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12 hrs ago | ClipSyndicate

Keating Opposes Long-Term Care Policies in Health Bill: Video

Nov. 10 -- Frank Keating, chief executive officer of American Council of Life Insurers, talks with Bloomberg's Pimm Fox about provisions for long-term care insurance in proposed health-care legislation.

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Related Topix: Health, Video, Business News

Yesterday | Tribune/Sunday Ledger Tribune

CLERE: Vets deserve more than just words

We could say thank you a thousand times, and it wouldn't be enough. In Floyd County, we would have to say it at least 7,467 times, and in Clark County, 9,010. That's how many veterans are living in each county, according to the Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Related Topix: Indiana, Indiana Government, Life, Veteran Affairs, Health, Boat Disaster, Opinion

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

Two Grand Rapids doctors are first to join hospice fellowship

Leaders from Hospice of Michigan were to announce today in Grand Rapids the two finalists set to received the organization's first two slots in its new hospice and palliative care fellowship program.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Palliative Care, Grand Rapids Metro, Michigan State University, Medicare, Health

Gazette-Bulletin

30 years of service: Agency helps clients stay home longer

There's no place like home and for the past three decades, Marion County Home Care has provided services to Marion County residents so they can stay at home as they recover from surgery, an illness, or as they age.

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Related Topix: Health Care Provider, Nursing, Medicine

Sun Nov 08, 2009

GuruFocus.com

LTC Properties Inc. Reports Operating Results

LTC Properties Inc. filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2009-09-30. LTC Properties Inc.

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Related Topix: LTC Properties, Real Estate, Health, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Financial Markets

Sat Nov 07, 2009

The Messenger

Financial woes for nursing homes pr.....

Iowa nursing homes are no longer a place where people spend a large portion of their retirement years, a pair of industry association officials said Friday.

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Related Topix: Iowa Government, Iowa, Iowa Center, IA, Family, Elderly, Health, Fort Dodge, IA, Healthcare Law, Law

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Morris Daily Herald

Halvorson supporting Democrat's health care legislation

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Debbie Halvorson disclaims talk she doesn't meet with constituents on issues like the pending historic health care insurance reform legislation.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, US News, Health Insurance, Health, Medicare

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Community Press

CMH coping - extremely well' with latest outbreak of H1N1 flu virus

Campbellford a ' Campbellford Memorial Hospital has not had any cases of serious illness as a result of the H1N1 flu virus, ambulatory care program director Linda Bradshaw said last Friday.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Influenza, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu

CBC

100 health workers repeat H1N1 shot

About 100 Montreal health-care workers had to get another H1N1 flu shot because the previously administered ones were improperly mixed.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health

WDAF

Major seniors' lobby endorses House Democratic health care bill days before historic vote

The AARP has officially endorsed the House Democratic health care bill, a major boost for the legislation two days before a historic vote.

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Related Topix: Health, AARP, Healthcare Law, Law, Medicare

Medical News Today

Abortion Not The Only Sticky Issue In Health Care Debate - News Outlets Examine Others

Main Category: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health ; Public Health Article Date: 05 Nov 2009 - 2:00 PST News coverage focuses on some of the sticky issues in health reform, including immigrants' coverage, long term care for the disabled, CHIP and insurance discounts for healthy habits.

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Related Topix: Health Insurance, Health, Immigration Reform, US News, Illegal Immigration, US Politics, Kent Conrad, US Senate, Democrat

ADVANCE for LPNs

Teaming for Hospice Care

MEMORIAL WREATH: The Accolade Hospice team in Burleson, TX, hold a special memorial after the passing of every patient.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Palliative Care, Burleson, TX, Nursing, Corpus Christi, TX, Corpus Christi Metro, Health, Opinion

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Lansing State Journal

Slocum/Hirschel: Medicaid leader was a 'quiet hero' for Michigan

Paul Reinhart died Oct. 29 and left a gaping hole in the world. He died much as he lived - quietly, surrounded by his family, with courage and without fanfare.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Michigan, Michigan Government, Health, Opinion

McKnightsonline.com

RehabCare Group announces merger with Triumph HealthCare

RehabCare Group, Inc., one of the largest national providers of physical rehabilitation services to long-term care facilities, on Tuesday announced plans to merge with hospital group Triumph HealthCare.

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Related Topix: Rehabcare Group, Health

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Muskegon Chronicle

Michigan Center for Nursing director: Waiting lists for nursing...

The Michigan Center for Nursing Web site. I received an interesting e-mail from reader Debb, who described herself as a "Detroiter in the process of being retrained." She raised an interesting issue.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Nursing, Michigan Center, MI, Detroit, MI, Health

Marin Independent Journal

Omnicare will settle kickback cases for $98M

Omnicare Inc., which dispenses drugs to nursing homes and long-term care facilities, will pay $98 million to settle allegations it paid kickbacks to nursing homes to gain business and also received kickbacks for buying and recommending drugs.

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Related Topix: Omnicare, Retail, Health, Covington, KY

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Nurse.com

Depression in LTC Often Goes Untreated

Older adults living in long-term care face a sad state of affairs. As many as 50% of residents of LTC have depression, and only about 25% of them are identified and receive treatment, according to Neva L. Crogan, RN, PhD, GCNS-BC, GNP-BC, FNGNA, secretary of the National Gerontological Nursing Association and research associate professor, ...

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Related Topix: Depression, Health, University of Arizona

Iowa City Press-Citizen

Geriatric health services are needed in Iowa

A recent report from the University of Iowa Center on Aging found a startling gap between the growing number of people who need geriatric health care services and the limited supply of those services in the state.

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Related Topix: Iowa, Geriatric Medicine, Medicine, Iowa Government, University of Iowa, Iowa Center, IA, Health

Sun Nov 01, 2009

PilotOnline.com

With highest rate of cases, Navy sees HIV infections rise

The good news: The virus that causes AIDS is more treatable than ever - and with treatment, individuals infected with HIV can live into old age.

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Related Topix: HIV/AIDS, Health, US Military, US Navy, US News, Human Sexuality, US Marine Corps

9NEWS

Medicare Advantage and health care reform

The following Truth Test looks at a 30-second ad paid for by a group called America's Health Insurance Plans , which describes itself on its Web site as "the national association representing nearly 1,300 member companies providing health insurance coverage to more than 200 million Americans.

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

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