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User-friendly health plan summaries at risk

User-friendly health plan summaries at risk

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR WASHINGTON - One of the most popular provisions of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul - consumer-friendly summaries of what your insurance plan covers - suddenly seems to be at risk. Consumer groups say it's not Republican opposition they're worried about, but a White House that doesn't want to be seen, in an election year, as churning out costly new regulations. At issue is the...
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Abbott profit rises 12 percent in fourth quarter

Abbott profit rises 12 percent in fourth quarter

By MATTHEW PERRONE WASHINGTON - Medical device and drugmaker Abbott Laboratories reported a 12 percent increase in fourth-quarter profit Wednesday, as the blockbuster anti-inflammatory drug Humira continued to dominate the company's performance with double-digit sales growth. In October, Abbott surprised investors and analysts with the announcement that it would spin off its branded drug business, including Humira....
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Battle of the bulge

Battle of the bulge

By Brian Boyce, The Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Ind. Jan. 22--TERRE HAUTE -- New Year's resolutions have fitness centers rolling out the weight-loss programs, but officials still sweat the obesity numbers America can't seem to shed. Closer to home, a report issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ranks Vigo County fourth in Indiana for adult obesity based on 2008 data, and one health care...
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Woman’s death now considered homicide

Woman’s death now considered homicide

By Tim Potter, The Wichita Eagle, Kan. Jan. 18--WICHITA -- Eight years after an investigation found that a 26-year-old Valley Center woman died accidentally in a swimming pool, her death has been reclassified as a homicide, and a man is facing charges in her death. An arrest warrant has been issued for Daniel U. Perez, 52. The warrant says that he is charged with first-degree, premeditated murder and sexual...
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Isleton finds insurance coverage, plans to restore police service

Isleton finds insurance coverage, plans to restore...

By Carlos Alcala, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Jan. 18--Isleton hopes to have its own police officers back on the beat soon, after lapsing workers' compensation insurance forced the city temporarily to rely on the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department for law enforcement. The city has found two brokers for alternative coverage and hopes to negotiate new insurance "by the end of the week," said Dave Larsen, city manager...
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NN free clinic receives grant to expand dental services

NN free clinic receives grant to expand dental ser...

By Prue Salasky, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Jan. 17--The Community Free Clinic of Newport News celebrated its first anniversary in business in the Southeast community in November. Since its opening, it has served more than 1,040 patients for almost 2,300 visits, according to Golden Bethune-Hill, the clinic's founder and volunteer executive director. In April 2011, it added adult dentistry to its services and has...
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Insurance a key option for paying for long-term care

Insurance a key option for paying for long-term ca...

By Patti S. Spencer, Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era, Pa. Jan. 09--Long-term care includes a broad range of medical and support services for people with a degenerative condition (such as Parkinson's or stroke), a prolonged illness (such as cancer) or a cognitive disorder (such as Alzheimer's). It involves providing assistance with the activities of daily living and supervision if needed. The cost of care in...
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Have you had the end-of-life discussion?

Have you had the end-of-life discussion?

The following editorial appeared in the San Jose Mercury News on Friday, Jan. 13: ------ Americans need to change the way they think about death and dying. The United States spends about $70 billion a year -- one-third of all Medicare expenditures -- on medical care for the elderly in the last months of their lives. If money for health care is going to be limited, and we know it is, then we need to think and talk...
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