The Wall Street Journal reports: "A plan to end a program that would cut government payments to doctors is emerging as the flash point in the debate over whether President Barack Obama's effort to overhaul the health system would increase

President Lyndon Johnson signed the Medicare law on July 30, 1965, and 11 months later seniors were receiving coverage. But if President Barack Obama gets to sign a health care overhaul this fall, the uninsured won't be covered until 2013

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July 20, 2009 - When talking about his vision for the U.S. health care system, President Barack Obama points to places like the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota and Intermountain Healthcare in Utah, which are known for providing high-quality, low-cost care.[Original

There are 1.8 million disabled Americans who wait two-years to enroll in Medicare. Many say that waiting period can be devastating.[Original News Article]Related NewsBills Introduced to End Two-Year Wait for Disabled to Get Help from MedicareFor disabled, two-year wait for

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Call ABC5 at 515-457-9645 between the hours of 4:00 and 7:00 Pm on Thursday, July 30th 2009. The Centers for Medicare & medicaid services will man the phone lines with professionals who are trained to answer ALL of your Medicare

President Obama and seven members of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Democrats agreed in principle Tuesday to create an independent Medicare Advisory Council to help defray health costs and achieve better equity in the legislation.[Original News Article]Related NewsDrug makers agree

We've seen revamped editions of old school video game controllers, but there's something special about the old school controllers all by themselves (especially because a lot of people own them already). Now there's a way to utilize all those old

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As the Internet becomes more 'social' the way in which we interact with one another, as well as with brands, companies and respected personalities is changing. Now a new service is providing an open forum for people to pose questions

After a good deal of development and preparation, Yahoo are nearing the release of their new look front page. The hugely interactive portal is being mooted as a competitor to the already popular iGoogle interface. With the combination of Yahoo's

80% of people with access to the Internet in the UK visited a social media site during the month of May. That's the equivalent of almost 30 million people, all visiting a site at least once.Clearly this is one of

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Ensuring your website maintains decent visibility online can seem like an uphill struggle. There are so many things that you can do to generate a little extra buzz around your brand, but for long-term growth, SEO is still king.The multi-faceted

Imagine how big your site would be if you managed to achieve $48 million of free third-party advertising in a single month. Probably something a little like Twitter.Television, radio, magazines and newspapers, it seems wherever you turn there's a Twitter