DirectoryMix Web Resources » Article Details

California Seniors' Health at Risk After U.S. Senate Vote, Family Physicians Say - Read More

Date Added: June 29, 2008 07:12:02 PM
Family physicians statewide warn that the 10.6% Medicare cut in payments to doctors taking effect July 1 puts California's seniors' health on the line. "The Senate's refusal to block the cuts yesterday sounded the death knell for access to physicians for thousands of people in our state," said Jeffrey Luther, MD, president of the 7,000-member California Academy of Family Physicians.

Category: Health » Travel Health and Medicine


No comments are posted yet


 
Name:*
Email:*
Website:  (optional)
Comment:*
(html and bb codes are filtered and not allowed)

Do the math:*CAPTCHA - Do The Math
 

Related Articles

Headed to the Beijing? Please don't pet the animals

Beijing-bound tourists should be more concerned about stray animals than "exotic" illnesses, warns a recent CDC advisory. "Travelers need to be cautious about dog bites, as China has the second highest rate of human rabies cases in the world," said Dr

Pointers for safer foreign travel

Any health-oriented travel tips for people going abroad this summer? Consult the "Yellow Book" — also known as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's "Health Information for International Travel 2008." It can be picked up at bookstor

Connectyx Retains The Wall Street Group, Inc. as Financial Public Relations Counsel

Connectyx Technologies Holdings Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets:CTYX), a healthcare information technology company providing web-based software solutions, products and services for businesses and consumers, and the developer of MedFlash(TM), a flash memory Perso

Stay Safe When Studying Abroad

When it comes to studying abroad, some of the first things that come to mind are new experiences and new friends. What rarely ever comes to mind is new diseases. However, traveling to a new country, whether it be studying abroad or just vacationing, does

Doctors to switch to Scripps in merger

About 60,000 people in North County will receive a letter this week saying all of their doctors, nurses and other employees from Sharp Mission Park Medical Group will join Scripps Mercy Medical Group as part of a sale effective by Oct. 1. Sharp HealthCare