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Don’t let the state pass the elderly imprisonment bill of 2010

Don’t let the state pass the elderly imprisonment bill of 2010

No one should be forced to enroll in a health plan they did not freely choose to join.

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Important Information for People in Medicare

Important Information for People in Medicare

Health Care Reform & You: More than one million Massachusetts residents rely on Medicare. The new health care reform law guarantees that existing, basic Medicare benefits will not change, for both traditional Medicare and private Medicare Advantage.

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Despite the negative buzz, health law is good for older Americans

Despite the negative buzz, health law is good for older Americans

If you take the politics out of the recently passed health care law, there’s a lot for older Americans to like.

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State adds 5-year freeze on nursing home construction

State adds 5-year freeze on nursing home construction

By Al Norman Don’t expect to see any new nursing homes built in Massachusetts in the near future. That’s the word from the Massachusetts Public Health Council, which voted in mid-March to extend the current moratorium on new nursing home construction from May 1, 2010 to May 1, 2015. This is good news. The Council’s [...]

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Obama should expand Medicare for all

Obama should expand Medicare for all

A group called “Health Care Now” has been urging President Barack Obama to look backwards for the solution to health care reform.

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Condition of nation’s healthcare is making her sick

Condition of nation’s healthcare is making her sick

But when it comes to making me feel the harsh reality of advancing age, nothing compares with those yearly increases in my health insurance premiums.

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