Posts Tagged ‘medicaid’
Your eyes, ears, and teeth are connected to your body – Medicare/Medicaid at 56 – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Over 56 years ago, Congress became actively involved in the health insurance business with President Lyndon Johnson signing the Social Security Amendments establishing Medicare and Medicaid. The bipartisan legislation creating a national health insurance program. It was introduced in March 1965, and was passed by large majorities…
Read MoreThe pandemic as an equalizer – What happens to a question deferred?
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.com Will the transparency and openness of holding daily news briefings by Gov. Gina Raimondo and her team in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic permeate the other regions of her administration? At a time when behavioral and mental health providers are struggling to cope with the increasing demand for services and…
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