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Substance Abuse Counselor Opens New Center

April 30, 2012 Space Coast Daily 1

BREVARD COUNTY • MELBOURNE, FL– […]

As Supreme Court Ponders Healthcare, Rumors Fly

April 30, 2012 Joan Biskupic 0

Healthcare Policy(VIDEO: slatester) EDITOR’S NOTE: Although […]

BIMDA Hosts 10th Annual Medical Expo

April 30, 2012 Space Coast Daily 0

The Brevard Indo-American Medical & Dental Association, Florida’s leading Indian Medical organization, recently held their 10th Annual Medical Expo at the Melbourne Rialto Hilton. […]

Obesity and Smoking: Major Contributors To Healthcare Costs

April 29, 2012 Dr. James Palermo 1

Healthcare Costs(VIDEO: TheYoungTurks) A study out […]

Volunteers in Medicine Celebrates First Anniversary

April 29, 2012 Space Coast Daily 0

Space Coast Volunteers in Medicine celebrated the one-year anniversary of their office with an open house. […]

Brevard Has Deep Pockets For Caring Hearts Benefit

April 26, 2012 Keith Malone 2

The beautiful riverside home of Ed and Jeanne Andre in Indialantic was the venue for the 10th annual Caring Hearts Benefit evening – a major fund-raising event run by the Cancer Care Centers of Brevard Foundation. […]

Medicare Pilot: Pay For Quality Or Wasteful Political Ploy?

April 26, 2012 Ricardo Alonzo-Zaldivar 0

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a blow to the Obama administration on Medicare, government auditors Monday called for the cancellation of a costly bonus program for private health plans that congressional Republicans have criticized as a wasteful political ploy.

The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office said it’s not clear that the $8.3 billion Medicare Advantage bonus program will improve quality because most of the money is going to plans just rated average. The auditors did find, however, that the bonuses would temporarily ease the pain of unpopular cuts to insurance plans under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul law. […]