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March 15, 2012

The Medicare Independent Payment Advisory Board, or IPAB, may be on the way out. Patient groups are celebrating the potential demise of the Board, established by the Affordable Care Act. IPAB was created to make decisions about payments for medical treatments, deciding what will be paid for and what will not. This might be acceptable [...]

Legislative, Policy, Public Policy

What Does the New Healthcare Bill Mean for You?

by Editor

October 3, 2010

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For many men and their families, September 23, 2010 ushered in a few important changes to health insurance law. To help you easily identify and decipher these changes, Men’s Health Network has summarized some of these major changes in a new document in our online library. It can be found at: http://www.menshealthnetwork.org/library/PPACAinsurancechange0923210.pdf

Advocacy, Fitness, Others

Head Injuries in the NFL and Beyond

by Adam Dougherty, MPH

December 14, 2009

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There are few things more satisfying than watching a rival quarterback receive a blind-side sack or seeing your team’s DB lay out a receiver on an incomplete pass in slow-mo. Of course, this is only true as long as the recipient is able to get up and walk off the field, as nobody would actually [...]

Advocacy, Legislative, Policy, Public Policy

Men’s Health in Public Policy by Adam Dougherty, MPH

by Adam Dougherty, MPH

July 13, 2009

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As you may or may not be aware, health reform is THE topic of the summer in Washington, DC and men’s health has a lot to gain (and lose) in the talks. There are two bills making their way through Congress that deal specifically with men. First the good news! The resolution H. Con. Res. [...]