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September 23, 2010
Vice President Joe Biden, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on September 23 that the nation’s pharmaceutical manufacturers will provide 50 percent discounts on the cost of covered brand-name prescription drugs for
September 23, 2010
September 23, 2010 represents a new day for American consumers in our health care system. This is the day that a series of new rights, benefits, and protections under the Affordable Care Act Affordable Care Act begin to bring to an end some of the worst abuses of the insurance industry. Combined
September 22, 2010
Attorney General Tom Corbett today warned Pennsylvania consumers to watch carefully for scams when searching for jobs on the Internet, including questionable online ads for part-time "modeling jobs." "Con artists are using online message forums, email ads or bogus websites to circulate job offers
September 22, 2010
Governor Edward G. Rendell today highlighted the early success of the federal Affordable Care Act – better known as health care reform - as tens of thousands of Medicare enrollees in Pennsylvania are receiving federal rebate checks for $250. The rebates help people who have reached the so-called
September 22, 2010
Lower upfront premium makes FHA Home Equity Conversion Mortgage more affordable The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) today announced a new modified version of its Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) product. The HECM loan is a reverse mortgage insured by the federal government. It allows
September 21, 2010
John G. Levi, Chairman of the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Board of Directors, has announced the members of a Special Task Force on Fiscal Oversight charged by the Board with reviewing LSC's fiscal oversight responsibilities and how LSC conducts fiscal oversight of its grantees. "This group will
September 17, 2010
The Census Bureau released its official 2009 statistics on poverty on September 16, and the numbers are grim and daunting. Nearly 57 million Americans now qualify for civil legal assistance from the Legal Services Corporation, an increase of 3 million from 2008, and the highest number of people
September 17, 2010
The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has released the August 2010 edition of the Senior Health News , a free bi-monthly newsletter published by the Project.

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