The health care reform has now been turned by the Republican party away from real reform in the health care arena to an effort to keep consumers from being treated fairly in the courtroom. They have presented a bill that will limit damages to persons injured or killed as the result of medical malpractice. The […]
With Congress in the midst of debating and considering the health package now is a good time to ask them to pass Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act ( Senate Bill 2838) to help protect our elderly from the basic unfairness of arbitration contracts when a nursing home patient is neglected or abused. The bill […]
We read every day about Congress wrestling with health care reform. Hand in hand with Congress are the groups were refer to as lobbyist- there to make sure their particular industry is protected. One of those groups is the nursing home industry, which is already facing a $16 billion cut in direct support from Medicare […]
This Saturday, October 17, 2009, my church, The Episcopal Church of the Advent in Lillian, Alabama, will host its 8th Annual BBQ & Blues from 10-2. This is our annual fundraiser and the proceeds go to charities like Wilmer Hall’s Children Home, Home of Grace (a home for unwed/divorced/separated, pregnant women), St. Alban’s Ministry (a […]
