Helping veterans and active duty military members
On Veterans Day, the nation honors the men and women who risk their lives to protect our freedom. Social Security honors veterans and active duty members of the military every day by giving them the respect they deserve. A vital part of that is administering the Social Security disability program.
Bay State receives $1.7 million to help consumers navigate long-term care options
““We know how difficult it can be for individuals and caregivers to deal with a sudden illness or chronic disease while at the same time trying to navigate through a complex health care system to figure out where to go to get appropriate help.”
Through the past, darkly: The ’60s at 50, blurred
Woodstock was a flashpoint, a culmination, one easy way to distill a complicated decade into something digestible.
Brown won’t say if he supports Medicare overhaul
WASHINGTON —
Sen. Scott Brown is refusing to say if he supports turning Medicare into a voucher system, a key part of a House GOP...
Silver Alert response for lost elders signed into law
Modeled after the highly successful AMBER Alert program run by the Massachusetts State Police, Silver Alert will ensure that the critical communications infrastructure is utilized to coordinate and focus search efforts of numerous state and local agencies, as well as civilian organizations, when responding to an incident involving an adult with serious memory impairment.
Fewer Medicare Part D enrollees are hitting doughnut hole
Fewer Medicare prescription drug plan enrollees are falling into a coverage gap known as the doughnut hole in which they bear the full cost...
Federal funding boosts new Alzheimer’s research
Researchers will test promising drugs aimed at preventing Alzheimer’s and identify and validate biological targets for novel therapies, with approximately $45 million in new...
Bay State retirees suffer under governor’s budget
BOSTON —
After analyzing Gov. Deval Patrick’s Fiscal Year 2013 state budget proposal (House 2), released last week, Deborah Banda, state director of AARP Massachusetts...
Chard serves as Wheelock College’s 14th president
David J. Chard
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By Jane Keller Gordon
Boston - David J. Chard brings a wealth of academic, management and life experiences to his position as Wheelock...
Feinstein vows fight for Medicare, social programs
By Juliet Williams
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein told the Democratic faithful on Saturday that they must work to retake the House of Representatives...