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In the article, “Nursing students meet with lawmakers,” (Recorder, Feb. 13), one of the students in the GCC School of Nursing class asked lawmakers what nurses can do to get support for single-payer health care, also known as Medicare. for…
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Primary care provider involvement could be key to increasing the pace and scope of treatment for early-stage Alzheimer's disease, according to a new report. Getting primary care doctors to diagnose and assess patients for dementia-related…
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Baptist Health, based in Montgomery, Ala., is suing large insurer Humana over alleged underpayments by Medicare Advantage for outpatient drugs purchased through the 340B program. The hospital claims that the drug reimbursements were…
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The Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) has released its latest projections on how much savings Medicare beneficiaries may need for health care expenses in retirement, and it's a bit of a hoot. According to EBRI research, some…
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If your eye doctor tells you that you have cataracts in one or both eyes and recommends surgery to remove them, don't despair. When you can't see as well as before, one reason may be that cataracts have developed in one or both eyes.…
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Medicare beneficiaries and their agents likely took a deep breath on December 7 when the annual Medicare enrollment period ended. October 15th through December 7th is when all Medicare beneficiaries can enroll in, switch to, or leave…
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A pair of Miami-Dade doctors -- orthopedic surgeon Lawrence Alexander and chiropractor Dean Zusmer -- were found guilty Monday of participating in a ring of medical equipment companies that submitted more than $31 million in false invoices…
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With ongoing negotiations over budget cuts as a backdrop, during a hearing discussion Tuesday, Democrats asked whether programs like Medicare and Social Security fall under the language of a Republican's anti-socialist resolution proposal…
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The family-owned 50-bed nursing home in rural Newport, Vt., will close its doors in March, unable to fill numerous jobs, including 10 licensed nursing assistant positions. The average age of its 43 employees is 51 years; and 17 have reached…
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The end of pandemic emergency measures and conservative efforts to cut government spending are poised to put quality care even further out of reach. A sicker population is bad for the economy and the health sector. Texas has the nation's…
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