Returning vets facing challenges Nov 11, 2008
Although the commission doesn t provide any in-house counseling services, it does help with filing military benefits and disability and health care claims. There are also a couple area health facilities, like the Ben Gordon Center, that offer transitional services, said Holderman, 60. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Residents: Barriers rise with disabilities Oct 24, 2008
Hosted by The Arc of Benton County, the meeting was organized by the Oregon Office on Disability and Health. In a follow-up meeting Nov. 5, local health care providers and community leaders will discuss the barriers to access identified in Thursday s town hall and talk about ways to address them. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
South Africa: Country's Social Welfare System Revisited Oct 21, 2008
The second pillar would ensure access to existing benefits such as disability and health insurance. The third calls for a bigger government role in regulating the private market to ensure consumer protection. (allAfrica.com)
Old adages ring true for local cancer survivor Jul 4, 2008
With husband Kurt having a construction company, she said the burden financially has been handled since she naturally had very good disability and health insurance, while both companies have gotten great help from their staffs. I couldn t have handled this so well if I hadn t gotten so much help from my staff, she remarked. (L Observateur, LA)
Court clarifies standards for denial of disability benefits Jun 20, 2008
Washington - Judges must approach medical disability and health insurance disputes with a skeptical eye when they involve insurance companies that both evaluate and pay employee claims ... The ruling is important because it offers guidance to federal judges presiding over lawsuits challenging medical disability and health insurance determinations in group policies. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
VA psychologist to staff: don't diagnose PTSD May 17, 2008
Whats at stake is veterans ability to get disability and health care benefits from the VA. A diagnosis of adjustment disorder doesnt deliver the same level of benefits as would a diagnosis of PTSD, Paul Sullivan, the executive director of Veterans for Common Sense, told. VA staff across the country are working their hearts out to get our veterans the care they need and deserve, U.S. Sen. (Chicago Tribune)
Patients' Expectation Of Getting Better Is Crucial In Recovery From Whiplash May 15, 2008
(May 27, 2007) Whiplash, the most common traffic injury, leads to neck pain, headache and other symptoms, resulting in a significant burden of disability and health care utilization. Although there are few. (Science Daily)
Attorney challenges Bruning on bias fights May 3, 2008
The law defines them to include welfare, disability and health services. It doesn't mention legal services, but Bruning believes they are included in wording that denies "any other similar benefit for which payments or assistance are provided to an individual, household or family eligibility unit.". (Sioux City Journal, IO)
The Medical Consumer: Hospital safety improves at painfully slow pace Apr 16, 2008
The economic impact is estimated to be between $17- and $29 billion dollars as a result of lost income as well as disability and health care costs. In New York, this translates to between $1. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
As economy slows, debate over Iraq war's financial toll heats up Apr 10, 2008
Disability and health care payments for veterans alone could amount to $600 billion. "This (war) is an unfunded entitlement (program) we have created in the past five years," Stiglitz this week told a forum at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit. (USA Today -- Money)
Lottery takes a new spin on things Mar 5, 2008
Shouldn't we all have the same right to be insured regardless of age, race, disability and health concerns. A large part of the problem lies with independent insurance companies, who are all but cleaning out the pockets of Americans. (Daily Vidette)
Battling the stigma of free lunches Mar 5, 2008
I m a contractor and I buy my own disability and health insurance. I make priorities as to what s important to spend my money on and taking care of other people s irresponsible actions isn t one of them. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Documents shine light on hidden hazards Feb 16, 2008
Hundreds of veterans were able to receive disability and health benefits denied them after the Salt Lake City Deseret Morning News published documents showing Army scientists exposed hundreds of soldiers to germ and chemical warfare tests. The Pentagon had denied using nerve agents and deadly germs in experiments on soldiers and refused disability payments but reversed their policy after these FOIA disclosures. (The Clarion-Ledger)
All about special education Jan 24, 2008
The disabilities defined by law include Autism, developmental delay, intellectual sensory (vision, hearing, deaf/blind), neurological, emotional, communication, physical, specific learning disability and health, said Pocaro. Students may be referred for an evaluation by a parent or any person in a care giving or professional position concerned with the student s development. (Tewksbury Advocate, MA)
Current situation is frightening Dec 5, 2007
