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Veterans of the first Gulf War may receive better health care and compensation in the near future.  At the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, a plan is underway to improve programs for these veterans that includes: Better training for clinicians and [...] Read More

If you are disabled and no longer able to work in your chosen occupation, it is crucial that you seek medical care immediately.  However, even a diagnosis from your doctor is not always enough proof of your condition for a [...] Read More

In 2009, the Institute of Medicine was asked, by Congress, to examine the special needs of veterans returning from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and their families.  The study focused on physical, psychological and other personal issues associated with this [...] Read More

HHS News Release: Recovery Act Grants Will Help Reduce Chronic Disease And Health Disparities Older Americans with chronic diseases can learn how to manage their conditions and take control of their health using the $27 million in grants announced today [...] Read More

At long last, the Department of Veterans Affairs led by General Eric K. Shinseki, is acknowledging that there may be a connection between Agent-Orange and at least three illnesses more prevalent among those who served during the Vietnam War.  These [...] Read More

If you have disability insurance, that does not guarantee coverage when and if you ever need it.  Take, for example, one of our clients who had practiced family dentistry for over twenty years.  When he first opened his practice, he [...] Read More

Insurance companies will no longer be allowed to drop you if you get sick. This marks the end of lifetime coverage limits. Annual limits will be restricted. If you have a pre-existing condition, you will be able to obtain health [...] Read More

DeHaan Busse Partner, Patrick Busse, will be donating his professional expertise to the Nassau County Bar Association’s Mortgage Foreclosure Consultation Clinic. The program provides guidance, advice and direction to homeowners facing foreclosure. Housing counselors will be available from Nassau/Suffolk NC [...] Read More

On March 17, the Department of  Defense released its annual report on sexual assault in the military.  There was an 11% increase in the number of assaults reported by service members, possibly indicating that more victims are feelings comfortable enough [...] Read More

OPM released a memo stating that federal employees can use their Family and Medical Leave Act to assist their military relatives deployed overseas.  These expanded benefits are part of the 2010 National Defense Authorization Act. [...] Read More