A little-known aspect of Medicaid allows states, in certain cases, to recoup medical costs by claiming deceased people's homes, which is causing some people to avoid coverage, even those who are newly eligible under the health law's ...
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The recent report by the Health Council of Canada puts Canada in last place among OECD countries for healthcare wait times with major concerns regarding access to care. With only 31 per cent of Canadians getting a same-day or next-day ...
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Several individuals and organizations were honored today at the 95th Annual Meeting of the New Jersey Hospital Association (NJHA) at the Hyatt Regency Princeton. NJHA Healthcare Leader Awards The 2014 Distinguished Service Award was ...
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The Indiana-based group is to buy a 75% stake in Qingdao P&B Co, which is headquartered in the Qingdao free-trade zone. P&B, which has around 550 employees, is partly owned by Chinese drinks business Wuliangye Group, one of the ...
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More than 6.3 million people were found eligible for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program since October,but it is unclear how many are newly insured since recipients must re-enroll each year.Meanwhile,Health and Human ...
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The Annals of the American Thoracic Society has released a comprehensive supplement on the 56th annual Thomas L. Petty Aspen Lung Conference entitled "The Lung Microbiome: A New Frontier in Pulmonary Medicine." More than 170 ...
Japan’s NTT DoCoMo has partnered with chemical company Toray Industries to develop Hitoe, a nanofibre-laced clothing line that uses conductive fibres to measure heart rate. Hitoe, which means ‘one layer’ in the ...
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Remedy Informatics,a provider of registry-based clinical informatics software for healthcare delivery and life sciences research,has been selected by the American Society of Clinical Oncology(ASCO)to provide the technology platform for the ...
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Spectrum Brands, the publicly traded American parent company of Spectrum Brands Australia, owner of the Russell Hobbs, George Foreman, Black & Decker and Remington brands, among others, has announced a strong profit turnaround for the first ...
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Branch Manager of Los Angeles: Chuck McCombs has been in the electrical wholesale industry for the past 30 years and each one of those years was spent at Main Electric. Having started out in the warehouse, Chuck jokes he has done ...
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FRIDAY Jan. 31, 2014, 2014 -- Women who are victims of domestic violence are at increased risk for infection with HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, new research finds. The study included women seen at an upstate New York public ...
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Another Cruise Ship Hit by Illness Outbreak Another cruise ship voyage has ended early due to an illness outbreak, the second such ...
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Do you wonder what local farmers do to ensure the wellbeing of their livestock when it is cold outside? Baby it's cold outside – and it has been for some time. If the future predictions are accurate, this cold is going to be hanging ...
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ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is concerned about the health and safety of the state’s farming families and their livestock during this cold spell. The current propane shortage not only ...
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Parents vary widely in views about their responsibilities in getting specialty care for their children, according to a new University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health. Most children get their ...
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