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Reps. John Tanner, D-Tenn., and David Hobson, R-Ohio, will
kick off Medtrade 2007 with a video keynote address on Tuesday,
Oct. 2, at 7:30 a.m. in Room W/110 A/B of the Orange County
Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. The two legislators are authors
of H.R. 1845 — known as the Tanner-Hobson bill — which
would alter the competitive bidding program to ensure beneficiary
access and allow all qualified providers to participate in Medicare
at the bid rate.
150% Percent by which the U.S. pulse oximetry market is
projected to grow by 2013.
Source: Frost & Sullivan
42 Age of the Medicare program, as of July 30.
114 Age of Japanese woman Yone Minagawa, the world's
oldest person. Japan is also home to the world's oldest male,
Tomoji Tanabe, 111. In the past 10 years, the number of Japanese
living past 100 years of age has almost quadrupled and is expected
to grow to more than 28,000 this year.
Source: MSNBC
745,000 Number of pending disability appeals backlogged
with the Social Security Administration, a record. As of July, the
wait time for a hearing averaged 17 months.
Source: USA Today
Moderate exercise, like walking, could be as healthy or
healthier than intense workouts when it comes to particular heart
health measures, according to new research.
Source: Reuters/Journal of Applied Physiology
31 Number of states in which obesity rates continued to
climb last year. No state showed a decline.
Source: Trust for America's Health
