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SOURCE: www.hhs.gov HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced $3.9 million in funding to continue support for Family-to-Family Health Information Centers, non-profit organizations run by families and for families with children with special health care needs.  Funding for the centers was [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.dol.gov WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of a new online toolkit to guide employers through the process for hiring veterans. The free toolkit is designed to assist and educate employers who have made [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.va.gov Home Loan Program Going Strong Despite Tight Market WASHINGTON – With mortgage rates at historic lows, Veterans and military personnel continue to use the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) home loan program in record numbers to purchase a [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.va.gov A Encourages Affected Vietnam Veterans to File Claims WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has begun distributing disability benefits to Vietnam Veterans who qualify for compensation under recently liberalized rules for Agent Orange exposure. “The joint [...] Read More

By John W. DeHaan If you believe that your work environment is affecting your health, consider the following. First, every employer in New York is required to provide short term disability (STD) coverage, and that coverage must provide at least [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov Nearly 3,600 employers and unions approved to participate in the Affordable Care Act’s Early Retiree Reinsurance Program to date; applications still being accepted The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today released a list of additional [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.opm.gov Washington, DC – On November 2, 2010 at 10:30am the U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, U.S. Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry, Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB) President and CEO Lynn Brantley, and Chief Human Capital Officers [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.va.gov Washington – A psychologist for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in Charleston, S.C., has been recognized with the Olin Teague Award for his achievements treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in combat Veterans. VA psychologist Peter Tuerk, [...] Read More

SOURCE: hhs.gov HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the availability of up to $335 million for existing community health centers across the country under the Expanded Services (ES) initiative. These funds are made possible by the Affordable Care Act and [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.houston.va.gov HOUSTON – Cancer treatment experts at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) recently combined two unique procedures to successfully treat a 58-year-old Veteran suffering from life-threatening liver cancer. A routine test performed by his health care provider [...] Read More