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David Jolly Wins House Seat In State’s 13th District
Republican David Jolly has won the special election to fill the empty congressional seat in Florida’s 13th congressional district, the Associated Press reports, defeating Democratic rival Alex Sink. The election was held Tuesday to fill the seat left vacant by longtime Rep. Bill…
Video Technology Restores Island Social Security Services
Following several years of limited service, the Social Security Administration will resume visits to the Vineyard, at least virtually. The federal agency will install a video teleconference terminal at the Oak Bluffs Council on Aging, Cong. William Keating said Monday. The…
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Abandons Certain Controversial Provisions in its Proposed Medicare Part D Rule
Following an onslaught of criticism, CMS told Congress today that it will not move forward with certain controversial provisions of its proposed rule on the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D prescription drug program. In a letter to House Ways and Means…
Upcoming Disability Awareness week
In the U.S. there are approximately 707,000 students with disabilities enrolled into higher education. The College at Brockport is participating in the National Disability Awareness Week in order to help bring understanding and awareness to the community. Disability Awareness Week…
The CNBC ’87 percenters’ understand the value of saving for retirement
There is no way to sugarcoat this: The savings rate in this country is dismal. In fact, Americans have done such a lousy job of saving for retirement that a majority of income in their golden years will have to come…
Law, healthier beneficiaries helping trim Medicare costs
Health care spending per Medicare recipient will slow in the future, because of lower payments to doctors, fewer services per beneficiary and a lower average age of beneficiary, according to a February monthly budget review by the Congressional Budget Office. “Under…
Those Pesky Facts in the War on Poverty
Facts and evidence can be a mixed bag. There are facts and evidence that sometimes reinforce and other times dispute the thoughts, beliefs and ideology that each of us hold. We should all be open to hearing facts and evidence…
Medicare Officials Back Away From Changes To Prescription Drug Plan
Facing heavy bipartisan opposition on Capitol Hill as well as from patient groups, businesses, insurers and others, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said Monday it did not plan to move ahead “at this time” with several proposed changes to the Medicare…
How Social Security Trust Funds Will Change Private Retirement Income
It can be difficult to completely avoid a $5 trillion elephant in the middle of one’s own living room. In an ironic twist, millions of people who are investing for retirement specifically to escape from dependence on Social Security may find…
Patient status can impact payment for transitional care
Understanding health care today is not easy. Trying to understand the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ patient status regulations is even more confusing. The term patient status indicates whether you are an inpatient or an outpatient. CMS provide a range…