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York especially primary care physicians Schumer cited that over the past several years Upstate New York hospitals have been experiencing a steady decline in the number of primary care physicians at the same...same time as demand for health care has grown According to a study by the Kaiser Family Foundation New York State is only meeting 40 of its primary care needs one of the lowest rates in the country and 65...tremendous doctors providing topnotch care all across Upstate New York but we no...

lost 16 billion and twice defaulted on payments owed to the federal government to prefund retiree health care benefits totaling 11 billion The agency has also exhausted a 15 billion line of credit from the...volume of firstclass mail the kind of mail most consumers use and its biggest revenue driver as more Americans move to electronic billing and emailing While none of the logistical details have been finalized...

other physical ailments as well as helping people with mental illnesses and emotional trauma Mental health service dogs may help treat people with PTSD because they help them to cope with the everyday challenges...including anxiety attacks migraines and nightmares There has been evidence to suggest that mental health service dogs can be trained to help avert panic attacks and remind veterans to take medication However...Centers and 182 147 around the country The VA claims that they will not...

Lyme disease improve education and require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to produce a report to educate doctors and other health professionals on the latest research and treatment options for...organization to advance research and education into tickborne illnesses Schumer joined by Orange County Health Commissioner Eli Avila and Hudson Valley Lyme Disease Association Chairwoman Jill Auerbach urged...CDC to swiftly fund research for further study these new tickborne illnesses and...

protect seniors by not repealing a new fix to Medicare s donut hole and warned they would block any health care repeal effort that does so The provision which took effect Saturday is scheduled to save 3 4 million...costs The incoming House Republican majority has promised to enact a clean repeal of the federal health care law in the opening days of the new Congress In a letter to Boehner Senate Democratic leaders warned...the law s repeal would have on a number of popular consumer protections...

Transonic is developing two products for children who suffer from hydrocephalus or who are in intensive care units for heart problems These products were initiated under NIH SBIR grants and will be able to enter...knowing that the people we train have received the best training possible to help them serve the American people Senator Schumer s legislation would allow us to expand the impact of our work in exciting...awards Their contributions have enhanced the nation s defense protected our...

boost in federal Medicaid reimbursements called FMAP which was originally passed as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Schumer will say the proposal will send the State more than 3 billion...stagnant or decline the number of Medicaid beneficiaries increases because of job losses and the health care coverage that comes with employment Print Email Share Tweet Previous Next...

the loop on the caregiving and socialization processes that are key to improved mental and physical health The setting itself will be therapeutic nestled into a wooded hillside with sweeping views of the...Community Veterans Center will be able to provide veterans with an outstanding facility to give them the care they need Schumer said Veterans represent the best of Long Island and the country and they are owed...facility will be outstanding Huntington has several very active veterans groups...

family help families avoid unfair tax penalties help families send kids to college and help families care for their aging parents The Act would provide approximately 80 billion of tax relief over four years...should be able to afford a house raise a family help their kids get ahead with a college education and care for their elderly parents without having to take on a second job or extra shifts The Middle Class...young children via a doubling of the child tax credit in the first year and...

medicine that is hurting people said Schumer Schumer surveyed area health insurance companies Medicaid and several other smaller health programs and found that of the nearly 1 2 million Medicare beneficiaries...per year in copayments and premiums related specifically to prescription drugs according to the American Association of Retired People Supplemental insurance policies that have a prescription drug benefit...per prescription At the same time an average of 18 prescriptions are filled per...