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Medicare Part D - Make sense of Medicare chaos (Jewish World Review) http://www.JewishWorldReview.com |

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:30:08 -0500

Make sense of Medicare chaos (Jewish World Review)
http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | Q: My mother was hospitalized in mid-June after a stroke and complications with diabetes that left her paralyzed on the left side, unable to talk and walk.

Low income Medicare recipients may be eligible for extra benefit (Lebanon Express)
An estimated 22,000 Oregonians with Medicare qualify for assistance paying for prescription drug insurance but aren't taking advantage of this benefit.

Popular business directory searches (The Enid News & Eagle)
Floor Techs & Housekeepers NEEDED!! Starting pay is $8.45 for Floor Techs $7.95 for Housekeepers. Call Cecilia at 580-249-3862 ... >MORE Kenwood Manor - Now Hiring Part-time Charge Nurse Part-time CNA Full-time CMA - 6-2 M-F, No Weekends.

Congress likely to delay health care overhaul (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
As Congress returns from summer recess, lawmakers are expected to continue needling pharmaceutical makers and health insurers with investigations, while holding off on major health care reform until next year.

Blue Devils Renew Iroquois Rivalry with Second Cross Town Cup

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:30:06 -0500

Blue Devils Renew Iroquois Rivalry with Second Cross Town Cup Game Friday (East Aurora Advertiser)
It's hard to believe that it's been almost half-a-century since the Blue Devils first faced off against the Iroquois Chiefs in football. According to Geoff Vosseller, who played in that inaugural 1959 game at Latimer Field on Girdle Road, "It was a mud bowl. Neither team could get anything going." That encounter ended with the teams tied at zero, having produced no scores but lots of very dirty ...

High School cross country running, at a glance (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
Boys: When Lewiston coach Ray Putnam says his team will, overall, be more talented than it was last year, there's some cause for concern in the KVAC. The Blue Devils have lost their top two runners, though, with the graduation of Mohammed Noor and the relocation of Saddam Abdi. And still Putnam was ready to make that statement.

Medicare Part D - Eye doctor frustrated by Medicare glitches (Santa Cruz Sentinel) Dr.

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:25:03 -0500

Medicare Part D - Eye doctor frustrated by Medicare glitches (Santa Cruz Sentinel) Dr.

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:30:06 -0500

Eye doctor frustrated by Medicare glitches (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
Dr. Joshua Babad of Santa Cruz is stuck in Medicare limbo. An opthalmologist, he treats Medicare patients but has received spotty reimbursements for about $50,000 worth of care over the past year.

Parents Helping Parents announces six-part speaker series (The Norman Transcript)
Parents Helping Parents, a network of concerned parents offering hope for troubled youth through shared experience, resources and education, will host a six-part speaker series during the '08-'09 school year, titled "Choices and Challenges of Early High School and Beyond.

Budget experts raise alarm of fiscal meltdown (Green Bay Press-Gazette)
WASHINGTON Brian Riedl, a 1994 graduate of Appleton East High School, is part of Fiscal Wake-Up Tour.

Medicare Part D - Popular business directory searches (The Enid News & Eagle) Floor

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:20:45 -0500

Popular business directory searches (The Enid News & Eagle)
Floor Techs & Housekeepers NEEDED!! Starting pay is $8.45 for Floor Techs $7.95 for Housekeepers. Call Cecilia at 580-249-3862 ... >MORE Kenwood Manor - Now Hiring Part-time Charge Nurse Part-time CNA Full-time CMA - 6-2 M-F, No Weekends.

Eye doctor frustrated by Medicare glitches (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
Dr. Joshua Babad of Santa Cruz is stuck in Medicare limbo. An opthalmologist, he treats Medicare patients but has received spotty reimbursements for about $50,000 worth of care over the past year.

Budget experts raise alarm of fiscal meltdown (Green Bay Press-Gazette)
WASHINGTON Brian Riedl, a 1994 graduate of Appleton East High School, is part of Fiscal Wake-Up Tour.

