Family speaks out on health care amid Medicare cuts tour
An Ottawa family sharing their story through Speak Out USA joins a national video survey on Medicare and Medicaid cuts. Leonard Barber, with COPD, describes how Southview Homecare keeps him out of hospital, lowers costs, and helps Dee, his wife, keep her job while urging lawmakers to protect home health care funding.
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Speak Out
USA
U.S
Washington, D.C
Speak Out! USA
Leonard
Southview Homecare
Southview
Medicare
Dee
Congress
Pros and Cons of Kids Watching TV Growth Debate
Children's Mercy Hospital experts say there is no clear right or wrong in kids watching television. Benefits include educational programs and passive relaxation, while negatives cover inactivity and weight gain. Content of commercials also matters in shaping outcomes.
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Children’s Mercy Hospital
Rochelle Harris
Harris
Children's Mercy Hospital
Kansas City
Demand for women physicians on rise
Julie Ben Fanette and other women physicians face strong demand from hospitals clinics and HMOs across the country as more female doctors enter practice. Experts cite a growing shortage of female physicians rising from 25 000 in 1970 to over 125 000 by 1990 and note that women now comprise about 20 of all doctors.
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Alan Bayley
Kansas City Star
Ansas City
Julie Ben- Fanette
University of Missouri-Kansas City
California
Florida
Bennett
James Merritt
Merritt, Hawkins & Associates Medical
United States
Tamara Kumpf
Overland Park, Kan
Kumpf
Tony Kotin
Towers Perrin
Marjorie Sirridge
UMKC
Mu Ical
Harvard
Yale
Johns Hopks
E. PLC
Erica Frank
Emory University
Larry Kincheloe
Oklahoma City
Kansas City
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Dee Barber
N. Locust
Takeshi Seto
Ottawa
Leonard Barber
Carla Thompson
Briscoe Drus
Franklin County Health Dept. & Home Health Agency
S. Main St
Kansas
Allegre Pharmacy
Main
Franklin County Health Dept. and Home Health Agency
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