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Tips for choosing a Medicare drug plan
Tips for choosing a Medicare drug plan Health plan or drug plan? Save time and work by deciding. Health plans such as HMOs generally offer lower prices than drugs-only plans but restrict your choice of doctors, hospitals and drugs. Check them all.... -
Hearing Thursday on second hospital
The Virginia GazetteFollowing a public advocacy campaign, Riverside Health System is anticipating a strong showing of support next week at the one-and-only public hearing for Doctors Hospital of Williamsburg. Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center has launched a...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Christianity, Williamsburg, Baptist
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Drug coverage erodes in many South Florida Medicare plans
South Florida Sun-SentinelChange or pay more, or both: Those are the choices for Medicare recipients with prescription drug coverage in 2009. Medicare on Friday released full details about drug plans available next year, showing they are raising monthly premiums and co-payments...Tags: Humana Incorporated, Broward County, Medicare, Government Health Care
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The state of healthcare
The United States spent $2.1 trillion on healthcare in 2006, according to national health expenditure data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. That number is expected to hit $4.3 trillion by the end of 2017 -- 19.5% of the gross...Tags: Barack Obama, Medicaid, Private Health Care, John McCain, Health Insurance
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Chinese tighten dairy rules amid growing reports of teens with kidney stones from tainted milk
Associated Press WriterBEIJING (AP) _ China's State Council tightened quality control regulations for the dairy industry Friday, as authorities in Macau and Hong Kong reported several children had kidney stones blamed on Chinese tainted milk. Contaminated milk powder, laced...Tags: Beverage Industry, Livestock Farming, Food Industry, Prosecution, Product Recalls
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Produce and floral companies to meet in Orlando later this month
Sentinel Staff WriterSoutheast-based produce and floral companies are coming to Orlando this month to meet colleagues from throughout the country. The Produce Marketing Association's 2008 gathering is Oct. 24-27 at the Orange County Convention Center. Fresh Summit...Tags: Jack Welch, Health Organizations, Harley-Davidson Incorporated, Diseases, Illnesses
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AP answers your questions on the news, from Somali pirates to rules about presidents-elect
They come from a failed state whose people are desperately poor. So how have Somali pirates managed to take control of large commercial ships and hold them for days, even weeks? A reader's curiosity about the pirates' tactics inspired one of three...Tags: U.S. Elections, Government, Election Day, Migration, Santa Monica
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Bonus Heloise Hints: Troubles Under The Arm
Dear Heloise: I have a problem. My husband has used various antiperspirants/deodorants. We can't find one that doesn't leave waxy residue at the armpit that won't come out when laundered, no matter what I do to coax it along. I have rubbed detergent...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Life, Fullerton (Orange, California), Emergency Incidents, Salisbury (Wicomico, Maryland)
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And the criticism
Health policy advisors to Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain summed up the candidates' criticism of their opponents' plans in an Oct. 1 debate. Said Dr. Irwin Redlener, advisor to Obama: "The healthcare system is wacky and out of control. It can't run...Tags: Barack Obama, Medicaid, Private Health Care, John McCain, Medicare
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The analyses
The Commonwealth Fund, a nonprofit organization that supports independent research on healthcare, finds fundamental differences between the two plans. The organization has summarized the candidates' positions in 22 areas, including prescription drugs,...Tags: Barack Obama, Medicaid, Private Health Care, John McCain, Health Insurance
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John McCain, Barack Obama on healthcare
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterJohn McCain and Barack Obama's health reform plans are different both in their approaches to solving problems and their potential effects on voters. But to choose wisely, you have to do some homework. To help, we offer a guide to online resources that...Tags: Barack Obama, Medicaid, Private Health Care, John McCain, Medicare
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10,000 Chinese children still sick from milk
Associated Press WriterMore than 10,000 children remained hospitalized after being sickened in China's tainted milk scandal, eight of whom were in serious condition, officials said. The Health Ministry said in a statement on its Web site Wednesday that 10,666 children were...Tags: Health Organizations, Food Industry, Food Safety
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