Archive for March 25th, 2010
Appeals Court Judge Wood Draws Notice As Possible Supreme Court Pick
Seventh Circuit Appeals Court Judge Diane Wood is attracting speculation that she could be President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee if Justice John Paul Stevens retires this year, USA Today reports. Stevens, who will turn 90 in April, has not chosen a full roster of legal clerks for the court term beginning in October, prompting observers [...]
Texas And Arizona Prepare For Reform’s Effects On Illegal Immigrants And Patients At Community Health Centers
The Houston Chronicle: “Illegal immigrants likely would become the largest patient pool of the Harris County Hospital District as a result of health care reform unless the taxpayer-funded institution can attract more insured patients than it currently serves, according to public health experts…
Texas And Arizona Prepare For Reform’s Effects On Illegal Immigrants And Patients At Community Health Centers
The Houston Chronicle: “Illegal immigrants likely would become the largest patient pool of the Harris County Hospital District as a result of health care reform unless the taxpayer-funded institution can attract more insured patients than it currently serves, according to public health experts…
Link Between Impaired Judgment Of Harmful Intent And Damage To Prefrontal Cortex
New research provides insight into the region of the brain that underlies our tendency to condemn failed attempts to harm and forgive harms that are accidental. The study, published by Cell Press in the March 25 issue of the journal Neuron, underscores the importance of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (VMPC) for making moral judgments about [...]
States Begin Legal Challenge To New Health Law But Experts Raise Doubts About Their Chances
The Boston Globe: “Attorneys general from 13 states sued the federal government yesterday, arguing the landmark health care overhaul is unconstitutional just seven minutes after President Obama signed it into law. The lawsuit was filed in Pensacola after the Democratic president signed the 10-year, $938 billion bill the House passed Sunday night. …
America’s New Health Care Future: Lessons Learned About Publicly-Funded Health Care In Canada
Now that President Barack Obama has signed America’s new health care legislation into law, what will the future look like for Americans, both in using health care services and paying for them especially as the population ages. The Canadian health care model was frequently cited by both sides of the debate in Congress…
Massachusetts Health Care Reform Reviewed As A Model For National Plan
On Tuesday, President Obama signed into law U.S. health care reform legislation, leaving many Americans wondering how it will affect them, their families, and businesses. The national health care reform bill was modelled on groundbreaking 2006 legislation in Massachusetts requiring all adults in the Commonwealth to have health insurance coverage through an individual mandate…
Veterans Affairs Department, Cited for Petroleum Storage Tank Violations in Puerto Rico; Will Fund Public Training Sessions on Environmental Requirements (PR)
(San Juan, P.R.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that the U.S
Flooring Contractor Fined for Clean Air Violations in Vermont (VT)
(Boston, Mass. – March 24, 2010) – A Vermont flooring contractor will pay $27,500 to settle EPA claims that it violated the Clean Air Act and the National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Asbestos, commonly known as the “Asbestos NESHAP” regulations
Lennox Hearth Products Recalls Vent-Free Gas Logs and Fireplaces Due to Gas Leak and Fire Hazards
The front burners of vent-free gas log set fireplace inserts and the vent-free fireplaces can fail to ignite allowing gas to escape and posing a fire or explosion hazard to consumers.
