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Big Payday For Local Hospital Administrators
As hospital officials lobby against a state aid formula they say will force them to make cuts, the state released a report saying 18 high-level hospital employees made more than $1 million a year in salary and fringe benefits in the 2012 fiscal year. Read More »
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Britain's Forgotten Million Old People
Hundreds of thousands of older people are left lonely and without any regular social contact, Jeremy Hunt will say, describing it as Britain’s “national shame”. Read More »
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Budget Plan Gives VA Big Funding Boost For Veterans Care
The Veterans Affairs Department does not appear to be feeling the pinch of fiscal austerity in President Obama’s 2014 budget proposal: The White House has proposed a 10.2 percent boost in funding for VA next year, totaling $66.5 billion in discretionary spending. Read More »
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Doctors Group Hails Reintroduction Of Medicare-For-All Bill
Single-payer health program would cover all 50 million uninsured, upgrade everyone’s benefits and save $400 billion annually on bureaucracy, physicians say Read More »
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DOD, VA Collaborate To Serve Nation’s Veterans
The departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs reaffirmed their commitment to serve and care for the nation’s military veterans in a joint message issued by Acting Undersecretary of Defense Jessica L. Wright and Undersecretary of Veterans Affairs for Benefits Allison A. Hickey. Read More »
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House Reps Introduce Medicare-For-All Bill
For the 11th straight year, Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) has proposed the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act, legislation that would establish a universal, single-payor healthcare program akin to Canada's and other developed countries' healthcare systems. Read More »
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If Shutdown Persists, VA Will Cut Off Claims Payments To Vets On Nov. 1
If the government shutdown persists until late October, the Veterans Affairs Department will cut off disability, pension, compensation and education claims to 5.18 million veterans, surviving spouses and children on Nov. 1, VA Secretary Eric Shinseki told a hearing of the House VA Committee Wednesday. Read More »
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New Technology Promises Faster Processing Of Veterans’ Disability Claims
A new online application from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) enables disability compensation claims to be processed faster in a more end-to-end electronic environment, and VA is urging Veterans and their Veterans Service Organization (VSO) representatives to make full use of its capabilities [...]. Read More »
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Return On Information: A Standard Model For Assessing Institutional Return On Electronic Health Records
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Shinseki Wants A Budget For The VA
Veterans will still receive medical and hospital care no matter how long the federal government is shut down, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki told lawmakers, but funding for benefits and other programs may run out in November, threatening veterans’ financial health. Read More »
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SRA To Support U.S. Department Of Veterans Affairs’ Healthcare Programs
[SRA International, Inc.] announced it is has been awarded a number of contracts valued at more than $35 million if all options are exercised, in support of its strategic commitment to healthcare programs for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD) Military Health System. Read More »
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The Annual Health Benefits Kabuki Dance Has Created the Greatest Heist in American History
The data is clear that the middle class is in an economic depression because of looks like a breach of fiduciary duty by their employers. This has created the strangest election in my lifetime -- look no further than 1930s Germany to see the effects of sustained economic duress on a citizenry. Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders represent the primal screams of the American middle class that is at least 95% driven by healthcare's unnecessary and easily avoided hyperinflation. It's stupefying how companies that will rigorously check whether there's a receipt for a $58 dinner an employee reported, will blindly squander millions unnecessarily on healthcare.
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US Employers Slashing Worker Hours To Avoid Obamacare Insurance Mandate
Trend sparks fears among low-paid workers that they will be hit twice: by having earnings cut and paying more for healthcare Read More »
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VA Launches New Hotline For Women Veterans
As part of an ongoing campaign to appeal to female veterans, the Veterans Affairs Department last week established a hotline exclusively for women to answer questions about services like health care, education benefits and claims. Read More »
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VA Looks To Apply Innovation To Better Care And Service For Veterans
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs launched a new innovation center to solve big problems. Read More »
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