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Choice in Medicare is Stronger than Ever in 2012 At the time the Affordable Care Act was passed, Republicans in Congress said the bill would virtually end the Medicare Advantage program. “Every one of them (in Medicare Advantage) will see their benefits go down,” “provisions in there are going to allow them to kill Medicare Advantage,” “if […]
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Medicare Advantage premiums down 7 percent on average, enrollment up 10 percent Medicare Advantage premiums have fallen by 7 percent on average and enrollment has risen by about 10 percent since this time last year, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today. The enrollment numbers confirm projections from last September that enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans […]
Statement from Secretary Sebelius on American Heart Month February is American Heart Month; a month to spread awareness about the importance of heart health. Each year, countless American families are impacted by heart disease and stroke. Although its risk factors can be prevented or controlled, it is still the leading cause of death for all […]
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Celebrating Startups in the State of the Union Ed note: In honor of the one year anniversary of Startup America, we invited Mike Krieger, the co-founder of Instagram, to contribute a post to WhiteHouse.gov. Instagram is the fastest growing social mobile startup in the U.S. today, and exemplifies President Obama’s belief that “entrepreneurs embody the promise of America: […]
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A Legislative Agenda to Startup America Today, Startup America celebrates its first birthday, and President Obama is sending Congress a set of proposals to help boost the startups and small businesses that create so many jobs in this country. President Obama has already cut taxes for businesses 17 times. Now, he’s asking lawmakers to create four new tax cuts. He’s proposing […]
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UCSF’s New Dean Wants to Raise Profile of Graduate Education Elizabeth Watkins, PhD, has been named dean of the UCSF Graduate Division UCSF has named Elizabeth Watkins, an eclectic, prolific and versatile historian of science, as the dean of the Graduate Division, effective April 1. Watkins, PhD, is director of graduate studies for the History […]
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Startup America Policy Challenge: Universities Respond Aneesh Chopra is the United States Chief Technology Officer and in this role serves as an Assistant to the President and Associate Director for Technology within the Office of Science & Technology Policy. He works to advance the President’s technology agenda by fostering new ideas and encouraging government-wide coordination […]
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Fantastic voyage: Stanford researcher offers a virtual flight through the brain “A single human brain has more switches than all the computers, routers and Internet connections on Earth,” said Stephen J. Smith, PhD, a Stanford professor of molecular and cellular physiology, as he took a Macworld audience on a breathtaking HD video tour of the most amazing computer of all […]
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Making kids laugh for science: Study shows how humor activates children’s brains Back in my grad-student days, stressed out by studying for midterms, I went with two friends to see a silly movie – Austin Powers in Goldmember. The three of us, all in our early 20s, soon realized we were the oldest people in the […]
Should the lack of access to good food be blamed for America’s poor eating habits? From redesigning food labels to eliminating urban “food deserts,” researchers and policy-makers have proposed a number of solutions aimed at encouraging Americans to eat healthier. But recent data from the Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters program suggests that difficulties in understanding nutrition facts and lack of […]
