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Medicare To No Longer Cover Penis Pumps, Saving $444 Million
Men who can’t afford the little blue pill often turned to penis pumps which were covered by the federal government.Photo courtesy of Shutterstock
Medicare may soon be prohibited from spending money on vacuum pumps that treat erectile dysfunction in the coming years — an effort that could save up to $444 million but might upset those who can’t afford drugs like Viagra to treat their condition. The plan of cutting coverage of the pumps was proposed to help offset… Read the rest of this entry »
Obamacare approval hits new low – 37 percent – in survey
Thirty-seven percent of Americans say they approve of the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, while 56 percent disapprove, according to a new Gallup poll. The 37 percent approval rating is 1 percentage point below the previous low from Gallup in January. Approval of the law is largely split along party lines; 74 percent of… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: November 18th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Health Care, ObamaCare | Tags: Affordable Care Act, Gallop poll, ObamaCare | Comments Off on Obamacare approval hits new low – 37 percent – in survey
Online Help for New Jersey’s Uninsured, Just in Time for Open Enrollment
Uninsured New Jerseyans will have a new tool to help them buy health insurance this fall, just in time for the next Affordable Care Act open enrollment period, a website geared to connecting them with people and resources that can make it easier to sign up for coverage. The New Jersey for Health Care coalition, which… Read the rest of this entry »Interactive Map: Where Are NJ’s Safest Hospitals — and Which Were Rated ‘Poor?’
Zoom in and move the map to see facilities in areas where a number are close together or search by municipality. More than half of New Jersey’s hospitals aced the safety report card issued twice a year by a healthcare watchdog organization, but that doesn’t mean patients are completely safe from preventable errors. Earlier this week,… Read the rest of this entry »Obamacare website won’t reveal insurance costs for 2015 until after election
Those planning to purchase health insurance on the Obamacare exchange will soon find out how much rates have increased – after the Nov. 4 election. Enrollment on the Healthcare.gov website begins Nov. 15, or 11 days after the midterm vote, and critics who worry about rising premium hikes in 2015 say that’s no coincidence. Last year’s… Read the rest of this entry »The Facts About Ebola: How The Disease Can (And Can’t) Be Spread
In the wake of recent developments involving the ongoing outbreak of Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever, officials from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are reaching out to make certain that people have the facts about the dangerous viral disease. On September 30, CDC tests confirmed… Read the rest of this entry »Healthy Aging Fair Today–May 14
SCAN is presenting a Healthy Aging Fair, at the Monmouth Mall,
Rte. 35 & 36, Eatontown, Today, from 11am to 3pm.
Everything you need to know about Healthy Aging, including Health Screenings: Cholesterol – Body Composition Analysis – Balance Screening – BMI – Derma View Facial Scans – Fall Prevention
Give-a-ways: Raffles, Gift Baskets, BlueClaws Baseball Tickets, Mall Coupons for Food and Shopping
Open to the Public, Please Join Us.
Sponsors include: New Jersey Natural Gas,
Horizon Blue Cross & Blue Shield, Assisted Transitions, Comfort Keepers of Central Jersey, Central Jersey Radiologists, Laurel Bay Health Rehabilitation, Monmouth Medical Center.
SCAN is located at the basement level of Monmouth Mall,
180 Highway 35 S., Eatontown, NJ 07724. Phone 732-542-1326,www.scannj.com
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Posted: May 14th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: BizEturtle, Health Care | Tags: Eatontown, giveaways, health, Monmouth Mall, scan, screenings | Comments Off on Healthy Aging Fair Today–May 14
New Jerseyans Find It Hard to Find Doctors Who Accept Their Insurance
New Jerseyans Find It Hard to Find Doctors Who Accept Their Insurance (via NJSpotlight)
New Jersey residents are more than four times as likely as the national average to have difficulty finding a doctor who accepts their health insurance, according to a new Rutgers University report. Of state residents between the ages of 18 and 64, 14…
What would you ask Kathleen Sebelius if you had the chance?
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius is scheduled to hold a press conference to kick off Enrollment Week ahead of the March 31 Affordable Healthcare Act sign up deadline Monday morning at Montclair State University.
MMM has been invited and Art Gallagher will attend.
What would you like Art to ask the Secretary if he’s lucking enough to be called on? Leave your questions in the comments, please.
MMM will be live-streaming the press conference at 10:30am Monday morning.
Posted: March 23rd, 2014 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Health Care, ObamaCare | Tags: Affordable Care Act, Art Gallagher, Kathleen Sebelius, Montclair State University, ObamaCare | 9 Comments »