Posts Tagged ‘ health care ’

“Just Say No” Failed :: Time to End “War on Drugs”

“Just Say No” Failed :: Time to End “War on Drugs”

New research finds that a national campaignâ’s anti-drug TV ads failed to convince young children and teenagers to stay away from marijuana and actually might have encouraged some to try smoking pot. In their 1999 to 2004 incarnation, the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaignâ’s TV ads â’either had no effects on kids or possibly had a boomerang effect,â’ said Robert Hornik, lead author of a new study and professor of communication at the University of Pennsylvania. The U.S. Congress created the anti-drug campaign in the late 1990s and gave almost $1 billion to it through 2004, according to the...

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Box Store Cheats People, Should We Be Surprised?

Walgreens has paid the United States and Minnesota and three other states nearly $10 million to resolve allegations of falsely billing Medicaid and over charging customers. Illinois-based Walgreens charged Minnesota, Florida, Michigan and Massachusetts as if some Medicaid customers were uninsured.  Walgreen, was entitled to a copay, but instead charged the difference between what the insurance companies paid for the drugs and what the Medicaid programs would have paid if the members were uninsured.  After which Walgreens billed Medicaid, as and received a higher reimbursement. Walgreens spokesman Michael Polzin faulted the problem on “inadvertent billing errors” and “unique requirement...

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Survey Report : Do You Understand Your Employment Benefits?

Survey Report : Do You Understand Your Employment Benefits?

Nine out of 10 employers think that it is important for their employees to understand and appreciate their benefits, but most employees don’t, according to a survey conducted by Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company. More than 90 percent of employers who responded said it was important to their business that employees understand and appreciate the value of their benefits. Only 21 percent of employers think their employees have a good understanding of their benefits. Nearly 5 percent think their employees know nothing at all about their benefits. Maybe it is the boring way it is presented: 90 percent...

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MSMW :: Down Low Black Men Highest Risk HIV

MSMW :: Down Low Black Men Highest Risk HIV

The National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report from the HIV Incidence Surveillance System that identified several U.S. subpopulations as being at increased risk for contracting HIV. The report confirmed that black men who have sex with men, including those who also have sex with women, were among those at highest risk. Indiana University sexual health expert Brian Dodge has conducted research involving bisexually active men and he co-edited a special section of the journal “Archives of Sexual Behavior,” available now, that addresses this important issue. â’The media and general public are obsessed with disclosure, but...

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$85 Billion Put to Better Use

$85 Billion Put to Better Use

Now that the Bush Administration haned over $85 Billion dollars to AIG, instead of allowing it to bankrupt, which is being paid by our taxes.  What else could the United States spent our taxes . . . Universal Health Care The cost of universal health care would be at least $34-$69 billion, plus whatever costs are associated with covering out-of-pocket expenses and uncompensated care for the non US Citizens. The potential savings on paperwork would be more than $350 billion per year. Free Education The cost of paying for all students in a State Institution would be at around...

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