May 13, 2012 ~ 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, May 13, 2012

CMS: Obama health law has saved seniors $3.4 billion on prescription drugs

Posted by Linda H on 6:13:00 AM

Seniors have saved $3.4 billion on prescription drugs because of President Obama’s healthcare law, the Medicare agency said Monday. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said seniors saved an average of $837 in the first three months of this year.

CMS said more than 5 million seniors have benefited from the law’s drug discounts — a provision that Democrats often highlight as they try to build public support for a law that remains stuck at about 50 percent approval.

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Romney :: Swiss Bank Account

Posted by Linda H on 6:11:00 AM

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At 102, female WWII veteran keeps doing good deeds

Posted by Linda H on 5:44:00 AM

A resident of Westchester, Cohen is believed to be California's oldest female veteran, according to the California Department of Veterans Affairs. She was recently recognized at a state Capitol celebration during Women's Military History Week honoring the achievements of women in the armed forces.

"I don't want anyone to ever forget our veterans," Cohen said. "They are our heroes."

Her first contribution to the war effort involved trapping black widow spiders and sending them to USC, which had a program collecting the strong webs for use as cross-hairs in submarine periscopes.

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