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The New GOP Anti Health Care Reform Tactic: Scare the **** Out of Grandma »
Posted by: Spadecaller 3 months, 1 week ago in Political News
Swift Boaters, Birthers, and now the Deathers take to the streets like deranged political attack dogs. Their mission: scare senior Americans into believing President Obama ...
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The Right's Shameless Gambit »
Posted by: Progressive 1 month, 1 week ago in Political Opinion
Once the party of fiscal sanity, the Republicans are now wailing that the Democrats' health-care plan cheats seniors out of money. Matt Miller on how ...
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Ageism: America's Youth Delusion - A Storm Is Brewing »
Posted by: Spadecaller 3 months, 3 weeks ago in News
The phenomenon of age bias and how it affects government and culture is rapidly becoming a vitally important issue facing American society. The "graying of ...
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Health Bill Will Hike Medicare Drug Coverage Premiums 20 Percent, Says CBO »
Posted by: gunnyreef 2 months ago in Political News
If the health-care reform bill under consideration in the House of Representatives becomes law, seniors will pay Medicare prescription drug program premiums that are 20-percent ...
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Nursing team diverts seniors from hospital »
Posted by: greenmac 1 month, 2 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
A Fredericton hospital is using a specialized team of nurses to divert elderly patients away from its overcrowded emergency room in the hope of sending ...
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Ruin Your Health With the Obama Stimulus Plan: Betsy McCaughey - Bloomberg.com »
Posted by: Klarissa 6 months, 3 weeks ago in News
The bill’s health rules will affect “every individual in the United States” (445, 454, 479).
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Your medical treatments will be tracked electronically by a ...Read (466) | Share | Discuss (45) | Read Full Story at bloomberg.com
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The Democrats' senior problem - Victoria McGrane and Chris Frates - POLITICO.com »
Posted by: gbudavid 2 months, 4 weeks ago in Political News
Frustrated older Americans are packing the town halls on health care.
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Talk Radio Campaign Frightening Seniors »
Posted by: Progressive 3 months, 1 week ago in Health & Fitness
A campaign on conservative talk radio, fueled by President Obama's calls to control exorbitant medical bills, has sparked fear among senior citizens that the ...
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Consumer Confidence in Health Care Drops 5.2 Points in July - RWJF »
Posted by: mesodude 2 months, 1 week ago in News
What are Americans most afraid of when it comes to health care? How many are delaying the care they need? Are consumers confident or worried ...
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What Seniors Need to Know about the Flu »
Posted by: WikiMap 1 month, 2 weeks ago in News
Flu season in the northern hemisphere can range from as early as November to as late as May. The peak month usually is February.
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GOPs Coburn: Obamas Healthcare Will Devastate Seniors »
Posted by: k9kssr 6 months, 1 week ago in News
Sen. Tom Coburn tells Newsmax that Sen. Arlen Specter?s switch from the GOP to the Democratic Party is an example of the ?disease? infecting ...
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In MI., Blue Cross raising individual, group rates 22 pct. »
Posted by: tehranchik 2 months, 3 weeks ago in News
Michigan insurance regulators have approved a 22 percent increase for group and individual Blue Cross Blue Shield health policies in the state, according to reports ...
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Social Security makes it official: No COLA in 2010 - Yahoo! News »
Posted by: mpchekuri 3 weeks, 3 days ago in News
There will be no cost-of-living increase for more than 50 million Social Security recipients next year, the first year without a raise since automatic adjustments ...
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Seniors reap aid, still wary of health reform - Washington Times »
Posted by: gbudavid 2 weeks, 6 days ago in Political News
President Obama's push for a $250 bonus for Social Security recipients is but the latest in a series of paydays and promises the administration ...
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Humana Investigated for Using Misleading Scare Tactics »
Posted by: Progressive 1 month, 2 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
Humana, one of the nation's leading health insurers for Medicare patients, is now under investigation by the federal government for allegedly trying to scare ...
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