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Health Care Reform: Listen Here
Post Date: February 8, 2010 By Beth Kling

Mark Scherzer from New Yorkers for Accessible Health Coverage talks about the impact health care reform could have on access, affordability, and comprehensiveness in coverage and care. Listen here.
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Why "Cadillac" Health Plans are Necessary for Seriously Ill People
Post Date: January 7, 2010 By Beth Kling

Mark Scherzer, Esq., of New Yorkers for Accessible Health Coverage, got a letter published in the New York Times explaining why "Cadillac" health plans are often indispensable for seriously ill people.
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Health Care Reform: Political Realities
Post Date: December 14, 2009 By Beth Kling

A look at some of the political realities that affect the process of reform.
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Health Care Reform: Possible Problems for New Yorkers
Post Date: December 11, 2009 By Beth Kling

This is my the fourth piece reporting back from SHARE's December 3rd health care reform program, focusing on parts of the bills that might create problems for many individuals and for the State of New York.
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Health Care Reform: Medicare and Medicaid
Post Date: December 10, 2009 By Beth Kling

This is my third piece about SHARE's health reform discussion that was held last Thursday, December 3rd. (Click to see the first or second installments).
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Health Care Reform: What's Good About It?
Post Date: December 9, 2009 By Beth Kling

This is my second piece about SHARE's health reform discussion held last week (click here to see the first installment, focusing on the broad outlines of the reform). Today I want to focus on some parts of the bills that appear to offer positive benefits if they pass.
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Health Care Reform: Reporting Back after SHARE's Roundtable Discussion
Post Date: December 7, 2009 By Beth Kling

Last Thursday, SHARE held a panel discussion on health care reform. Some interesting issues were raised that might have an impact on people dealing with breast or ovarian cancer and other serious diseases.
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Health Care Reform: How Might It Affect You?
Post Date: November 30, 2009 By Beth Kling

SHARE will hold a roundtable discussion on health care reform on Thursday, December 3rd at 6 PM in our main office. The program will focus on how people with breast or ovarian cancer, and other serious illnesses, might be affected (click for more information).
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To Senior survivors: Would you share your perspective?
Post Date: November 2, 2009 By Beth Kling

I used to volunteer for an organization that serves seniors, and one of the things I heard again and again was that doctors often didn't understand enough about older people's health or the experience of aging. And worse, they sometimes were insensitive in the ways they communicated with their older patients.
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SHARE Included in White House Breast Cancer Awareness Event
Post Date: October 26, 2009 By Beth Kling
Categories: Breast Cancer

SHARE was thrilled to be included in this year's Breast Cancer Awareness commemoration at the White House.
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ACS new position on cancer screening sparking debate
Post Date: October 23, 2009 By Beth Kling
Categories: Breast Cancer

On Thursday, Ilene Winkler of SHARE appeared on the Rounds with Dr. Snyderman on MSNBC to discuss her experience with mammography and other screening. Click to see the show here.
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So much food
Post Date: October 6, 2009 By Beth Kling

Last week, we had so much food in the office that I probably gained 3 pounds just from looking at it. We had brownies, cookies, cakes, almond bars, sandwiches, salads, three different kinds of pasta . . . not to mention the leftover noodle pudding that Alice (our Executive Director) brought in after her family's Yom Kippur break fast.
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Chefs Event a Huge Success!
Post Date: September 22, 2009 By Beth Kling

This year's Chefs Event, the sixth annual "A Second Helping of Life," was bigger and better than ever -- at least that's what several guests told me last night as they were enjoying the fabulous food, wine, and Hudson River views at Chelsea Piers on what was a beautiful, clear night.
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SHARE Visits Good Morning America
Post Date: September 14, 2009 By Beth Kling

Last Wednesday, a group of stalwart SHARE participants got up extra early to come into Times Square and stand in the audience at Good Morning America (we had been invited by the producers a few weeks ago).
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September Events
Post Date: September 9, 2009 By Beth Kling

Fall is always an exciting time at SHARE, and this year is no different!
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