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January 17, 2001
Health care concerns aired By KIMBERLY YAKOWSKI / Staff Writer Concerns about the quality of health care, preserving the dignity of those receiving medical assistance and cutting health care-related red tape were on the minds of more than 55 people who attended a public meeting on health care reform Wednesday evening at Hagerstown Community College. continued Members of Maryland Health Care for All, a grassroots coalition of state and local groups working to provide health coverage for all Maryland residents, recorded the questions and stories of those who spoke.
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By GUY FLETCHER | August 13, 1998
You can say this about Ross Z. Pierpont - he isn't one to give up easily. Having sought election to local, state and federal offices in Maryland 13 times over the past 32 years - and having been defeated 13 times - the retired surgeon from Baltimore County is hitting the campaign trail once again in a bid for a U.S. Senate seat. "I wasn't going to do anything this time, but this election is too important," said Pierpont, 80, a Republican. It's too important this time, he said, because the nation is teetering on a governmental crisis.
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By TRISH RUDDER | July 17, 2009
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. -- A TEA (Taxed Enough Already) Party rally protesting government-run health care was held Friday afternoon in front of the federal building on King Street in Martinsburg. The Blue Ridge Patriots of Berkeley County and the Jefferson County TEA Party joined forces for the rally, said Barb Miller of Gerrardstown, W.Va., who organized the event. About 60 people attended the rally, many of them carrying handmade signs protesting health-care nationalization. Some asked motorists to "honk for freedom," which was done in abundance.
NEWS
April 19, 2006
GREENCASTLE, Pa. - Steven B. Larchuk, co-founder and chairman of Pennsylvania Health Care Solutions Coalition, will speak at a community forum on Thursday, May 4 at 7 p.m. at the Greencastle Rescue Hose hall at 842 S. Washington St. The meeting, sponsored by the Greencastle Antrim Democratic Club, will discuss the growing problem of health-care coverage for families and individuals in Pennsylvania and the nation. The meeting will be chaired by Dr. Lazlo Madaras, hospitalist at the Chambersburg Hospital and a family physician at Mercersburg Family Medicine.
NEWS
April 17, 2007
Frustrated by their inability to pass some individual initiatives in 2007, leaders of the Maryland General Assembly are thinking about putting together a something-for-everyone bill in 2008. Under this approach, those who want an expansion of health care would have to support the legislation of slot machines, a change in the state's tax structure and possibly a tax increase. On Monday, The (Baltimore) Sun quoted Sen. Thomas M. Middleton, D-Charles, as saying that including a health-care expansion with a tax increase would make it an easier sell.
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by DON AINES | April 27, 2004
chambersburg@herald-mail.com CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - The cost of health care has Pennsylvania businesses ailing, said several business people who attended a economic development symposium hosted by state Sen. Terry Punt. "These high double-digit increases are just killers. The year-to-year increases are just devastating," said Dan Pheil, president of Landis Gardner in Waynesboro, Pa. He said businesses that might otherwise be expanding and hiring new employees are not because of the skyrocketing costs of providing health-care coverage.
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By CHRIS CARTER | June 21, 2008
MONT ALTO, PA. - For some students, the third annual MedCamp at Penn State Mont Alto helped solidify their career choices. Other students are more uncertain than ever. "I came here wanting to be a physical therapist," said Nikki Kauffman, 14, of Waynesboro, Pa. "Now, I'm not sure what I want to do. " Not because she doesn't want a career in health care. She was exposed to so many different medical jobs that it's hard to pick only one. "These are kids that have expressed interest in some kind of health-care career.
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by CANDICE BOSELY | November 21, 2003
martinsburg@herald-mail.com SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. - Nestled among West Virginia's mountains and valleys is a population that is sicker, poorer, older and more reliant on public health care than those of most or all other states, said Tony Gregory, director of communications and legislative affairs for the West Virginia Hospital Association. In West Virginia, 15.7 percent of the population is 65 or older, and the state's median age is older than that of Florida. West Virginia's median income is 49th out of the 50 states, but the state is at the top of the list when it comes to health problems, including cancer, diabetes and heart disease, Gregory said.
NEWS
October 30, 2006
U.S. House of Representatives District 6 Salary: $165,200 per year Term: Two years The following questions were asked to the candidates for U.S. House of Representatives District 6. 1. What role should the federal government play in providing affordable housing? 2. What proposals do you support, if any, to provide a basic level of quality health care at an affordable cost to all U.S. residents? 3. The No Child Left Behind Act comes up for reauthorization in 2007.
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by Lyn Widmyer | October 24, 2004
I have not kept up with health care issues this election season. I have been too busy caring for my elderly father. Dad lives in a retirement community in Virginia. He is quite a traveler, frequenting beach resorts, visiting my brother in Texas and enjoying fine hotels all over the south. These trips don't cost my dad a dime because he never leaves his bed. I call them "flights of fantasy" and must constantly remind my father he is still in his apartment. My dad's mental lapses have increased as his physical health has decreased.