April 2000 Essma

Notes From A Healing Arts Garden: Using Horticultural Therapy In Caregiving
Gardening not only provides much-needed physical exercise, there are other healing aspects as well—a link between tending the earth, and mending the spirit.

Your Questions
Q: Recently my disabled mother needed ambulance service, but Medicare denied the claim. What went wrong?

Legislative Update: How Long Will We Allow Drug Manufacturers To Write Our Laws?
Not only are drug companies top spenders in lobbying Congress, they’re a force in campaign fund-raising as well.

Notch Bulletin: The $300 Billion Deception
A sobering fact about Notch Reform—the cost to correct it drops every day.

Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Top Lobbying Spenders
The health care industry was the top spender on federal lobbying in 1999 according to a new report compiled from disclosure forms lobbyists are required to file for public review.

Pharmaceutical Companies Pay Lowest Tax Rate Of Any Industry
Pharmaceutical companies pay less in taxes than any other U.S. industry despite charging higher prices for drugs in this country than overseas.

Investigative Report: Is Government Policy Favoring Big Drug Companies At The Expense Of Seniors’ Health?
Are government policies allowing drug companies to rake in enormous profits at the expense of Medicare recipients?


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