi, 5-3 African-Americans/Blacks. See also Minorities sovereign immunity for states, waiver of, 5-6 as grandparent caregivers, 6-9 strengthening, 5-4–5-6 percentage of older population with low incomes, taxation of damages awards, 5-3, 5-6 6-2 Age discrimination in insurance preventive health care, 7-50 health insurance, 5-7 racial disparities in the health care system, 7-50– Agency for Health Care Research and Quality 7-51 (AHRQ), 7-14, 7-16, 7-18, 7-44–7-45, 7-60, 7-98 retirement, 4-8, 4-26 Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs), 8-3, Social Security carve-outs, 4-10–4-11 8-13, 8-19 Age Discrimination Act of 1975, 12-11 Aging in place, 9-2, 9-12–9-13, 9-20, 9-24, 9-33–9-37 Age discrimination in employment. See also Age Air Carrier Access Act, 9-62–9-63, 12-11 Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 Air traffic controllers (ADEA) mandatory retirement age, 5-8 arbitration of age discrimination suits, 5-4–5-5 Air travel benefits, 5-6–5-8 for older and disabled people, 9-62–9-63 2 INDEX AARP POLICY BOOK 2011–2012 A Airbags, 9-53–9-54 People with mental or physical disabilities Airline pilots access to public benefits, 6-14, 12-11–12-12 mandatory retirement age, 5-8 air travel, 9-62–9-63 Alcohol, taxes, 3-11, 3-16–3-17 assistive technology, 12-2 Alcoholism. See Substance abuse civil rights, 12-11–12-12 Alexander v. Sandoval (2001), 12-17 effective enforcement, 12-11–12-12 Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) employment discrimination, 5-4–5-6, 5-10, 12-11 arbitration, 11-2, 11-6, 11-21, 11-40, 11-51, 12-19– health benefits, 5-7 12-21 housing discrimination, 9-33 binding, 11-2, 11-51, 12-19–12-21 legal recourse for lawsuits against states, 12-11– costs of, 12-20 12-12 disadvantages of, 12-19–12-21 older workers, 5-4 Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), 12-20 Olmstead decision, 8-14 mandatory, 11-51, 12-19–12-21 paratransit services, 9-57–9-59, 9-63 common interest developments, 9-39 scope of, 12-11–12-12 ERISA violations, 4-23–4-24, 4-26 state compliance, 12-12 mediation, 12-19–12-21 telephone services/telecommunications, 10-27– nursing and supportive housing residents, 8-42, 10-28 8-45 transportation Alternative medicine nonemergency medical transportation, 9-65 complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), pedestrians, 9-44–9-47 7-116–7-117, 7-123–7-124 private, 9-45, 9-63 education, 7-123–7-124 public, 9-45–9-46, 9-55 Alternative minimum tax (AMT), 3-5–3-6 specialized transportation, 9-40, 9-55, 9-57– Alternative work arrangements, 5-10–5-11 9-58, 9-60, 9-64 Alzheimer's disease universal design, 9-43 dietary supplements, 7-100 voting accessibility, 1-5–1-7, 1-9–1-10 long-term services and supports, 8-46–8-48 voting rights, 1-5–1-7, 1-10 research, 7-117 Amtrak, 9-41, 9-57 American Association of State Highway and Annuitization, 4-21, 4-31–4-32 Transportation Officials (AASHTO), 9-43 Annuity sales, 11-29, 11-44–11-46 American Homeownership and Economic Antitrust Opportunity Act of 2000, 9-23–9-24, 9-29–9-30 financial service and consumer products, 11-41 American Housing Survey, 9-15, 11-60 guidelines for the health care market, 7-94, 7-99 American Indians and Native Alaskans Appeals, 7-46–7-47, 7-58–7-59, 7-97, 8-25, 8-29, 8-32 Indian Reservation Roads (IRR), 9-60 Administrative Law Judges, 7-46–7-47, 7-59 Older Americans Act (OAA) services, 8-30 independent review, 7-46–7-47, 7-55, 7-59–7-60 Tribal Transit Program, 9-56, 9-60–9-61 Architectural Barriers Act (ABA), 12-11 American Medical Association (AMA) Area agencies on aging (AAA) driving skills assessment, 9-49 advisory council, 8-61 American Occupational Therapist Association, 9-50 Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), 12-20 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), legal services, 12-23 2-11 long-term services and supports (LTSS), 8-20–8-21 health care improvement funding, 7-7 mental health services, 8-46, 8-48 health information technology (HIT), 7-7, 7-18– Older Americans Act, 8-60–8-62 7-19 Title III-B funds, 12-23 job creation, 5-11 Asset research, 7-18 home as, 9-14–9-15 unemployment insurance, 5-14–5-15 limits/tests, 6-5–6-6, 6-8, 7-72, 7-79, 7-80–7-82 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).