Jan 23, 2011 ~ what IS working

ECONOMY

learm about the stimulus, taxes, jobs, auto bailout, reform, and signs of success

HEALTH CARE

The affordable Care Act helps families, reduces cost, and deserves our support.

EDUCATION

When government, teachers, parents and the community working together, our schools improve.

ENVIRONMENT

Americans conserve, stimulus boosts economy, discoveries are made daily

COMMUNITY

Working with neighbors, non profits and government agencies we can make a diference.

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Ben Heywood:: Empowering Patients :: PatientsLikeMe.com

Posted by Linda H on 8:00:00 AM

Meet patient advocate Ben Heywood, whose brother Stephen was diagnosed with ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease, in 1998. Ben combined his background in the medical devices industry and his MIT engineering degree and co-founded the social networking site, PatientsLikeMe.com in 2004. The goal was to provide the information necessary for patients to make smarter decision.

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Same-Sex Partners Get Hospital Rights

Posted by Linda H on 4:00:00 AM

Patients at nearly every hospital in the country will now be allowed to decide who has visitation rights and who can make medical decisions on their behalf -- regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or family makeup -- under new federal regulations that took effect Tuesday, January 18th.

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