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Many Medicaid Patients Could Face Higher Fees Under a Proposed Federal Policy

by Robert Pear (original article) WASHINGTON — Millions of low-income people could be required to pay more for health care under a proposed federal policy that would give states more freedom to impose co-payments and other charges on Medicaid patients. … Continue reading

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AARP Health Encyclopedia

The AARP has come through with a fantastic tool to help you take control of your own health and well being.  The AARP Health Encyclopedia gives an easy to navigate library of information in regards to specific conditions, symptoms, and medical … Continue reading

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CWCOA Takes Concussion Injuries Head On Through Technology

(Concussion Recognition & Response App) Community Wellness Centers of America, LLC, has taken the lead to integrate safety technology into several Rochdale Village Sports Programs by giving away free “Smart Phone Concussion Protocol Applications.” This technology allows the user to follow a protocol … Continue reading

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Reducing Long-Term Care Readmissions through Clinical Integration

Asad Zaman, M.D., is a member of the board of directors of Advocate South Suburban Physician Partners and the immediate past chair of the department of medicine at Advocate South Suburban Hospital in Hazel Crest, Ill. He is also the medical director … Continue reading

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Can the black middle class survive?

Obama’s in the Oval Office but the black bourgeoisie is foundering, including the author On the night of Barack Obama’s election, I was reporting in the crowd of Chicago’s Grant Park, and like many Americans felt hopeful that our country … Continue reading

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Medicaid Expansion: States Must Meet Obamacare Standards To Get Full Federal Funding

States must expand Medicaid all the way if they want to receive full Obamacare funding, federal officials said Monday. The health care reform law enacted in 2010 calls for Medicaid to be offered to anyone who earns up to 133 … Continue reading

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National graduation rates released

(CNN) – The U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) released a report of state high school graduation rates, which for the first time includes apples-to-apples comparisons among most states. Each state used to determine its own graduation rate; now states are … Continue reading

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CDC: Half of young people with HIV don’t know it

Almost a quarter of new HIV cases are seen in young people, and more than half of them don’t know they’re infected, says a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. According to the report, more than 12,000 … Continue reading

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4 Surgeries to Avoid

Original article found here Reasons to think twice before going under the knife Any surgery is dangerous. The body considers an operation a serious insult, and even some minor procedures come with major risks, such as bleeding, blood clots, infections, … Continue reading

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How Much Waste Is There in the Health Care System?

Oringinal article found here Think that it’s a small problem? Think again We have a job to do. Hungarian doctor Ignaz Semmelweis suggested 165 years ago that simply by washing their hands, physicians would reduce the high death rate among … Continue reading

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