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2012/05/27 07:04
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Sam Nelson arrived in time to say thanks. The retired lieutenant colonel, who visits hospice patients as part of the “We Honor Veterans” program, dropped by the Northgate Drive home of retired Chief...
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2012/05/27 06:39
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The USA Network has a lighthearted TV show called “Royal Pains” about the trials and tribulations of a concierge doctor who caters to the rich and famous residents of New York’s Hamptons...
2012/05/27 06:30
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Don was an elderly man in the final phase of heart failure. Weaker and sicker despite multiple hospital and ER trips, he "gave up" after his doctor said there was nothing more to be done. He became...
2012/05/27 06:30
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LANSING -- Rebecca Brown says she tried every prescription drug she could find to control the frequent seizures her son suffered because of a severe form of epilepsy. When nothing worked...
2012/05/27 06:23
2012/05/27 06:23
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Several times a week, health care workers show up on Tom Thompson’s doorstep south of Boise. A nurse and health care worker make sure that Thompson, 82, is taking the right medications and that his...
2012/05/27 05:17
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And they always answer: No, it isn't. The Kellys, retired school teachers who live in Amherst, are volunteers at Hospice of the Fisher Home, a nine-bedroom house in North Amherst that provides...
2012/05/27 05:01
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Hospice of Cincinnati is encouraging its patients � and their families � to say four things before saying goodbye: I love you. I forgive you. Please forgive me. Thank you. Have you had an...
2012/05/27 04:43
2012/05/27 04:43
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This represents the situation for much of our health care. How many people do you know who shop around, asking for prices on medications and doctor's fees? While spending time in Buenos Aires, we...
2012/05/27 04:11
2012/05/27 04:11
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Opponents of a November ballot question to legalize medical marijuana want the state’s highest court to force Attorney General Martha Coakley to spell out for voters the exact details of the proposed...
2012/05/27 04:02
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PADUCAH — The staff of Paducah's St. Nicholas Family Free Clinic is taking the term "spring cleaning" to a whole new level. "It's extreme spring cleaning," said Board Chairman Lennis Thompson. Gone...
2012/05/27 03:33
2012/05/27 03:33
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How did this day change from a solemn day honoring our heroes into a day for picnics and parties and celebrating and shopping? Yes, that is how I want to honor my father who died in Vietnam in 1965,...
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2012/05/27 02:50
2012/05/27 02:50
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It’s going to cost city employees more in the future to get sick. New Bern aldermen listened to a report on the rising cost of providing health insurance to city employees Wednesday night during a...
2012/05/27 02:50
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Volunteers are a growing force in the North Carolina Department of Insurance and Commissioner Wayne Goodwin said “We couldn’t do the job without them.” Goodwin met with volunteers from Eastern North...
2012/05/26 21:52
2012/05/26 21:52
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Memorial Day weekend is a time to remember those who have died while serving in the U.S. armed forces. It is also a time to honor all veterans, some of whom are homeless or frustrated with the...
2012/05/26 19:12
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Doctors are shunning Medicaid patients because of low fees, a trend that is likely to become a crisis in less than two years, when the ranks of patients are expected to swell. Budget talks in...
2012/05/26 16:17
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By Andrea F. Siegel, The Baltimore Sun The vision is this: At a six-acre wooded campus in Pasadena, Hospice of the Chesapeake has its headquarters, counseling program, a conference center and hospice...
2012/05/26 15:41
2012/05/26 15:41
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Missouri Psychologist Indicted for Health Care Fraud A psychologist practicing in the Lebanon, Mo., area has been indicted by a federal grand jury for engaging in a $1.2 million scheme to defraud...
2012/05/26 13:50
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Lyn and Graham Penny Welwyn Garden City volunteers clean up at the Olympics TEAM GB will be hoping for a haul of medals at the Olympics, but it’s unlikely they’ll clean up. To send a link to this...
2012/05/26 13:34
2012/05/26 13:34
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How much do hospitals and doctors actually charge insurers for their services? How much and which of those services are privately insured patients using? And, most significantly, what drives changes...
2012/05/26 12:48
2012/05/26 12:48
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MT. VERNON — — The Illinois Legislature passed a plan on Thursday to trim Medicaid by 12 percent, or $1.6 billion. The legislation cuts Medicaid reimbursement rates to hospitals and nursing homes by...