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New Veterans Affairs Policy Exempts Copayments for Certain Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Visits Through 2027

July 30, 2024
New Veterans Affairs Policy Exempts Copayments for Certain Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Visits Through 2027

Avoiding Foreclosure on Your Home

July 30, 2024
Research & Education Director Joyce B. Robinson shares a checklist from the Better Business Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on how to avoid foreclosure on your home.

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Down Despite the Extreme Cold

Huffington Post reports that sequestration's budget cuts last year have left thousands of families in the cold this winter. Congress cut funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program by about $155 million, and total funding has decreased...

2012 Death on the Job Report

The AFL-CIO Safety and Health Department released its 2012 Death on the Job Report May 2, 2012. The final fatality data reported 4,690 fatal work injuries in 2010, up from 4,551 in 2009 and an increase in the fatality rate from 3.5/100,000 workers...

Local Unions Fight to Save Post Offices

Several south Florida communities are continuing the struggle to keep their neighborhood post offices open. In February, when the USPS released itsmost recent list of targeted stations, one office in Fort Myers, two in Naples, and two locations in...

‘Sister Study’ Update

The nation’s largest ongoing research project on the causes of breast cancer is still searching for sisters.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a neurobiological anxiety disorder characterized by uncontrollable, unwanted thoughts and repetitive, ritualized behaviors. Even though the compulsive behaviors seem irrational, the person with OCD is powerless...

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