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Social Security Announces 4.1 Percent Benefit Increase for 2006

 

Health

Six new medicines added to Medicaid approved drug list

Naples Daily News, September, 24, 2005, By Liz Freeman

 

Medicare Takes Major Step Toward 2006 Drug Benefit

Health and Human Services Press Release, September 23, 2005

 

Agency For Health Care Administration Announces Further Additions to Medicaid Preferred Drug List
September 12, 2005

 

Health care advocate groups launch Helpline for Medicaid patients who have been denied prescription drug coverage

Florida Legal Services Press Release, September 1, 2005

 

National Governor's Association Releases Official Medicaid Recommendations; Many Already Adopted by Federal Medicaid Commission

Kaisernetwork.org, August 31, 2005

 

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights News Coverage of State Medicaid Developments

Kaisernetwork.org, September 1, 2005

 

Medicaid panel proposes higher co-pays for drugs
South Florida Sun Sentinel, By John J. Lumpkin, The Associated Press,
September 2, 2005

 

AARP to explain prescription plan

Palm Beach Post, By Larry Lipman, September 02, 2005

 

Plan jells for market-based Medicaid services
Orlando Sentinel,
Mark Hollis, September 1, 2005

 

    Public gets to comment on state Medicaid revamp

St. Petersburg Times, by Steve Bousquet,  September 1, 2005

 

State to unveil Medicaid plan

,  August, 31, 2005 

 

Housing

Resentment is rising as communities are remade

The Miami Herald, by Peter Baily, September 11, 2005

 

Migrant Farmworker

Ex-cane cutters sue for wages

The Palm Beach Post, by Susan Salisbury, September 10, 2005

 

Storm's wake means long days for agriculture community

The Miami Herald, August 28, 2005

 

One year later: For farmworkers, housing not an easy option

Naples Daily News, By Laura Layden, August 14, 2005

 

Cane cutters sought for Florida suit
Jamaica Gleaner, by Ross Sheil, Friday | August 5, 2005

 

Alarm grows over pesticide threat in nurseries

Palm Beach Post, By John Lanitgua, Sunday, July 31, 2005