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…has one or more forms of cardiovascular disease (CVD). This high number of people with heart disease is going to lead to even higher cost in the future. Furthermore, the aging of the population is going to put a huge strain on the already overtaxed Medicare…

…the Patient Self-Determination Act. It requires health care facilities that receive Medicare or Medicaid funds (95 percent of such centers) to inform new patients about their legal right to write a living will or choose a proxy to represent their wishes about…

…, this is one of the first areas in which patients suffer. Providers like Medicare and Medicaid are forced to cover less money for medications, directly effecting individuals with mental illnesses. The general public is not educated enough to understand the full…

…. The second plank of VA reform would consist of congresses adopting mandatory funding for VA health care. Such a plan would be similar to the manner in which Medicaid and Medicare are currently funded. The amount of money to be allocated for health care would…

…decision sparked a fresh interest in living wills. In 1990, Congress passed the Patient Self-Determination Act. The act requires health care facilities that receive Medicare or Medicaid funds (95 percent of such centers) to inform new patients about…

…public system (Medicare) that is available to all. It is also constrained by regulations designed to pursue similar non-discriminatory access objectives to those in the public system Declining membership numbers, particularly among the young and healthy, has…

…of effect on Puerto Rico.) The pluses to being a commonwelath of the United States of America are numerous. The largest is that the Puerto Ricans receive all the same aid as any other United States citizen. They can receive welfare, Medicare, and everything…

…through Fish and Wildlife, what more could you ask for. The Federal government should not have to know where all the guns are and how many there are, it is just a waste of the tax payers dollars that could be better spent else where, like Medicare and education…

…action on the part of congress. The AARP’s size and clout make it the key interest groups advocating old-age interests. They concentrate their efforts in five major fields of policy concerns, medicare, social security, tax reform, long term care…

…been successful increasing funding and teacher pay within the school system. The second big issue on Governor Bush’s agenda is Medicare. Bush wants to give every senior citizen access to an affordable health care plan that covers prescription drugs…