Optometrists in Morton, PA Accepting Medicare

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Kerri Bakker, O.d. Llc Optometrist Medicare: Medicare Enrolled Practice Location: 13 Kedron Ave, Morton, PA 19070 Phone: 484-478-8000    Fax: 484-478-8050

Kerri Elizabeth Bakker, OD Optometrist Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 13 Kedron Ave, Morton, PA 19070 Phone: 484-478-8000    Fax: 484-478-8050

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Some physicians not purchasing, restricting recipients of Gardasil because of cost, Washington Post reports

Inadequate reimbursement from insurance companies for Merck's human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil is leading some physicians to refuse to purchase the vaccine and restricting the recipients to those whose insurers have agreed to pay a "reasonable" fee, the Washington Post reports (Boodman, Washington Post , 5/1).

A health exchange exemption: Capitol Hill's big headache

Talk around the halls of Congress regarding whether lawmakers and congressional aides will be given an exemption from a part of the health law that requires them to obtain their health coverage from online insurance marketplaces.

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NPR explores this question, which is increasingly central to discussions about the sweeping measure's future. Meanwhile, The Boston Globe reports on the number of waivers given out by Massachusetts to state residents who sought an exemption from that state's requirement to have health insurance.

Immune-boosting vaccine helps body fight cancer

Cancer Research UK-funded scientists have discovered that linking a molecule which initiates antibody production,to a 'saboteur' molecule, triggers the immune system to selectively destroy faulty cells. These findings published in Blood, could potentially be used to selectively destroy tumour cells while ignoring healthy cells.

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