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AMERIGROUP Executive Speaks Before Congress on 'Medicaid's Critical Role for Americans with Disabilities'
To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Investors, Julie Loftus Trudell, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, +1-757-321-3597, or Media, Kent Jenkins, Jr., Senior Vice President, Media Relations, +1-202-218-4925, both of AMERIGROUP Corporation VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AMERIGROUP Corporation (NYSE: AGP) was invited to speak today before the U.S. House...
Tags: Benefits, disability, HEALTHCARE, Medicaid, SOFTWARE, U.S. Congress, Virginia
Research articles 2008-01-16
Veterans' Disability Commission Releases Report
After two and a half years, the Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission released its more than 500-page report containing 113 recommendations. Most of those suggestions had been made earlier-either in the Wounded Warrior Assistance Act, which most experts think will be passed later this year; by the Independent Review Group, established...
Tags: Benefits, commission, disability, E-health, HEALTHCARE, SALES, SOFTWARE, U.S. Department of Defense
Research articles 2007-12-01
National Council on Disability Monthly Bulletin for August 2007
To: HEALTH EDITORSContact: Mark S. Quigley of the National Council on Disability, mquigley@ncd.gov WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the National Council on Disability's monthly bulletin for August 2007: The Bulletin, which is free of charge and at NCD's award-winning Web site (http://www.ncd.gov), brings you the latest issues...
Tags: Benefits, disability, Disability, Federal Emergency Management Agency, HEALTHCARE, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2007-09-10
Children With Diabetes Win Assurance of Legally-Required Services at School
To: LEGAL AFFAIRS EDITORSContact: Hilary McLean, California Department of Education, +1- 916-319-0566, Jamie Moss, newsPRos for Reed Smith LLP, +1-201-493- 1027, Julia Epstein, Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund, +1- 510-644-2555, ext. 241, Zach Goldberg, American Diabetes Association, +1-703-549-1500, ext. 2622 OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- State Superintendent of...
Tags: agreement, American Diabetes Association, Benefits, California, disability, HEALTHCARE, Reed Smith, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2007-08-08
Commission calls for better care for vets, aid to families
WASHINGTON -- The recommendations had just come out from a presidential commission on how to improve military health care when the White House began warning against quick action. "In that report, there are a lot of things that the executive branch of government can do, the Veterans...
Tags: Benefits, Bush, commission, disability, HEALTHCARE, Pentagon, Reed, SALES, SOFTWARE, Walter
Research articles 2007-07-26
Commission calls for better care for vets, aid to families
WASHINGTON -- The recommendations had just come out from a presidential commission on how to improve military health care when the White House began warning against quick action. "In that report, there are a lot of things that the executive branch of government can do, the Veterans...
Tags: Benefits, Bush, commission, disability, HEALTHCARE, Pentagon, SALES, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2007-07-26
Commission calls for better care for vets
WASHINGTON -- The recommendations had just come out from a presidential commission on how to improve military health care when the White House began warning against quick action. "In that report, there are a lot of things that the executive branch of government can do, the Veterans...
Tags: Benefits, Bush, commission, disability, HEALTHCARE, Pentagon, SALES, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2007-07-26
Commission calls for better care of veterans
WASHINGTON -- The recommendations had just come out from a presidential commission on how to improve military health care when the White House began warning against quick action. "In that report, there are a lot of things that the executive branch of government can do, the Veterans...
Tags: Benefits, Bush, commission, disability, HEALTHCARE, Pentagon, Reed, SALES, SOFTWARE, Walter
Research articles 2007-07-26
Broad changes in vet care urged
WASHINGTON -- The recommendations had just come out from a presidential commission on how to improve military health care when the White House began warning against quick action. "In that report, there are a lot of things that the executive branch of government can do, the Veterans Administration,...
Tags: Benefits, Bush, commission, disability, HEALTHCARE, Pentagon, Reed, SALES, SOFTWARE, Walter
Research articles 2007-07-26
Today's Companies Of Interest - EPGL, BQTG, PSVI, AKYI, INTK.
M2 PRESSWIRE-29 June 2007-Financialbusinessnews.us: Today's Companies Of Interest - EPGL, BQTG, PSVI, AKYI, INTKC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:29062007 Boston, MA - FinancialBusinessNews' "Companies Of Interest" This Morning Are: EP GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS (OTCBB: EPGL); BIOQUEST TECHNOLOGIES (PINKSHEETS: BQTG);...