The official spending costs do not include the soaring costs of recruitment and the lifetime disability and health care benefits that will be required by the thousands of wounded veterans (as many as 20 percent have suffered devastating brain and spinal injuries). This financial cost doesn't even begin to assess the personal cost to the families of these brave military personnel. (Florida Times-Union)
Rep. Augustus Hawkins Nov 14, 2007
Among the measures with which he was most closely identified were the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act, which was designed to create jobs; the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act of 1977, which created jobs for young people involving conservation and community-improvement activities; and the Pregnancy Disability Act of 1978, which barred employers from discriminating on the basis of pregnancy and required them to cover pregnant workers in their disability and health... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Ex-lawmaker Augustus Hawkins dies Nov 13, 2007
Among the measures he was closely identified with were the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act, which was designed to create jobs; the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act of 1977, which created jobs for young people involving conservation and community improvement activities; and the Pregnancy Disability Act of 1978, which barred employers from discriminating on the basis of pregnancy and required them to cover pregnant workers in disability and health insurance plans. Augustus... (Los Angeles Times)
Figures show countrys health problems Aug 25, 2007
Being out of work also results in people being more likely to be depressed and have mental health problems, which in turn affects disability and health. And Dr Richard Lewis, Welsh secretary of the British Medical Association, said, These figures are no surprise to doctors who see the tremendous burden of ill health which exists within pockets across Wales. (ic Wales)
Feingold visits Forest County Aug 16, 2007
Several in attendance also raised their concerns about the leisurely pace government organizations seem to have when it comes to social security, disability and health care problems. In response, Feingold told his audience that they should contact their Senators when they come across these types of problems. (Forest Republican, WI)
Iraq bleeds US, enriches contractors Aug 4, 2007
Not only has this recent quarter been profitable, they have now locked in spending that will keep those profits going," she said. The increase in profits by defense contractors can be correlated to only a portion of the current and predicted spending associated with the war in Iraq. The Congressional Budget Office's report estimated that medical costs will exceed $9 billion if the US stations 30,000 troops in Iraq, but could exceed $13 billion if 75,000 troops remain in Iraq over the next... (Asia Times Online)
Qld budget fails disabled, says Seeney Jun 13, 2007
The Queensland government is failing to deliver promised disability and health infrastructure, Opposition Leader Jeff Seeney says. A week on from the state budget, Mr Seeney released details of the coalition's analysis which showed a set of figures "awash with blowouts and re-announcements". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Bipartisan Partnership Applauds Senator Clinton for Addressing Chronic Disease May 25, 2007
WASHINGTON, May 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease applauds Senator Clinton for recognizing the need to address the single biggest cause of death, disability, and health spending in the U.S. -- chronic disease. The plan that Senator Clinton published this morning focuses on the need for greater prevention and identifies mismanaged chronic disease as a significant cost driver in the current health care system. (PR Newswire)
Kids died after case book was closed May 25, 2007
The watchdog made 22 recommendations in its report, including calling for greater co-ordination between disability and health services and child protection services. The watchdog also demanded that the DHS establish clear standards to justify why the cases of families which had been the subject of multiple notifications should be closed. (NEWS.com.au)
Aggressive treatment for whiplash does not promote faster recovery May 25, 2007
Whiplash, the most common traffic injury, leads to neck pain, headache and other symptoms, resulting in a significant burden of disability and health care utilization. Although there are few effective treatments for whiplash, a growing body of evidence suggests that the type and intensity of treatment received shortly after the injury have a long-lasting influence on the prognosis. (EurekAlert!)
Fitness a struggle for disabled people Apr 18, 2007
"People with disabilities can be healthy, and people without disabilities can be unhealthy," says John Crews, a lead scientist for the CDC's Disability and Health Team. But the perception persists, even in public health, that the opposite is true. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
England Calls for Fix to Disability Process Apr 13, 2007
WASHINGTON, April 12, 2007 Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England today called for a new policy that moves wounded troops from Iraq and Afghanistan to the front of the line in the disability rating process while system-wide fixes to the disability and health care systems are put in place. England recommended an immediate measure to speed combat-wounded troops through the DoD disability system and smooth their transition to the Department of Veterans Affairs system. (DOD DefenseLINK)