Blue Devils Renew Iroquois Rivalry with Second Cross Town Cup

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:45:23 -0500

Blue Devils Renew Iroquois Rivalry with Second Cross Town Cup Game Friday (East Aurora Advertiser)
It's hard to believe that it's been almost half-a-century since the Blue Devils first faced off against the Iroquois Chiefs in football. According to Geoff Vosseller, who played in that inaugural 1959 game at Latimer Field on Girdle Road, "It was a mud bowl. Neither team could get anything going." That encounter ended with the teams tied at zero, having produced no scores but lots of very dirty ...

Boomers at the Ballpark: A Tribute to the Red, White and Blue (Jackson Free Press)
The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra kicks off its 2008-2009 season with Boomers at the Ballpark, presented under the generous sponsorship of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi. The concert will include favorite patriotic music, food, a fireworks finale, and fun for all ages.

Medicare Part D - Biden Will Have to Go on Attack Against His 'Friend'

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:30:08 -0500

Biden Will Have to Go on Attack Against His 'Friend' McCain (CQPolitics.com via Yahoo! News)
Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s days of paying bromide-laden tributes to Republican Senate colleague John McCain end tonight.

Eye doctor frustrated by Medicare glitches (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
Dr. Joshua Babad of Santa Cruz is stuck in Medicare limbo. An opthalmologist, he treats Medicare patients but has received spotty reimbursements for about $50,000 worth of care over the past year.

Medicare Fair in October at St. Clair Street Senior Center (Daily News Journal)
The St. Clair Street Senior Center will host a Medicare Fair on Thursday, Oct. 16 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Medicare Part D - TGH Plan To Boost Safety For Psychiatric Ward OK'd (The

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:20:04 -0500

TGH Plan To Boost Safety For Psychiatric Ward OK'd (The Tampa Tribune)
A federal agency has approved Tampa General Hospital's plan to improve patient safety in its psychiatric ward, reducing the threat the hospital would lose tens of millions of dollars in Medicare funding.

Low income Medicare recipients may be eligible for extra benefit (Lebanon Express)
An estimated 22,000 Oregonians with Medicare qualify for assistance paying for prescription drug insurance but aren't taking advantage of this benefit.

Effect Of Medicare Drug Coverage 'Doughnut Hole' Is 'Troubling' For Beneficiaries With Chronic Conditions, Editorial ... (Medical News Today)
The effect of the "notorious 'doughnut hole'" in Medicare Part D plans is "very troubling" for beneficiaries with serious chronic health conditions, a New York Times editorial states.

Medicare Fair in October at St. Clair Street Senior Center (Daily News Journal)
The St. Clair Street Senior Center will host a Medicare Fair on Thursday, Oct. 16 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Medicare Part D - Medicare offers assistance with prescriptions (Casper Star-Tribune) Medicare officials want

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:30:07 -0500

Medicare offers assistance with prescriptions (Casper Star-Tribune)
Medicare officials want to enroll more beneficiaries in the program's low-income subsidy for prescription drug plans.

Effect Of Medicare Drug Coverage 'Doughnut Hole' Is 'Troubling' For Beneficiaries With Chronic Conditions, Editorial ... (Medical News Today)
The effect of the "notorious 'doughnut hole'" in Medicare Part D plans is "very troubling" for beneficiaries with serious chronic health conditions, a New York Times editorial states.

Medicare Fair in October at St. Clair Street Senior Center (Daily News Journal)
The St. Clair Street Senior Center will host a Medicare Fair on Thursday, Oct. 16 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Gap in Medicare Drug Coverage Causes Some to Stop Medication (US News & World Report)
A study examines how the "doughnut hole" is affecting seniors.

Scientists give 'universal' flu vaccine a shot (New York Daily

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:03:57 -0500

Scientists give 'universal' flu vaccine a shot (New York Daily News)
Scientists are working on a "universal" flu vaccine that would eliminate the need for year to year flu shots, and may even protect against a bird flu pandemic.

