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Study Links Social Security Improvements To Longer Life Span

According to a new study published in the Journal of Public Health Policy, Americans over the age of 65 experienced steep declines in the rate of mortality in the periods that followed the founding of and subsequent improvements to Social Security. The authors urge that as Congress and the President discuss changes to Social Security […]

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U.S. Budget Cuts Could Increase Shortage Of Primary Care Physicians

The American College of Physicians (ACP) today told leaders of the House of Representatives that ACP understands the serious financial constraints on the federal budget at this time and supports bipartisan efforts to reduce funding for discretionary programs that do not achieve sufficient value, but firmly believes that Congress must continue on a path towards […]

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Calls For Political Review Of Law That Permits Use Of Brain Devices With Rare Neuropsychiatric Disorders

Warning that patients could be at risk, an interdisciplinary group of multinational investigators is calling on the U.S. Congress and federal regulators to tighten a law that permits use of brain devices to treat rare neuropsychiatric disorders without supporting clinical trials or stringent patient oversight. The commentary’s contributing authors, from the U.S. and Europe, have […]

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AMA Tells Congress That Our Irrational Medical Liability System Fails Patients And Physicians

Ardis Dee Hoven, MD, chair of the American Medical Association (AMA), today told the U.S. House Judiciary Committee that the nation’s medical liability system is increasingly irrational and needs reform. Dr. Hoven shared results from recent AMA studies that show the system has become costly and unfair for patients and physicians, and offered a proven […]

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Jury Finds Therapists Planted False Childhood Abuse Memories And Awards $1,000,000 In Damages

It took 15 years to verdict, but a Madison, Wisconsin jury has awarded a couple whose daughter accused them of abusing her as a child $1 million from the therapists that caused false memories. The suit was brought by Charles Johnson, a physician and former University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty member who also served as a […]

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Average Americans Can Solve The Budget Deficit Crisis, Including Healthcare And Social Security

A new University of Maryland study finds that when average Americans are presented the federal budget in some detail, most are able to reduce the budget deficit dramatically and resolve the Social Security shortfall. What adjustments would you make? Take this free online budget simulation exercise using the link at the end of this report. […]

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