Posts Tagged ‘U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’
Rhode Island Senators Support Legislation to Lower Drug Costs for Seniors
In an effort to protect consumers and get seniors a better deal on prescription drug costs, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) have joined with 31 Senate colleagues in sponsoring legislation introduced by Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), on Jan. 9th, to lower prescription drug prices. If enacted, S 62, the Empowering Medicare…
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Federal Grant Supports Rhode Islanders with Dementia and Family Caregivers
Rhode Island Division of Elderly Affairs (RIDEA) announces that it was one of 22 communities across the country that was awarded a highly competitive grant to continue the agency’s continued support of community-based services for older adults and their family caregivers. The $789,000 federal grant from the Alzheimer’s Disease Programs Initiative by the Administration for…
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The Month of August Puts Spotlight on Vaccines
National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) is an annual observance held every August to spotlight the importance of vaccination for people of all ages. Communities across the nation country use the month each year to raise awareness about the important role vaccines play in preventing serious, sometimes deadly, diseases across the lifespan. The annul NIAM is sponsored by…
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