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Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Poll shows opposition to health care overhaul declining

Opposition to the landmark health care overhaul declined over the past month, to 35 percent from 41 percent, according to the latest...
Washington Post ( 7/28/2010 8:17:00 PM -08:00 )

Medicare at 45: Health Reform Means New Benefits for Seniors
July 30 is the 45th anniversary of Medicare, a milestone for a true American success story that has helped reduce senior poverty by two-thirds....
Huffington Post (blog) ( 7/28/2010 10:35:46 AM -08:00 )

Poll: Older Americans Perplexed by Health Care Law
The national survey of 636 men and women ages 65 and over, conducted by Harris Interactive for the council, were unaware that the new law...
New York Times (blog) ( 7/28/2010 5:03:54 AM -08:00 )

Advocates warn of scams involving Medicare rebates
Advocates for senior citizens are reminding people on Medicare that they don't have to do anything to receive a $250 rebate check if they hit the gap in...
BusinessWeek ( 7/27/2010 8:27:33 PM -08:00 )

Health-care overhaul: Long-term-care benefits are a long way off
Among the most important questions involving the health-care overhaul are how seniors will be affected. Here are two of the biggest...
Washington Post ( 7/26/2010 7:14:07 PM -08:00 )

Seniors Still In The Dark On New Health Law
That fact that people don't know a lot about what's in the new health law isn't exactly news. But a new poll that shows just how little...
NPR (blog) ( 7/26/2010 12:35:33 PM -08:00 )

US Health Care Reform Gains More Support
US Health Care Reform Gains More SupportA new poll shows that 50 percent of the American public favor the health care reform law, up from 48 percent in June. The Kaiser Family Foundation poll also...
Empowered News ( 7/29/2010 2:14:50 AM -08:00 )

US Rep Chellie Pingree: Legislation hopefully will make it easier to collect
As a member of Congress, it's both my honor and responsibility to influence policies so they can better...
Foster's Daily Democrat ( 7/28/2010 11:23:32 PM -08:00 )

Support For Health Law Remains Steady While Opposition Drops
The percentage of people who view the new health bill unfavorably dropped 6 points to 35 percent in the past month, but that has not...
Kaiser Health News ( 7/28/2010 8:11:40 PM -08:00 )

Kaiser Health Tracking Poll -- July 2010
The July Health Tracking Poll indicates overall public support for the health reform law is steady from June, while unfavorable views of the law have...
Kaiser Family Foundation ( 7/28/2010 8:04:55 PM -08:00 )

Seniors and Health Reform
It is widely believed that seniors are antsy about the new health reform law. And there is heightened interest in how seniors feel about the law in the...
Kaiser Family Foundation ( 7/28/2010 8:04:55 PM -08:00 )

6 essentials of health care reform
The National Council on Aging says that most older Americans don't understand health reform or how it will affect them....
Bankrate.com ( 7/28/2010 11:53:00 AM -08:00 )

Seniors Don't Understand Key Aspects of Affordable Care Act
A Harris Interactive survey of adults aged 65 and older conducted for the National Council on Aging (NCOA), a senior advocacy group, finds that most seniors...
ADVANCE ( 7/28/2010 6:24:19 AM -08:00 )

Health Care Supporters Say “Hands Off Our Medicare!”
By Healthcare Now on 07/28/2010 – 7:20 am PDTLeave a Comment (Philadelphia, PA) — Medicare turns 45 years old on Friday, July 30th. Healthcare NOW!...
FavStocks (blog) ( 7/28/2010 6:21:25 AM -08:00 )

Happy 45th Birthday, Medicare
By Healthcare Now on 07/28/2010 – 6:48 am PDTLeave a Comment Join in actions across the country this Friday, July 30th in celebrating 45 Years of Medicare...
FavStocks (blog) ( 7/28/2010 5:51:34 AM -08:00 )

Poll: Seniors know little about reform law
WASHINGTON, July 28 (UPI) -- Only 22 percent of US seniors age 65 and older say the Affordable Health Care Act would not cut their basic Medicare benefits,...
UPI.com ( 7/28/2010 4:24:00 AM -08:00 )

Seniors confused about new healthcare reform law, survey shows
Most seniors are misinformed or simply unaware about new healthcare reforms under the recently passed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,...
McKnight's Long Term Care News ( 7/28/2010 1:30:48 AM -08:00 )

NCOA launches online tools to help educate seniors
The National Council on Aging (NCOA) has launched a series of online quizzes and tools aimed at educating seniors about how the Affordable Care Act affects...
Biomed Middle East ( 7/27/2010 10:41:21 PM -08:00 )

Company Cold Calls Local Seniors Asking for Medicare Information
A Houston based company is cold calling senior citizens in the Bryan-College Station area offering home health care. "He started asking me for information,...
KBTX ( 7/27/2010 4:03:44 PM -08:00 )

Think tank disputes premise that seniors who reject healthcare reform don't get it
The old saw that "you're entitled to your own opinions, but not your own facts" just doesn't seem to apply when it...
The Hill (blog) ( 7/27/2010 12:38:45 PM -08:00 )