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American College Of Physicians Tells President Obama And Congress Of The Urgent Need To Move Forward On Essential Reforms
“The unfortunate truth is that by many measures, the State of America’s health care is in decline,” Joseph W. Stubbs, MD, FACP, president of the American College of Physicians (ACP), reported at ACP’s annual State of the Nation’s Health Care briefing. “We have too many uninsured, too few primary care physicians, and the cost of health care is rising faster than we can afford…
Huge Medicaid Cuts To Occur If Congress Fails To Extend Enhanced Federal Funding
An extension of increased federal matching funds to states for their Medicaid programs is needed quickly to avert huge cutbacks in Medicaid coverage and services across the country, according to a report issued today by the consumer health group Families USA…
COBRA Expansion, Medicare Payments To Doctors ‘Fix’ Looming Over Congress
Lawmakers seek ways to expand COBRA and address the Medicare doctor payment “fix.” The Hill: “Democratic leaders said extensions of unemployment insurance and COBRA healthcare benefits should be emergency spending that isn’t subject to the pay-as-you-go statute, which requires new non-discretionary spending to be offset with spending cuts or tax increases…
Congress Faces One-Month Deadline On Doctor Payment Fix
The doctor payment fix and several marketplace issues, such as insurance red tape and malpractice cases, continue to loom while health care reform efforts stall. The Hill: “At the end of February, a short-term measure enacted late last year will expire, exposing doctors who treat Medicare patients to a 21 percent reduction in their fees…
NanoViricides Presents FluCide™ Animal Study Data At Influenza Congress – Now Improved Substantially And Vastly Superior To Current Treatment
NanoViricides, Inc. (OTC BB: NNVC.OB) (the “Company”), announced that Dr. Eugene Seymour, MD MPH, CEO of the Company, presented lifetime data from the recent FluCide™ animal study on November 19th at the Influenza Congress USA 2009 in Washington, DC (http://www.terrapinn.com/usaflu). These data clearly established that the new version of FluCide™ is superior to the older version.
California’s Physicians And Seniors Urge Congress To Protect Access To Care By Strengthening Medicare
The California Medical Association (CMA) 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. The legislation would repeal Medicare’s flawed payment structure, known as the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR), and replace it with a stable foundation that would encourage physician participation.
NanoViricides, Inc. To Present Anti-Influenza Drug Candidate FluCide™ Studies At The Influenza Congress 2009
NanoViricides, Inc. (OTC BB: NNVC.OB) (the “Company”), announced that the Company’s CEO, Eugene Seymour, MD, MPH, has been invited to participate in a panel discussion at the Influenza Congress USA 2009, in Washington DC on November 19th (http://www.terrapinn.com/usaflu). The discussion will center on the “Evolving Role of Anti-Virals” in influenza treatment. Dr.
Statement By Medicare Rights Center President Joseph Baker On President Obama’s Speech To Congress On Health Care Reform
Since 1965, when President Johnson and Congress worked together to create Medicare, older Americans have enjoyed health security. This year, if Congress shows the same resolve and adopts the health care reforms outlined by President Obama last night, all Americans will have the same right to affordable, high quality health care. People with Medicare will also benefit.
Rep. Edwards: No Health Care Reform Through Congress w/o Public Option
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What will the progressive Representative Donna Edwards insist upon in health care reform? Watch more at www.theyoungturks.com.
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Save America’s Medicare!! Call Congress to Support S. 2785
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Clock ticking on Medicare payment S. 2785 Call the AMA Grassroots Hotline at (800) 833-6354 to be connected to your members of Congress and urge them to co-sponsor and pass S. 2785. Download the AMA's Medicare Physician Payment Action Kit, which includes details about the bill and how you can voice your support for it: www.ama-assn.org Medicare physician payment rates are scheduled to be cut 10.6 percent on July 1, 2008, and an additional 5 percent or more on Jan. 1, 2009. As of April 1 …
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