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Mar
26
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Retirees face average of $250,000 in medical bills during retirement
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Married seniors planning to retire this year may face $250,000 in medical bill over the course of their retirement. That does not include long-term care or nursing home costs, according to a study by Fidelity Investments.
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Mar
26
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President Obama signs major healthcare reform bill into law
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President Obama with much fanfare but still without Republican support signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law on Tuesday.
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Mar
21
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House passes another bill extending therapy caps exceptions process, delaying physician pay cut
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The House this week voted to extend the therapy caps exceptions process and delay a 21.2% Medicare physician pay cut through April 30.
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Mar
17
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Seniors And Driving
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Public safety should win against personal choice especially when it comes to elderly seniors who shouldn't drive, states an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
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Mar
17
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Obama: Healthcare bill would help seniors on Medicare
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The healthcare reform package, if passed, will add almost a decade of solvency to the Medicare program, President Obama told seniors Monday during a stop in Ohio.
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Mar
15
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Heart Disease And Stroke Survivors Urge Congress To Increase Funding For The National Institutes Of Health
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Enhance National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported research to improve health, spur economic growth and innovation and science.
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Mar
11
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African-Americans And Hispanics More Likely To Have Alzheimer's Disease And Dementia Than Whites
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According to the Alzheimer's Association's00ae 2010 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures, African-Americans are about two times more likely and Hispanics are about one and one-half times more likely than their white counterparts to have Alzheimer's...
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Mar
11
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Latest bill would extend therapy caps exceptions process through end of year
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The Senate on Tuesday voted 66-34 to end debate on a package of healthcare stopgap measures. These include an extension of the therapy caps exceptions process.
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Mar
09
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Congress Short-Term Fix on Therapy Services for Nation's Elderly
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AHCA Applauds Congress for Passing Short-Term Fix on Therapy Services for Nation's Elderly - Long Term Care Leader Urges Congress to Enact a Longer Term Solution for Financial Limits on Therapy Services for Nation's Elderly. (Source: Disabled World)
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Mar
05
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Attention Seniors: The Countdown Begins To The End Of Medicare Open Enrollment
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Health Net, Inc. reminds seniors, age 65 or older, and others who are eligible for Medicare that the Medicare Open Enrollment period closes on Wed., Mar. 31, 2010.
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