The rights of older persons

829 Pages·1989·1.8 MB·English

by  Robert N. Brown, Legal Counsel for the Elderly (Washington, D.C.)

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The Rights of Older Persons
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Also in this series
THE RIGHTS OF AUTHORS AND ARTIST
by Kenneth P. Norwick, Jerry Simon Chasen, and Henry R. Kaufman
THE RIGHTS OF CRIME VICTIMS
by James Stark and Howard Goldstein
THE RIGHTS OF EMPLOYEES
by Wayne N. Outten with Noah A. Kinigstein
THE RIGHTS OF GAY PEOPLE
by Thomas B. Stoddard, E. Carrington Boggan, Marilyn G. Haft,
Charles Lister, and John P. Rupp
THE RIGHTS OF PRISONERS
by David Rudovsky, Al Bronstein, and Edward I. Koren
THE RIGHTS OF SINGLE PEOPLE
by Mitchell Bernard, Ellen Levine, Stefan Presser, and Marianne
Stecich
THE RIGHTS OF TEACHERS
by David Rubin with Steven Greenhouse
THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN
by Susan Deller Ross and Ann Barcher
THE RIGHTS OF YOUNG PEOPLE
by Martin Guggenheim and Alan Sussman
YOUR RIGHT TO GOVERNMENT INFORMATION
by Christine M. Marwick
THE RIGHTS OF STUDENTS
by Janet R. Price, Alan H. Levine, and Eve Cary
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AN AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION HANDBOOK
The Right of Older Persons
Second Edition
Completely Revised and Up-to-Date
Robert N. Brown
with
Legal Counsel for the Elderly
General Editor of the Handbook Series:
Norman Dorsen, President, ACLU
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY PRESS
CARBONDALE AND EDWARDSVILLE
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Copyright © 1989 by the American Civil Liberties Union
All rights reserved
Printed in the United States of America
Copyedited by Sally A. Master
Production supervised by Linda Jorgensen-Buhman
98 97 96 95 7 6 5 4
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Brown, Robert N., 1944-
The rights of older persons.
(An American Civil Liberties Union handbook)
1. AgedLegal status, laws, etc.United
States. 2. Old age assistanceLaw and
legislationUnited States. 3. Aged
Medical careLaw and legislationUnited
States. I. Legal Counsel for the Elderly
(Washington, D.C.) II. Title. III. Series.
KF390.A4B76 1988 346.7301'3 88-2030
ISBN 0-8093-1432-0 347.30613
The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements
of American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence
of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984.
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CONTENTS
Preface vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
Part One. The Right to an Adequate Income
1. Social Security
Robert N. Brown and Michael R. Schuster 3
2. Supplemental Security Income
Robert N. Brown and Michael R. Schuster 60
3. Disability Programs under Social Security and
Supplemental Security Income
Jan Allen May 94
4. Civil Service and Railroad Pension Programs
Robert N. Brown 131
5. Private Pensions
Robert N. Brown and Robert L. Liebross 146
6. Age Discrimination in Employment
J. Kenneth L. Morse 184
Part Two. The Right to Health Care
7. Medicare
Robert N. Brown and William A. Dombi 219
8. Medicaid
Robert N. Brown and Virginia R. Long 256
9. Nursing Homes
Robert N. Brown and M. Anne Hart 287
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Part Three. The Right to Freedom from Restraints on Life,
Liberty, and Property
10. Guardianship and Civil Commitment
Robert N. Brown, DaCosta R. Mason, Thomas V. Trainer,
and Bruce B. Vignery 327
11. The Right to Refuse Medical Treatment
Fenella Rouse 372
Appendixes
A. National Legal Organizations for the Elderly 387
B. National Organizations for the Elderly 389
C. Congressional Committees 392
D. State Offices of Aging, Legal Services Developers, and
Long-term Care Ombudsmen 393
E. Computing Your Social Security Benefits 402
F. Computing Your Supplemental Security Income
Benefits 409
List of Contributors 411