Support the Gulf Recovery, Medicare Assistance

Whether you live near the Gulf of Mexico or not, there are ways that you can help the region and its wildlife recover from the oil spill.

If you want to help the animals affected by the spill, remember that cleaning oiled wildlife is complex and can be dangerous. It requires training, so don’t try to rescue wildlife on your own. If you are in the Gulf region and want to work on rehabilitating wildlife, there are organizations that can train you.

If you’re not able to offer direct assistance, you can always send donations to the organizations that are on the ground and working on the spill.

As with every disaster, there are scams that arise to take advantage of those that are eager to donate and support worthy causes. Be wise and be careful about where you’re sending your hard earned money. If you think you’ve found a fraudulent charity, report it to the National Center for Disaster Fraud by calling (866) 720-5721. The line is staffed by a live operator 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Largest oil spill health study to launch along Gulf Coast The GuLF STUDY (Gulf Long-term Follow-up Study), to help learn if oil spills and exposure to crude oil and dispersants affect physical and mental health, will launch in states along the Gulf Coast in February 2011. The study is being conducted by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes ... Read more...
Medicare, Elderly, Disabled Housing Assistance Home, it’s more than brick-and-mortar, wood, or even blocks of ice shaped in a dome! Home is your place, your retreat from the world, your sanctuary for the soul. For me, home is all of those things and toilets to clean, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. Everyone should have an opportunity to ... Read more...
Medicare, Medicare Card, NIH and Wellcome Trust Announce Partnership To Support Population-based Genome Studies in Africa The National Institutes of Health, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the Wellcome Trust, a global charity based in London, today announced a partnership to support population-based genetic studies in Africa of common, non-communicable disorders such as heart disease and cancer, as well as communicable diseases such as malaria. ... Read more...
Oil Spill Volunteer / Donation Information Things I wanted to write about today: Certain Hollywood starlets being sent to the slammer, the ending to the movie "Inception", the Phillies current performance making me lose my appetite. However, none of these things make the rankings on the USA.gov FAQ page of the most searched topics by citizens. In response to the numerous ... Read more...
Medicare, NIH launches largest oil spill health study A new study that will look at possible health effects of the Gulf of Mexico’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill on 55,000 cleanup workers and volunteers begins today in towns across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida....
MedicareCard.com News – Independent Panel Finds Insufficient Evidence to Support Preventive Measures for Alzheimer’s Disease Many preventive measures for cognitive decline and for preventing Alzheimer's disease—mental stimulation, exercise, and a variety of dietary supplements...
Marine Oil Spills — Cleanup and Wildlife Rescue Visit USA.gov’s overview of Marine Oil Spills to learn about cleanup and wildlife rescue following oil spills that affect oceans, lakes, and/or rivers....
MedicareCard.com, NIH, Wellcome Trust Announce Partnership To Support Genomic, Population-Based Studies in Africa The National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the Wellcome Trust, a global charity based in London, will announce a partnership with African researchers to conduct genetic and environmental studies in Africa of common, non-communicable disorders — such as heart disease and cancer — as ... Read more...
What is a Federal Duck Stamp? The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released the 2010 Federal Duck Stamp on Friday and the Junior Duck Stamp goes on sale Thursday. Federal Duck Stamps are not for postage, but they have other uses. Hunters over the age of 16 need the current Federal Duck Stamp affixed to their state hunting license. For non-hunters, ... Read more...
Medicare What? No More Coffee and Chocolate? One of my two year old’s favorite tricks is when I make his toy caterpillar turn into a toy butterfly under a dishtowel cocoon. He squeals with glee every time the butterfly emerges from the dishtowel! (You have to love inspiration from The Very Hungry Caterpillar.) Unfortunately, I’ve noticed that the real things are hard ... Read more...
Medicare Part B Drug Average Sales Price – Help and Assistance Manufacturer reporting of Average Sales Price (ASP) data: A manufacturer's ASP must be calculated by the manufacturer every calendar quarter and submitted to CMS within 30 days of the close of the quarter. Each report must be certified by one of the following: the manufacturer's Chief Executive Officer (CEO); the manufacturer's Chief Financial Officer (CFO); an individual who has delegated authority to sign for, and who reports directly to, the manufacturer's CEO or CFO....
Medicare and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which delayed the phase-out of the hospice wage index budget neutrality adjustment factor (BNAF) for FY 2009. Therefore we are posting a revised copy of the FY 2009 wage index (see Downloads section below), which includes a full (unreduced) BNAF. Please also see CR 6418 (Transmittal 1701, dated March 13, 2009 ) (see Downloads section below) for more information on the revision to the FY 2009 wage index....
Economic Recovery Act Payment for 2010 Needed With consumer prices down over the past year, monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits for more than 57 million Americans will not automatically increase in 2010. This will be the first year without an automatic Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) since they went into effect in 1975....
Medicare, Medicare Card, Receptor Variant Influences, Dopamine Response to Alcohol A genetic variant of a receptor in the brain’s reward circuitry plays an important role in determining whether the neurotransmitter dopamine is released in the brain following alcohol intake, according to a study led by researchers at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health. Dopamine is ... Read more...
Medicare, Medicare Card, Study Finds Two Sling Surgeries, Equally Effective for Bladder Control in Women Two common operations for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) help women achieve similar levels of dryness, according to a team of urologists and urogynecologists who compared the treatments in a large U.S. trial supported by the National Institutes of Health. The study is being released online May 17, 2010, by the New England Journal of Medicine ... Read more...