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Odd News // 1 decade ago

Understatement of the Week: John Rother

Understatement of the week:

Analysis: Economic Outlook // 1 decade ago

Economic Outlook: Knotty pine

Is there any parallel between what is happening in the streets of Athens and the AARP's recent about face concerning Social Security?

Health News // 1 decade ago

Family caregiving valued at $375 billion

The value of U.S. families caring for elderly relatives was $375 billion, more than the $311 billion spent in 2007 for Medicaid, non-profit officials said.

Science News // 1 decade ago

Means test for Medicare drug plan sought

The Bush administration is backing a proposal to charge upper-income seniors more for using Medicare's prescription drug benefit, officials said.

Science News // 1 decade ago

Medicare Part D saves money, survey says

The Medicare Part D prescription-drug plan helps beneficiaries save money but needs to be simplified, a healthcare industry survey finds.

Top News // 1 decade ago

Changes sought in new drug plan

The largest seniors group in the United States, the AARP, is urging Congress to change the new prescription drug plan to lower prices and help the poor.

Science News // 1 decade ago

Analysis: Drug prices part of bigger issue

The senior citizen organization known as AARP released a study Wednesday that points out rising prescription drug prices and, while it feeds a seemingly endless outrage over U.S. healthcare costs, it fails to get us any closer to answering a key question:

Science News // 1 decade ago

Drug prices rising faster than inflation

A U.S. seniors group Wednesday said prices pharmaceutical companies charge wholesalers for brandname drugs rose by three times the rate of inflation in 2003.

Science News // 2 decades ago

Analysis: McClellan obvious choice for CMS

Dr. Mark McClellan, a politically savvy physician and economist with White House experience, is viewed by analysts, consumer advocates and healthcare industry o

Science News // 2 decades ago

Analysis: Changing the Medicare drug deal

The Medicare prescription drug bill Congress passed last month is not yet law, but already change is in the air -- especially among Democrats, who grew so upset with the legislation they voted against an issue they once championed.

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Health spending for an older person with just one chronic disease is more than twice that of a healthy person
AARP: Medical errors impact 1 in 4 Mar 24, 2009

People cannot afford to pay -- and if these prices continue they will not be able to afford to pay -- for these prescription drugs
Drug prices rising faster than inflation May 26, 2004

He's coming to the program at a critical time because there is so much that has to be done, so quickly, to implement the new Medicare drug benefit
Analysis: McClellan obvious choice for CMS Feb 20, 2004

It may look different and I don't think it's resolved yet if it is a demonstration program
Medicare privatization language softens Oct 09, 2003

As the influx of (baby) boomers enters their 50s and 60s, they will bring their attitudes of competitive consumerism to healthcare delivery, and will demand greater choice and control of available services
Medicaid funds going directly to people Apr 29, 2003

John Hoover Rothermel

John Hoover Rothermel (March 7, 1856 – August, 1922) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

John H. Rothermel was born in Richmond Township, Pennsylvania. He pursued an academic course at Brunner’s Business College in Reading, Pennsylvania. He taught school in Blandon Township, Pennsylvania, from 1876 to 1881. He served as a member of the faculty at Brunner’s Scientific Academy. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1881 and commenced practice in Reading. He worked as an assistant district attorney of Reading from 1886 to 1889. He served as county solicitor of Berks County, Pennsylvania from 1895 to 1898. He was an unsuccessful candidate for judge of the court of common pleas in 1899.

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