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1 hr ago | WSAW

Ministry Health Care Announces Layoffs

Ministry Health Care which operates 15 hospitals in Wisconsin, and one in Minnesota, is announcing system-wide layoffs.

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Related Topix: Health Insurance, Health

3 hrs ago | The Mountaineer Publishing Company

Autumn Care Nursing & Rehabilitation

Autumn Rehab Plus is an individualized program of therapy that can involve any or all of our rehabilitative services including: : improves ambulation, mobility, balance, transfers, range of motion, and manages pain.

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Related Topix: Nursing, Medicine, Waynesville, NC, Health

4 hrs ago | WRIC-TV Richmond

Feds OK Va plan for Medicaid-Medicare eligibility

Virginia has the go-ahead for a major cost-saving experiment that simplifies and consolidates care for people eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare.

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Related Topix: Medicaid, Health, Virginia, Virginia Government, Bob McDonnell, US Governors

4 hrs ago | NewsOn6 Tulsa

St. John Health System To Lay Off 2 To 3 Percent Of Workforce

A Green Country hospital is citing Governor Mary Fallin's decision not to participate in Medicaid expansion as the reason behind coming layoffs.

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Related Topix: Medicaid, Health, Mary Fallin, US Governors, Tulsa, OK

5 hrs ago | Reno Gazette-Journal

Market, insurers will keep premiums low, analysts say

President Obama speaks on the Affordable Care Act on May 10, 2013, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Health Insurance, Health

9 hrs ago | Business Journal

The link between cancer and bankruptcy

Cancer patients were 2.65 times more likely to go bankrupt than people without cancer, according to a new study in Health Affairs .

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Related Topix: Health, Personal Finance, Social Security

14 hrs ago | The American Journal of Managed Care

AMCP Spring 2013

According to the The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, the meeting is the "nation's largest gathering of managed care pharmacists." There will be 40 educational programs and it is a "not-to-be missed event." Debora Sternaman, PharmD, the director of commercial formulary services at Catamaran in Georgetown, TX discusses the Health Insurance ... (more)

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Related Topix: Georgetown, TX, Health Insurance, Health, Hemophilia, Healthcare Law, Law

18 hrs ago | Philly.com

Retirement is going to cost you

WHEN IT COMES to how much money we all need to retire comfortably, it gives us a headache.

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Related Topix: Personal Finance, Retirement, Long Term Care, Health, Medicine

Mon May 20, 2013

Patch.com

Kidney Transplant Center at HUMC Re-Opens

A year after the federal government shut it down, Hackensack University Medical Center has reopened its kidney transplant center.

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Related Topix: Kidney Cancer, Health, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Hackensack University Medical Center

Star-Telegram.com

Needing Medicare

I hope these Republicans who hate the government will some day reach my age of 86, and when they need a cataract operation, have it without becoming bankrupt.

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Related Topix: US News, Health

Health Data Management

Rule Sets Pre-existing Coverage Rates

The tenth edition of the International Classification of Diseases is set to be rolled out in the United States, and getting smarter about ICD-10 is critical for all industry stakeholders.

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Related Topix: Medicaid, Health

PR-inside.com

WellCare Medicare Advantage Members Now Covered At Walgreens Take Care Clinics

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. recently entered into an agreement with Take Care Health Systems, a subsidiary of Walgreens , to offer its Medicare Advantage members access to the more than 370 Take Care Clinics located at select Walgreens stores in 19 states and Washington, D.C. As of March 2013, WellCare serves more than 256,000 Medicare Advantage ... (more)

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Related Topix: Walgreens, Retail, Illinois

Erie Times News

Erie clinic offers discounted hearing aids

If health insurance doesn't cover the device's cost, a person can pay more than $2,000 for a popular model.

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Related Topix: Audiology, Medicine, Erie, PA, Health

Business Journal

Cancer diagnosis related to bankruptcy

A cancer diagnosis can be hazardous to your financial health, too. Cancer patients were 2.65 times more likely to go bankrupt than people without cancer, according to a new study that appears in Health Affairs.

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Related Topix: Health

BrothersJudd Blog

Hail to the Chief:

We also must address the spending side, particularly entitlements. This is an area of great opportunity.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Health, Social Security, Personal Finance, Medicaid

Sun May 19, 2013

Patch.com

Brighton Business Provides Education in 'Ever-Changing Climate' of Medicare

Johnny Branstetter of Senior Health Direct says his company was "designed to fill that gap and to become the adviser for those who are confused about navigating Medicare." "As web-based sales began to make a real impact in 2008, we realized that there was a huge lack of guidance on many of the sites that began popping up that offered Medicare ... (more)

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Health

The Grant County Beat

How Sole Community Provider funding works

Editor's Note: In case you have, as I have, been wondering exactly how Sole Community Provider funding works, here's an article explaining it.

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Related Topix: Gila, NM, Medicaid, Health, Grant County, NM, Social Security, Personal Finance

Northwest Herald

Hospital charges vary locally for same treatment

A Centegra Hospital-McHenry surgical team performs a laparoscopic hysterectomy. Hospitals serving McHenry County charge wildly different prices for the same treatment, according to figures released by the federal government for the first time last week.

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Related Topix: McHenry, IL, McHenry County, IL, Crystal Lake, IL, Health, Harvard, IL, Elgin, IL

Crescent-News.com

Retired couples may need $220K for health care

After years of increasing health care costs, the outlook is improving for seniors worried about paying their medical bills during retirement.

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Related Topix: Personal Finance, Retirement, Health, Long Term Care

The Tennessean

Hospital charges data don't tell whole story

Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released nationwide information on hospital charges for the 100 most common diagnosis groups for Medicare inpatients performed in hospitals.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Health, Tennessee, IL, Tennessee, Tennessee Government