September 18, 2013

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attendees. Health Insurance Express is a Mesa-based unit of WorldWide Insurance Services, Inc., a national health insurance brokerage rm founded in 1989. For more information, visit www.healthinsurance-express.com. was not diagnosed with this condition until 2009 during her teenage years. But now that shes on the road to recovery and free from this potentially life-threatening condition, shes looking forward to a brighter future and aspires to attend college, eventually working as a psychologist. Cardon Childrens Medical Center, 1400 S. Dobson Road, provides pediatric care for children, from newborns to teens. Services include Emergency care, a Level III neonatal intensive care unit, general pediatrics, surgical and rehabilitation services, hematology/ oncology, urology, gastroenterology, neurology, outpatient services and childrens wellness community education. For more information, visit www.BannerHealth.com/ CardonChildrens.
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Health Insurance Express grand opening Oct. 1

Health Insurance Express, a retail-store concept that sells more than 100 health insurance plans from the nations leading insurance carriers, is opening in conjunction with the launch of the Affordable Care Acts Health Insurance Exchange on Oct. 1, 2013. Health Insurance Express and its staff will educate and help prepare Valley residents and business owners for the major health care changes. Owner Alan Leafman, a 25year insurance and healthcare industry veteran, launched Health Insurance Express to be a local, community-based resource not only for health insurance, but also for an overall healthy lifestyle, according to a press release. The Affordable Care Act mandates that every U.S. citizen must have health insurance coverage by Jan. 1, 2014 and the Health Insurance Exchange, which includes all of the public plans mandated by the Affordable Care Act, becomes active on Oct. 1. Health Insurance Express is designed to help individuals, business owners, seniors and families navigate the health care changes and become savvy healthcare shoppers, enabling them to take control of their health and their healthcare through transparency and education. Health Insurance Express, in the Superstition Marketplace at 1155 S. Power Road Suite 110B in Mesa, will host its grand opening celebration noon-6 p.m. on Oct. 1. The free event is open to the public and will include a ribbon cutting ceremony and brief presentations. Free prescription drug discount cards will also be given to all event

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Patients heart repaired through generosity

On Aug. 30 the staff at Banner Childrens at Cardon Childrens Medical Center celebrated the 20th birthday of Anahi Romero. They gave her the one present shes wanted for year to get her heart xed. Her wish was granted just days earlier thanks to the generosity of Cardiovascular Surgeon Dr. Christopher Derby, who not only performed the surgery to x her atrial septal defect a congenital heart defect that causes a hole in the heart but also donated his resources for the surgery through the Gift of Life Foundation, according to a press release. Gift of Life Arizona is a nonprot group that helps provide open-heart surgery, medical care and support for individuals in need like Ms. Romero and their families worldwide who are suffering from congenital heart defects. In Ms. Romeros case, Gift of Life donated enough money to cover care costs and necessary medications she may need and Dr. Derby provided his service without compensation. A Gift of Life spokesperson says since 1985, theyve helped save the lives of 299 children from 24 different countries, including 27 from Arizona. Most physicians diagnose congenital heart defects like Ms. Romeros during early childhood and are able to correct the problem at that time. Unfortunately, Ms. Romero be multiplied by 20 to establish the increased home value - which would be $20,000. Each year the multiplier would decrease by one to reect one less year on the expected life of the system. If the proposed rule changes are approved, Arizonans whove taken the solar leap would see their investment in rooftop solar-generating equipment gutted and the value of their homes diminish. The nearly 25,000 new rooftop solar systems across the

AT&T expands coverage for East Valley customers

As part of its continuing network investment and ongoing 4G LTE rollout, AT&T has upgraded 51 additional mobile Internet cell sites across the East Valley including 32 in Mesa to expand coverage for area residents and businesses, according to a press release. AT&T 4G LTE is the latest generation of wireless network technology and provides several benets for local residents, including faster mobile Internet speeds up to 10 times faster than 3G, improved performance, reliability and innovative new 4G LTE-compatible devices, according to the release. Additional information about AT&T Inc products and services is available at http:// www.att.com. state calculates to $500 million in potential stranded investments on Arizona rooftops. With this much at stake, one can anticipate that if the APS net-metering rule is instituted, class-action attorneys will pounce on the opportunity to remedy the injuries sustained by these property owners. Jim Arwood Communications director Arizona Solar Center www.azsolarcenter.org

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