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February 17, 2012
GOP Senators Unveil Medicare PlanTwo Republican senators unveiled a Medicare rescue plan Thursday that features an accelerated transition to private health insurance for many seniors, a gradual increase in the eligibility age, and higher premiums for middle-class and upper-income retirees.
February 17, 2012
Disability Insurance Observer: Fix What You InsureWhat if LIFE offered an assistive technology development seed money contest?
February 17, 2012
Budget 2013: SSA Pleads for Disability HelpThe Social Security Disability Insurance program faces a soaring workload with a flat budget.
February 17, 2012
ICD-10: HHS Postpones Compliance DateAHIP says the diagnostic code shift may cost U.S. health insurers about $3 billion.
February 16, 2012
What We’re Reading: Contraception Calamity, Magic Retirement Number & Reader FavesA selection of our favorite stories from the past week, by the reporters and editors of LifeHealthPro.com.
February 16, 2012
Week in Pictures | February 17, 2012As injectable drugs continue to become more lucrative for counterfeiters, we can expect to see more fake drugs in the future, the payroll tax negotiations are almost wrapped up with a few concessions yet to be made and the Greek debt crisis continues. This and more in this week's Week...
February 16, 2012
Health Care in Massachusetts: ‘Abject Failure’ or Work in Progress? (NPR)Six years after Mitt Romney implemented his health care overhaul in Massachusetts, it seems to be going strong.