Posted on 10 January 2012. Tags: Medicare, mislead, Part D, prescription
By Dennis Byron Fellow senior citizens, you might have seen news releases recently from the Obama administration’s Health and Human Services (HHS) department and its political allies with claims such as: •“As we move forward, we will close the doughnut hole completely, and save even more money for everyone with Medicare,” said HHS Secretary Kathleen [...]
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Posted in Viewpoint
Posted on 15 November 2010. Tags: demonstrations, France, French, government, pension, retirement, riots, Sondra Shapiro, strikes
Chalk it up to sour grapes — pun intended — but I am finding it difficult to empathize with the disgruntled French who now have to wait until age 62 to retire.
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Posted in Just My Opinion, Viewpoint
Posted on 23 July 2010. Tags: aging, American, Dr. Robert Butler, legacy, Sondra Shapiro, trailblazer
Dr. Butler stood out as a true trailblazer. His message that aging is a productive and positive stage of life resonates with an American population that is enjoying the longest lifespan in its history.
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Posted on 03 May 2010.
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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Posted in Push Back, Viewpoint
Posted on 21 April 2010. Tags: Al Norman, Health care, Medicare, Obama, retirement
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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Posted in Opinion, Push Back, Viewpoint
Posted on 09 April 2010.
Our state budget is the financial expression of what our Constitution refers to as a “social compact” to ensure all individuals with “the power of enjoying, in safety and tranquility, their natural rights and the blessings of life.”
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Posted in Push Back, Viewpoint