Tags: athlete, bacteria, Benefits, Company, disability, entertainment, HARDWARE, HEALTHCARE, Nanotechnology, NFL, Preservation, Semiconductors, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2007-06-29
National Council on Disability Monthly Bulletin for February, 2007
To: LEGAL AFFAIRS EDITORSContact: Mark S. Quigley of National Council on Disability, +1- 202-272-2004, +1-202-272-2074 TTY WASHINGTON, March 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the National Council on Disability's monthly bulletin for February, 2007:The Bulletin, which is free of charge and at NCD's award-winning Web site (www.ncd.gov), brings you the latest...
Tags: Benefits, disability, Federal Emergency Management Agency, HEALTHCARE, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2007-03-07
EP Global Communications, Inc. to Participate in Market News First (mn1.com) On-Line Interview
EP Global Communications, Inc. (OTCBB: EPGL) today announced that CEO and President Joseph M. Valenzano would grant an interview to Market News First (mn1.com), a web-based news agency. The interview will air on mn1.com on Tuesday, February 20 at 1:30 PM EST. Mr. Valenzano will discuss the history and...
Tags: Benefits, Company, disability, HEALTHCARE, SOFTWARE, Transportation, U.S. Army
Research articles 2007-02-16
Second family to those in need
Byline: By Mitya Underwood "We've used all of my savings to get the place started. I've worked and saved since I was 15 so I've got nothing left now," Susan laughs. "It's taken me a long time to start up Ford House and now I have I can't believe...
Tags: Benefits, disability, Ford Motor Co., HEALTHCARE, SALES, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2006-09-02
Newsmakers.(AUDIOLOGY IN DEPTH)(Interview)
Name: Rep. Jim Ryun Profession: Public Service Position: U.S. Representative from the Second Congressional District since 1995 When I was in high school my hearing loss was finally diagnosed, but...
Tags: Benefits, disability, HEALTHCARE, SOFTWARE, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2006-03-21
Kawiecki Named Courage Center Medical Director
MINNEAPOLIS -- Courage Center announced today that Jacalyn Anne Kawiecki, M.D., has accepted the position of medical director for Courage Center effective immediately. Dr. Kawiecki will report to Nancy Larkin, chief operating officer, Courage Center. She will provide physician services to Courage Residence and outpatients at Courage's rehabilitation locations in...
Tags: director, disability, HEALTHCARE, physician, University of Minnesota
Research articles 2006-01-18
Budget Reconciliation is the Darkest Day, Says National DisabilityAdvocates
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Sue Swenson, executive director of The Arc of the United States and Stephen Bennett, president and CEO of United Cerebral Palsy, two of the nation's leading non-profit organizations advocating for people with disabilities, issued the following statement in response to the Congress' passage of...
Tags: Benefits, disability, HEALTHCARE, SOFTWARE, U.S. Congress, United
Research articles 2005-12-21
Common But Not Commonly Known
COPD or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: it's the fourth-leading cause of death in the United States, the second-leading cause of disability, and is responsible for hundreds of thousands of hospital visits each year. Yet many don't know what COPD is. Dr. Chris Cooper of UCLA explains. Radio News Feature...
Tags: disability, HEALTHCARE, University of California at Los Angeles
Research articles 2005-11-14
California Disability Alliance Hails Defeat of Doctor-Assisted Suicide; LA Times Called Support, 'so weak in the Assembly'
SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Californians with disabilities and many others opposing AB 654, the bill to sanction doctor-assisted suicide in California, hailed its defeat on Thursday. The action by the bill's authors all but ends the imminent threat of doctor-assisted suicide in California. Although the bill is...
Tags: alliance, Benefits, California, disability, HEALTHCARE, SOFTWARE, suicide
Research articles 2005-06-02
American Heart Association Applauds Introduction of Key Legislation to Improve Stroke Care
WASHINGTON, May 19 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Yesterday the U.S. Senate introduced a bill to help ensure that stroke -- the nation's No. 3 killer and a leading cause of disability -- is more widely recognized by the public and treated more effectively by healthcare providers. The Stroke Treatment and Ongoing...
Tags: Benefits, disability, HEALTHCARE, patient, Sen., SOFTWARE, U.S. Senate
Research articles 2005-05-19
Funding for new freedom initiatives.(Brief Article)
The administration's budget to promote home and community-based care HCBC for persons with disabilities includes the following amounts: Money Follows the Person. HHS proposed $1.75 billion over five years for a demonstration to pay for HCBC waiver services for individuals who move from...
Tags: disability, HEALTHCARE, Medicaid, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Research articles 2005-02-01
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