AARP Backs Health Reform Package: Would Deliver Needed Relief to Idaho
Friday, 19. March 2010
Urges Congressmen Minnick and Simpson to Vote in Favor of the Bill & Help Tackle the State’s Growing Health Care Crisis
American College Of Physicians Urges Congress To Vote “Yes” On Comprehensives Health Reform Legislation
Friday, 19. March 2010
The American College of Physicians, representing 129,000 internal medicine physician and medical student members, said that Congress should cast the final votes needed to get comprehensive health care reform enacted into law…
Citing a BAD Bill and a BAD Process, RetireSafe Urges Calls to Congress to Stop the Health CARE Reform Bill
Friday, 19. March 2010
Today RetireSafe, representing 400,000 senior citizen supporters nationwide, urged every older American to make their voice heard in opposition to the health care reform bill soon to be voted on in the House. RetireSafe President Thair Phillips …
David J. Levy, Leading Family Caregiving Expert, Joins the Senior Citizens Bureau’s Board of Directors
Friday, 19. March 2010
David J. Levy, JD, CCE, is slated to join the official Board of Directors of the Senior Citizens Bureau . Levy, who has been a member of the Senior Citizens Bureau’s Advisory Board for 2 years, will join the Board of Directors at their April 2010 …
USA Masters Track in Boston March 26-28 Includes Willie Banks, President of U.S. Olympians & Former World Record Tri
Friday, 19. March 2010
REGGIE LEWIS TRACK, 1350 TREMONT STREET; FINALS 3-6PM FRI., 9AM-5PM SAT-SUN
Report Cites Rise In Uninsured Middle-Class Americans
Friday, 19. March 2010
A report released Wednesday by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Barely Hanging On: Middle-Class and Uninsured, looks at the rise in the level of uninsured middle-class people in the last eight years. USA Today reports on the most significant national statistics affecting middle-class families earning between $45,000 to $85,000 annually…
As Reform Hangs In Balance, Policy Benefits Continue To Be Discussed
Friday, 19. March 2010
News outlets report on policy issues the health care reform bills would address. NPR reports on the immediate effects of the proposed health care bill, and that Congressional Democrats are focusing on those benefits in messages to constituents…
Health Care Fraud, Prescription Theft Lead To Significant Losses
Friday, 19. March 2010
ABC News: “A four month ‘Nightline’ investigation into Medicare fraud makes one thing perfectly clear: this is a crime that pays and pays and pays. The federal government admits that a staggering $60 billion is stolen from tax payers through Medicare scams every year. Some experts believe the number is more than twice that…
Pediatricians Warn Payment System May Force Them To Stop Accepting Medicaid Patients
Friday, 19. March 2010
CNN Money: Doctors are increasingly turning away from accepting Medicaid patients as the payment system – and an increasing number of Medicaid patients – means they’re losing money treating patients. In the Atlanta area, this is evidenced by the closing of two pediatric clinics…
Low-Fat Diet Does Little to Alter Cholesterol Levels
Friday, 19. March 2010
Title: Low-Fat Diet Does Little to Alter Cholesterol Levels
Category: Health News
Created: 3/18/2010 10:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 3/19/2010