Baby Boomers, Seniors Can Get Top Value on MSC Cruises’ Caribbean Sailings
Tuesday, 30. September 2008
Reap Added Savings with ‘Kids Sail Free’ Offer
Crew of Carrier USS Carl Vinson and Local Students to Share Technology Savvy in Oct. 9-10 Event Hosted by Vinson Hall Re
Tuesday, 30. September 2008
will host members of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, October 9-10. The crew will interview residents as part of an oral history program and will meet with students at Chesterbrook Elementary School inMcLean.
Brand New World and Affinion Group Partner With Endemol USA to Create the ‘Deal or No Deal Club’
Tuesday, 30. September 2008
Brand New World and Affinion Group have partnered to introduce unique TV-show branded loyalty membership clubs to the US entertainment market. The first club from the partnership, based on Endemol Productions’ NBC hit Deal or No Deal, is already helping
State Medicaid Programs To Spend 1.6 Trillion Dollars On Long-Term Care Over The Next Twenty Years
Tuesday, 30. September 2008
State Medicaid programs will spend $1.6 trillion on long-term care expenses over the next twenty years, according to a new study released today by America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP). When Federal matching funds are included, total government expenditures on long-term care will exceed $3.7 trillion. Medicaid spending for long-term care will grow at a faster rate than overall health care spending, faster than Medicare, and faster than the national Gross Domestic Product.
GAO Report Looks At Medicare Imaging Payment Cap; New Resources Available To Aid In Comparison Of Presidential Candidates’ Health Care Plans
Tuesday, 30. September 2008
“Medicare: Trends in Fees, Utilization and Expenditures for Imaging Services Before and After Implementation of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005,”
CMS Issues Final Rule To Empower Medicaid Beneficiaries To Direct Personal Assistance Services
Tuesday, 30. September 2008
A final rule that would allow more Medicaid beneficiaries to be in charge of their own personal assistance services, including personal care services, instead of having those services directed by an agency, was announced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Máire Hoctor T.D., Minister For Older People Opens The Final International Conference Of ‘CitizenFirst’ – Using Technology To Include All Citizens
Tuesday, 30. September 2008
This Conference is aimed at public, local & voluntary stakeholders working on providing solutions to social exclusion in our communities by exploring the benefits of Information Communications Technologies. The Conference is the final event of the CitizenFirst Project which has involved the collaboration between four North West Europe Regions of Mid-West-Ireland, Cambridgeshire-UK, Eindhoven-The Netherlands and West Flanders-Belgium.
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley’s Office Recovers Over 3.5 pounds Million For Massachusetts Medicaid Program
Tuesday, 30. September 2008
Today, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley’s Office has settled with Walgreens Co. (“Walgreens”) over allegations of billing improprieties. Under the terms of the settlement, Walgreens will pay $3,537,720.94 to the Massachusetts Medicaid Program, a program which provides funds for health care products and services to eligible low-income individuals, including people with disabilities, children and elder citizens.
Connecticut Physician Workforce Survey Results Released
Tuesday, 30. September 2008
The Connecticut State Medical Society has released the results of a statewide Physician Workforce Survey funded by a grant from Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut. The survey is the first to measure state physicians’ attitudes about their work and about medical practices in general. The survey results revealed several challenges that affect health care access in Connecticut.
Securian Ranks High on AARP’s 2008 ‘Best Employers’ List
Tuesday, 30. September 2008
Flexible employment practices that make it easier for older employees to make the transition into retirement boosted Securian Financial Group, Inc. into the top ten on the AARP’s 2008 list of “Best Employers for Workers Over 50.”