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SOURCE: www.hhs.gov Funding Included For Rural Hospitals, Workforce, Veterans And Telehealth HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today more than $32 million in FY 2010 funds to increase access to health care for Americans living in rural areas.  The funds reach [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov Washington, D.C. . . . The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the release of a new HealthCare.gov web tool available for download that makes searching for coverage options even easier than before. “HealthCare.gov [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.va.gov Shinseki Calls For Forbearance By Mortgage Companies Washington, D.C. . . . Veterans in the Gulf States impacted by the recent oil spill may qualify for delayed mortgage payments if their mortgages are already guaranteed by the Department [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.va.gov Houston . . . Navy Veterans Roy Whitehead was told he had six to 12 months to live when he saw doctors near his small hometown of Morgan City, LA.  But his oncologist at the New Orleans VA [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.dol.gov Fort Lauderdale, FL . . .  The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued citations to E.N. Range, Inc. in Miami, FL, alleging the company knowingly neglected to protect employees who clean gun ranges [...] Read More

SOURCE: opm.gov Reasonable Accommodation Sometimes it is necessary for Federal hiring officials to make a reasonable workplace accommodation for a person with a disability, if requested and appropriate (unless doing so will result in undue hardship to the agencies).  The [...] Read More

Source: www.ins.state.ny.us Health Insurance Coverage Will Begin October 1st Governor David A. Patterson today announced the New York State’s Pre-existing Condition Insurance Program is ready to take applications now.  The Program, called NY Bridge Plan, is available to people with [...] Read More

SOURCE: akaka.senate.gov Washington, D.C. . . . U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka, a member of the Armed Forces Committee and Chairman of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, applauded the formation today of the Senate Military Family Caucus, a bipartisan group that [...] Read More

SOURCE: WWW.INS.STATE.NY.US ALBANY, NY (08/19/2010)(readMedia)– Governor David A. Paterson today announced he has signed “Ian’s Law” into law, which will enhance protections for consumers in case a health insurer or health maintenance organization (HMO) discontinues a class of policies or [...] Read More