WASHINGTON (April 2, 2014)—Rapid advances in technology and new ways health care is provided to patients have created new opportunities to receive care at home. The health care community is constantly evolving and understanding that not only does home health care reduce the overall cost of treatment, but it also improves the quality of life of patients and their families. In fact, a recent study by the U.S.
WASHINGTON (April 1, 2014)—Last night, the Senate passed legislation that provides a short-term fix, or patch, for the sustainable growth rate (SGR) methodology used to pay physicians who treat Medicare patients. The House passed similar legislation last Thursday, March 27. The patch will be in effect until April 1, 2015.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (March 18, 2014)—SCA, a leading global hygiene and forest products company, announced the addition of American sailor Sara Hastreiter to Team SCA, the only all-female crew to compete in the 2014-2015 Volvo Ocean Race. Hastreiter, raised in Wyoming and a current resident of Newport, R.I., discovered her passion for sailing less than four years ago.