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Sunday, May 19, 2019

Planning for the future: Understanding special needs trusts and other benefits

Sunday, May 5, 2019 Chris Dugan 0

The good news is that with proper planning and some foresight, families can both protect their assets and preserve government benefits through the development of what is known as Third-Party Special Needs Trust. READ MORE

Education and advocacy: PhRMA’s ‘Roadmap to Health’ program stops in Manchester

Saturday, April 6, 2019 Brennan 0

MANCHESTER, NH – Senate President Donna Soucy joined the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) and We Work for Health at Sweeney Post #2 on April 5 for the first “Roadmap to Health” program READ MORE

From NC to NH: Elliot patient goes the distance for infusions

Thursday, February 21, 2019 Chris Dugan 0

When one first meets Laura Nelson, you’re immediately struck by her enthusiasm and good cheer. And once you engage her in conversation, you almost forget that this meeting is taking place in an infusion suite on the first floor of the Elliot Hospital.

Highlighting the ‘ability’ in disability: Long Walk 2018 and a word about New Hampshire Challenge

Tuesday, October 2, 2018 Wendy E.N. Thomas 0

Manchester Ink Link is pleased to enter into a news-sharing collaboration with the New Hampshire Challenge, an organization dedicated to raising awareness around disability issues in our state. READ MORE

Business

Medical cost consumerism: Making buyers beware

Friday, September 7, 2018 Chris Dugan 0

Until the past decade or so, cost details on health care – something which consumes about a quarter of our Gross Domestic Product (GDP) – remained largely hidden from view. READ MORE

A cornucopia of health care news and views

Monday, August 27, 2018 Chris Dugan 0

As the days of summer wane and kids of all ages head off — or back — to school, there is a lot going on in the local health care environment in the city, region and across the state

NH submits Granite Advantage Health Care program waiver application

Thursday, July 26, 2018 Chris Dugan 0

Citing potential “substantial saving for federal tax payers,” NH Governor Chris Sununu sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Alex Azar III Monday, requesting that HHS extend Demonstration Project #11-W-00298/1. READ MORE

How Medicare’s Competitive Bid is Hurting Patients

Friday, June 15, 2018 Normand Bourque Jr. 0

Competitive Bidding, it’s not a new idea, cities and localities utilize it to get a lower price on-highway and construction projects. The construction companies come and place a bid for what they would charge READ MORE

Business

The voice of the consumer: NH Insurance Commissioner Roger Sevigny ready to retire

Thursday, May 31, 2018 Chris Dugan 0

The 76-year-old Sevigny, who will leave his post in mid-June, spent a recent spring morning with Medical Matters discussing his time at the helm of the New Hampshire Department (NHID) and some of initiatives his team has tackled over the past two decades. READ MORE

$40K in Opioid Misuse Prevention grants: A healthy investment

Monday, May 21, 2018 Chris Dugan 0

We’ll be looking for two key components among those applying for grants,” says Harvard’s Susan Walsh. “The programs should be sustainable and have measurable results.” READ MORE