H5N1 vaccine effectively prevents bird flu (Vietnam Net)
VietNamNet Bridge - The current H5N1 vaccine has been good in preventing avian influenza virus, including the newly-found clade (clade 7) of H5N1, according to the Veterinary Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Bird flu-free Taiwan enjoyed bumper exports of frozen duck in 2007 (EARTHtimes.org)
Taipei - Taiwan had a bumper year in frozen duck exports in 2007, as it was the only country in Southeast Asia spared by bird flu, the Central News Agency (CNA) said Saturday. Quoting Council of Agriculture (COA) figures, it said Taiwan held on to it...

Individual Life Insurance Had Flat Six-Month Sales (Hartford Courant) U.S.

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:55:03 -0500

Individual Life Insurance Had Flat Six-Month Sales (Hartford Courant)
U.S. individual life insurance sales were flat in the first half of this year and the number of policies sold dropped 1 percent, Windsor-based LIMRA, a worldwide research, consulting and professional development organization, said Thursday.

Insurance company dismissed from wrongful death lawsuit (The Oshkosh Northwestern)
An insurance agency that issued a policy to Life Promotions has been dismissed from a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of a Menasha girl who was killed on a free-fall amusement ride at Lifest in 2007.

BB&T Insurance Services to Offer Customers MyTerm(SM), a New Online Life Insurance Product (Centre Daily Times)
Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU) today announced it is partnering with BB&T Insurance Services to offer MyTerm(SM), an immediate issue term life insurance policy available through the Internet, to its customers. Through an online simplified underwriting process that can be accessed from virtually anywhere, MyTerm(SM) delivers a policy in about 10 minutes to qualified customers that can then ...

CIGNA Recognized for Return-to-Work Program; Wins Life and Health Insurance Foundation for Education's realLIFEstories ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
PHILADELPHIA----CIGNA was named the winner of the disability category in The Life and Health Insurance Foundation for Education's realLIFEstories Client Service Award contest. It's the first time a group disability insurance carrier has been recognized as a winner in the 13 years since the contest began.

At your service (Daytona Beach News-Journal) The At Your Service

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:30:06 -0500

At your service (Daytona Beach News-Journal)
The At Your Service column appears in The News-Journal on Mondays. Featured this week are service groups in Volusia and Flagler counties.

Increase In Medigap Rates Proposed (Hartford Courant)
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Medicare Part D - Cardin addresses health care cost (The Daily Times) SALISBURY --

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:20:03 -0500

Cardin addresses health care cost (The Daily Times)
SALISBURY -- U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., addressed a group of residents Thursday on a topic that has many of them concerned -- health care.

Medicare offers assistance with prescriptions (Casper Star-Tribune)
Medicare officials want to enroll more beneficiaries in the program's low-income subsidy for prescription drug plans.

Medicare Fair in October at St. Clair Street Senior Center (Daily News Journal)
The St. Clair Street Senior Center will host a Medicare Fair on Thursday, Oct. 16 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Effect Of Medicare Drug Coverage 'Doughnut Hole' Is 'Troubling' For Beneficiaries With Chronic Conditions, Editorial ... (Medical News Today)
The effect of the "notorious 'doughnut hole'" in Medicare Part D plans is "very troubling" for beneficiaries with serious chronic health conditions, a New York Times editorial states.

Delay in Medicare's New Durable Medical Equipment Competitive Bidding Program

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:50:04 -0500

Delay in Medicare's New Durable Medical Equipment Competitive Bidding Program Affecting Certain Areas of the Country
What's Changing Congress has acted to delay the new competitive bidding program that started on July 1, 2008. What You Need to Know You now can continue to get your Medicare-covered equipment and supplies from any Medicare-approved supplier. If you changed your supplier when this new program started, you can continue to use the new supplier, or choose another supplier. Medicare is continuing to make sure you can get the supplies and services you need. We will post more information about the new program in the future. For the most up-to-date list of all Medicare-approved suppliers in your area, visit Find Suppliers of Medical Equipment in Your Area. We are sorry for any inconvenience this has caused.

IN BRIEF (Pahrump Valley Times) Aug. 16:. INSURANCE: Farm Bureau

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:30:07 -0500

IN BRIEF (Pahrump Valley Times)
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INSURANCE: Farm Bureau offers little-known health benefit (North County Times)
As more employers cut benefits even for full-time workers, the quest for health insurance can become consuming.