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5 hrs ago | Medical News Today

Pelosi Statement On House Passage Of Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement on legislation that would permanently reform the broken Medicare physician payment system.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Health

12 hrs ago | PharmaGossip

Editorial: Promises of drug industry fall flat - Sacramento Opinion...

Is the support of the pharmaceutical industry needed for Congress to pass health care reform? Or is the price of that support too high for the people the reform package is trying to help? Those questions took on new urgency this week with the release of a study by AARP, the seniors advocacy group, that found that drug makers had raised the ...

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Related Topix: US News, Pharmaceuticals, Health, Healthcare Law, Law, Medicare, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Henry Waxman, Democrat, Opinion

Fri Nov 20, 2009

The Boston Globe

Drug firmsa tired song and dance on reform

IN MAKING a fool of President Obama, Big Pharma has turned itself into a poison pill of health care reform.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Healthcare Law, Law, Medicare, Health, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Opinion

Carlsbad Current-Argus

Increase seen in 'snowbirds' returning to area

During the 1980s, Carlsbad was a haven for retirees from the Midwest and northern states who wanted to spend the winter in a warmer climate.

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Related Topix: Carlsbad, NM, Health

MediLexicon

California's Physicians And Seniors Urge Congress To Protect Access To Care By Strengthening Medicare

Main Category: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Also Included In: Seniors / Aging Article Date: 20 Nov 2009 The California Medical Association and AARP are calling on the U.S. House of Representatives to pass H.R. 3961, which would ease the difficulty seniors now face in finding a physician who accepts Medicare.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Health

Auburn News

House moves to protect doctors from Medicare cuts

WASHINGTON The Democratic-controlled House voted Thursday to add more than $200 billion to the deficit to prevent steep Medicare payment cuts to doctors, a move Republicans denounced as a political payoff.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, US News, US Politics, Joe Barton, Republican, US House of Representatives, Michael Burgess, Democrat, Steny Hoyer, Health

UnionLeader.com

Reader comments: 1

Following the unveiling of the Senate Democratic leadership's version of health care reform, Sen.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Healthcare Law, Law, Medicare, Health, Judd Gregg, Republican, Canaan, NH

Thu Nov 19, 2009

US News & World Report

Attractive and Functional Design Solutions for Aging Homeowners

Making a home suitable for older occupants is becoming a mainstream part of the home remodeling business.

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Related Topix: Home Listing, Home, Home Remodeling, Health

Mental Help Net

Too Few Older Adults Get Recommended Screenings

Screening for cancer and other preventive health measures can prolong lives, but only 25 percent of adults aged 50 to 64 in the United States are getting these recommended screenings, a new report shows.

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Related Topix: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Health, Influenza

Politico

$500 election-year sweetener for seniors

A Senate leadership aide described it as a "downpayment" on closing the donut hole.

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Related Topix: Medicare, Health

Medical News

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"House Republicans want the AARP to rescind its endorsement of comprehensive health reform legislation after a government report showed it could cause some providers to stop accepting Medicare patients," CongressDaily reports.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Health, Medicare, Medicaid

Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter

Guest: AARP on health care

Last summer I traveled throughout Wisconsin as AARP members met in community conversations concerning the state of health-care reform.

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Related Topix: Health, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Government, Health Insurance, Medicare

Wed Nov 18, 2009

WHDH

Lawmakers hit the brakes on elderly driving bill

The push to tighten restrictions on elderly drivers has stalled out on Beacon Hill.

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Related Topix: Family, Elderly, Health

North Jersey Media Group

Bill would cause increase in Medicare premiums

Seniors would pay $49 billion in higher premiums over the next decade as a result of legislation headed for a House vote that raises fees for doctors treating Medicare patients, according to an estimate by congressional budget officials.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Medicare, Health, Health Insurance

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Pomeroy; Health Care

EARL POMEROY'S SUPPORT OF A HOUSE HEALTH CARE BILL. A CONSERVATIVE SENIORS' GROUP SAYS THE BILL MEANS $400 BILLION IN MEDICARE SPENDING REDUCTIONS.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Earl Pomeroy, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Health, Bismarck Metro, Bismarck, ND

Tue Nov 17, 2009

US News & World Report

Drug Prices Outpace Inflation

Prescription drug prices for medications commonly used by seniors are rising far faster than the costs of other consumer goods and services.

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Related Topix: Medicare, Health, University of Minnesota, 9

Military Officer

AMA, AARP and MOAA Call for Passage of House Medicare Reform Bill,...

AMA, AARP and MOAA Call for Passage of House Medicare Reform Bill, Vote Expected this Week on H.R. 3961 2009/11/17 00:00:00 Washington, D.C. Today, leading advocates for seniors, military families and physicians joined together to call for passage of legislation in the House that will preserve access to care for seniors, baby boomers and military ...

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Health

Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

Democratsa version of health care reform is criminal

I have just finished reading the responses to Justin Engel's opinion about health care .

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Related Topix: US News, Michigan, Medicare, Health, Health Insurance, Opinion

Times-Picayune

Seniors group says no to Demo health bills

The 60 Plus Association, which bills itself as the conservative alternative to AARP, began running television advertisements in Louisiana on Monday to thank Rep.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Charlie Melancon, Mary Landrieu, US Senate, Health

Mon Nov 16, 2009

The News Tribune

Study: Health care reform could threaten Medicare coverage

Rep. Baron Hill stayed his position Monday that Medicare coverage would not be damaged by health care reform, despite the release of a study suggesting hospitals might quit accepting the government plan's patients.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Medicare, Health, Medicaid, US News

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