Tired of junk mail? Get rid of it AND protect the planet at the same time! To eliminate some of the catalogs or junk mail you receive, just buy some postcards at the Post Office with the postage already on the card ($.30), or cut cardboard to postcard size and put on the new postage amount of $.28. Write “Remove from Mailing List” and affix the mailing label from the catalog or flyer to the postcard. Address and send the postcard to the company who sent the unwanted mail.

Congressman Mike Thompson (D-California) recently introduced telemedicine legislation that would provide $30 million in grants to help health facilities pay for telehealth equipment and expand telehealth support services. The Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act (House Resolution 2068) would expand Medicare reimbursement to urban and suburban areas and include more facilities. It will also allow doctors to monitor patients remotely.