March 31, 2008

/C O R R E C T I O N — The Association of BellTel Retirees Inc./

In the news release, Verizon Retirees Proxy Says Separate Office of Chairman & CEO, we are advised by a representative of the company that the second paragraph, second sentence, should read "According to C. William Jones, who will present this p
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Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Medicaid Developments In Missouri, Oklahoma

Summarizes of Medicaid developments in Missouri and Oklahoma appear below. Missouri: The Missouri House on Wednesday voted 88-61 to reject a bill that would have expanded Medicaid coverage to state residents with incomes up to 90% of the federal poverty level -- nearly four times the current eligibility limit, the Kansas City Star reports.
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New Welsh ‘Self-Test’ to Cure Glaucoma, the Leading Cause of Preventable Blindness

According to the World Health Organization, more than five million people, mostly elderly blacks, but many Latinos and a few elderly Whites with their Glaucoma family members, needlessly suffer horribly from total incurable Glaucoma-Blindness . Most lack
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Verizon Retirees Proxy Says Separate Office of Chairman & CEO

Retirees of Verizon Communications , who in 2007 successfully passed a 'Say on Executive Pay" proxy, garnering 50.18% of shareowner vote, are back for their 11th consecutive proxy campaign, this year proposing to separate the offices of Chairman and
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What Do the New Auto Industry VEBAs Mean for Current and Future Retirees?

As health care costs increase, new auto industry agreements have substantially changed the terms of the retiree health care deal for UAW retirees. Beginning in 2010, the three U.S. automakers will no longer provide health benefits to retirees but will contribute nearly $60 billion to so-called VEBAs. A new PPI "Insight on the Issues" report by Ellen O?Brien describes the VEBAs and what they mean for retirees. (17 pages)
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Reverse Mortgages Made Simple

they have plenty of equity in their homes, but they're living on fixed or limited incomes.
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Frustrated Brothers Tackle Medicare Part D, Lower Costs Industry-Wide

The concept for a comprehensive website that gives prescription drug consultation and a customized, exhaustive ranking of Medicare Part D plans started when two brothers, Phillip and Edward Boles, tried to find a plan for their mother. As Edward remember
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Medicare Insolvency Overshadowed By National Economic Downturn In Public Eye, Experts Say

U.S. residents are focusing more attention on the national economic slump than the potential insolvency of Medicare reported by program trustees on Tuesday, according to experts at a panel discussion on Wednesday, CQ HealthBeat reports. The panel was hosted by the American Enterprise Institute (Cooley, CQ HealthBeat, 3/27).
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Gamma Secretase Modulators Show Promise in Alzheimer’s Disease Animal Model Efficacy Studies, According to Research Cond

Gamma secretase modulators have shown promise in Alzheimer's disease animal model efficacy studies, according to research conducted by TorreyPines Therapeutics, Inc. .
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Mental Health Advocates Rally to ‘Raise the $60′

Monthly Allowance for Personal Care Home Residents Not Adequate
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