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Swine
You may think that the swine flu is a young person's disease, but there's new concern for people older then 50. Although not that many adults in over 50 are admitted to hospitals with the flu, a study recently showed that once in the hospital, their...
Test Results say 22 Year Police Veteran Blind Drunk When He Ran Over Elderly Woman Pushing Shopping Cart
It was determined today that off-duty NYPD detective Kevin Spellman, 42, was blind drunk when he ran over and killed an elderly Bronx woman around 6:30 a.m. Friday. Spellman refused a Breathalyzer test at the scene of the accident. He was dazed and confused....
Age Discrimination in Health Care
One area of health care reform that I've yet to see anyone address is the huge discrepency between the premiums charged to Americans under the age of 50, and those paid by Americans between 50 and 64. . The average annual medical expenses for people...
Tags: elderly, health, care, premiums, medical, expenses, reform, tort, malpractice, claims
Proposed U.S. Senate Health Care Bill: More Oversight is Needed (pgs. 181-200)
Pages 181-200 deal with oversight and regulations that will be implemented within the healthcare industry. In some cases fraud will be stopped, but in some cases, the same wheeling and dealing will continue. Let us begin perusing the next...
Tags: U.S. Senate, health care, healthcare, oversight, taxes, excise tax, tax, Medicare, elderly, nursing homes, family
Medicare Cuts: Health Care Saga Continues (Pgs. 141-160)
With this proposed US Senate health care bill being debated, many wonder how this new bill will allow 50 million new people to have healthcare without raising taxes. The answer is found in the next twenty pages; cuts will be made in Medicare that...
Tags: elderly, healthcare, health care, health care bill, U.S. Senate, Medicare
The US Senate Proposed Health Care Bill (pgs. 121-140): Phasing out the Elderly?
Pages 121-140 focus upon the many changes to Medicare which could possibly take years off of the lives of the elderly. The Senate Bill does not have death panels because death panels will not be needed for this bill. This part of the bill...
Tags: elderly, health care, health, health care bill, bill, U.S. Senate, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Department of Health and Human Services
An Officer's Confessions Part 3
Autumn has encroached upon us, the ending of one season, the beginning of new chapter of memories. Such has been the case in many of our lives, so incontestable with mine. The cumbrous flow of offenders released during the warm months has slowed to dull...
Tags: homeless, politics, law enforcement, offenders, convicts, multpile scleorosis, death, anniversary, wedding, marriage, children, office, officers, elderly, school, gang, lawyer, schizophrenia, tourettes, mexican, english, scabies, poisen ivy, aerosmith, fall, autumn, spring, summer, coworkers, boss
Senate Healthcare Bill (pgs. 81-100): Focus on the Elderly
Pages 81-100 of the proposed Senate Healthcare Bill focus on Medicare. This proves that Medicare has some major flaws to be fixed. However, does this bill fix the many problems of Medicare? Let us look at the summary. Pages 81-83 focus...
Tags: healthcare bill, health care bill, U.S. Senate, health care, healthcare, elderly, Medicare
The New Healthcare Bill (pgs. 61-80): The Native American and Socialized Medicine
In this part of the healthcare bill, the Native American is the focus. Since the land was taken from them and have had casinos placed upon their reservations without copping any profits, the least this country can do is give them free health care...
Tags: health, health care, healthcare, bill, healthcare bill, health care bill, Native American, Sarah Palin, socialized medicine, Medicare, Medicaid, elderly
Robotic companions for the elderly
With every passing day, the elderly are getting isolated and neglected. Just imagine how nice it would be if he woke up in the morning and had someone read out the news to him from leading newspapers or played music and songs that were his favorites....
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