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Undercurrents: V.I. Working to Attract Visitors with Disabilities

St. Thomas Source – By BERNETIA AKIN - April 8, 2013.

Efforts to enhance accessibility in the territory aren’t limited to addressing the needs of residents with disabilities. The U.S. Justice Department, which oversees compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, is also looking at facilities and services geared to tourists.

Should We Bribe People to Be Healthy?

Johns Hopkins Medicine – By STEVE THOMPSON- March 26, 2013.

Most experts concerned about obesity would argue that getting rid of humongous servings of heavily sugared beverages in restaurants and food retailers is a no-brainer, merely a tiny first step toward a sharper series of changes we need to make in our obesogenic environment. And yet the uproar over New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s efforts to ban these absurd portions and unhealthy products makes it clear that when it comes to regulating food, much of the public isn’t ready to have its food options limited by government fiat.

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Nearly 65? Time for the Medicare Maze

By New York Times – By By Walecia Konrad - October 14, 2011.

NOW that you’re about to retire, there’s good news and bad news about your health insurance. The good news: When you turn 65, you’re eligible for Medicare — all in all, a pretty affordable way to get coverage for doctor bills, hospitalizations and, more recently, prescription drugs. The bad news: You’ve got a big job ahead of you, sorting through the Medicare bureaucracy.

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