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A comment on New Website to Help Families Learn About Nursing Homes

Becka Livesay — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:45:23 GMT

Hi! Thanks for blogging about NCCNHR! We really appreciate your interest in our organization. Did you know that this is the most significant congressional session for long-term care consumers since 1987, when the Nursing Home Reform Law was enacted? We would appreciate any contributions you or your readers can provide to make sure we can continue our advocacy work. Please visit our website to donate online: More ... /donate." rel="nofollow">More ...

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A comment on Health Insurance Is A Life Or Death Issue

Mike Bryant — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:57:09 GMT

This gets to the most important point, we need to be talking about saving these lives. How do we do that? The need for health insurance has been around for a long time, there are many who want to do something about it, and groups that want to play politics. We need to move ahead and save those lives.

A comment on New Website to Help Families Learn About Nursing Homes

Facebook User — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:55:14 GMT

If consumers want a website on long term care issues, in particular planning ahead for long term care neesd, visit the US Department of Health and Human Services' website, More ...

A comment on Qui Tam and Health Care Savings

qui tam — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:08:55 GMT

Great post - you make some good points Pete. Hopefully more cases like these will help mold our health care costs.

A comment on Burn Safely This Fall

Mike Bryant — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:10:29 GMT

Very important points that people need to heed. I remember the allure of fire as a child and burned down a field, that thankfully didn't hurt anyone. Much better way to learn a lesson, although I did pay for it in many other ways. Lists like this are even better ways to learn the lesson.

A comment on We Need the Medical Device Safety Act Passed

james — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:25:59 GMT

Im one of the many effected by this. I was nearly killed when my first defib implant caused a 100% clott in my vena cava. I have no blood deseases so this was caused by the lead. During open heart surgery to remove the clott they placed the lead directly to the heart so ther ewas no more risk of clotting again. Well this just happend to be a lead that fractured. When they replaced that one they had to run it back in to the vein because the risk of opening my chest back up was way to high. So now because of this I will be on blood thinners for the rest of my life. Not to mention they also caused a huge amount of damage from the original device.

Thanks for your support! We need it.

A comment on Contact You Congressman to Pass the Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act

J W Wayne — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:07:25 GMT

Billy,

I will contact my Senator, but the purpose will be to ask him to vote against this bill. I note you want to "ensure that the resident or his or her representative could voluntarily choose arbitration after a dispute arose." You go on to explain that if arbitration is fair, it can be chosen after a dispute arises. But, who will advise the plaintiff that arbitration is a good, fair and equible means of dispute resolution? Attorneys make their living by litigating, not arbitrating. I have arbitrated several disputes in business and personally and found them to work out well ... and much faster and cheaper then litigating the disputes. One was with a cable tv company, which I won everything I asked for, and the second was a contractual dispute with a contractor in which I ended up with more then I demanded because the arbitrators found construction defects that my attorney and his experts missed. It is interesting that my attorney didn't want to arbitrate, I had to insist that he file a motion to demand the contractor arbitrate, even though it was his arbitration clause in the contract, inwhich he stipulated the arbitration rules and demanded that I agree without negotiation. The arbitration company he picked was the one that found in my favor. I'm now entirely sold on arbitration.

A comment on Contact You Congressman to Pass the Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act

JILL PAUL RN — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:32:56 GMT

Billy, thank you for bringing this bill to our attention. Senate bill 512 should definitely be passed. Ditto The Medical Device Safety Act. Please email your Congressmen/Women and Senators and ask for their support of these 2 bills. We need them both passed now. Thank you.

A comment on Wills For Heroes

Mike Bryant — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:50:55 GMT

We have that program locally also and the county bar association has supported it both financially and with helpers. Great program, that works because lawyers like you make it work.