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SOURCE: moran.house.gov For Immediate Release . . . Washington, D.C, May 11, 2010 . . . Congressman Jim Moran, Democrat of Northern Virginia, welcomed consideration of H. RES. 1187 by the House of Representatives today.  The resolution, which boasts 73 [...] Read More

SOURCE: veterans.house.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE . . . VBA Announces Plan To Change Employee Performance Standards And Procedures On Work Credit And Management Systems Washington, D.C., May 6, 2010 . . . On May 6, 2010, John Hall (D-NY), Chairman [...] Read More

SOURCE: www1.va.gov Washington . . . The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the nation’s largest health care system, today announced measures to ensure that all inpatient surgeries are performed under the safest possible conditions at facilities with the resources to [...] Read More

SOURCE: www1.va.gov Washington . . . Veterans will find it easier and faster to apply for their health care benefits now that the Department of Veterans Affairs has updated its online Form 10-10EZ, “Application for Health Benefits.” “VA is committed [...] Read More

SOURCE: hhs.gov HHS Awards ARRA Funds To Establish A Center Of Excellence In Research On Disability Services, Care Coordination And Integration The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Disability today announced the award of over $6 million [...] Read More

SOURCE: akaka.senate.gov Washington, D.C. . . Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI) joined President Barack Obama, First Lady, Michelle Obama, Dr. Jill Biden, Veterans’ Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki, and others at the White House today for [...] Read More

SOURCE: vanhollen.house.gov Act Would Insure Federal Employees Can Keep Children On Health Care Plan Until 26 Years Old Starting In 2010 Washington, May 4, 2010 . . . Today, Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-CA), Congresswoman [...] Read More

SOURCE: hhs.gov Sceretary Sebelius On Important Benefits For Companies And Early Retirees In The Affordable Care Act The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today issued regulations establishing the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program in the Affordable Care Act. This [...] Read More

SOURCE: hhs.gov Sebelius Calls On Governors And State Insurance Commissioners To Examine Premium Increases And Rate Review Authorities Washington, D.C. . . U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius wrote Governors and State Insurance Commissions last night [...] Read More

SOURCE: ins.state.ny FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE . . . Governor David Patterson today (April 30, 2010) announced New York will participate in the federal Temporary High Risk Pool funding made available to states through federal health care reform by developing a [...] Read More