Hearing Healthcare of Virginia Harrisonburg ribbon cutting

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Join Hearing Healthcare of Virginia for a ribbon cutting at the Harrisonburg location at noon on Friday. In addition to the ribbon cutting and remarks with the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce, Hearing Healthcare of Virginia will have hors d’oeuvres, offer tours of the location and have giveaways!

SEIU partners with HHS on healthcare law rollout

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The president of the nation’s largest union of healthcare workers, Mary Kay Henry, today joined with Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius in announcing a major national outreach initiative by SEIU members on the Affordable Care Act, adding to the growing list of high-profile groups nationwide who are HHS “Champions of Change” partners supporting the new healthcare law.

Virginia approved to begin offering coordinated healthcare for Medicare-Medicaid enrollees

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Gov. Bob McDonnell today announced that Virginia has been approved to implement a new healthcare initiative, the Medicare-Medicaid Enrollee (dual eligible) Financial Alignment Demonstration, aimed at coordinating care for more than 78,000 Virginians currently enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid.

Ray Woosley, David Feigal and Carl Peck: Which party has a platform plank for more health and less healthcare?

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The 2012 Democratic and Republican Party platforms spell out what party leaders believe will address the needs of the American people. However, will they include a plank that acknowledges and addresses the fact that our nation spends more than all others on medical research and healthcare yet still has one of the highest infant mortality…