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Nearly 50 vendors set up booths at 2013 Senior and Caregiver Expo
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comInformation on the Affordable Care Act’s upcoming effects on senior citizens in Maryland and medical equipment that can be used at home were features of the 2013 Senior and Caregiver Expo put on by Washington County CARES in Hager Hall on Thursday....Tags: Medicare, Prescription Drugs, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Health Care Reform (2009), Conservation
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GOP boycotts health care advisory board
Associated PressHouse and Senate Republican leaders told President Barack Obama Thursday that they will refuse to nominate candidates to serve on an advisory board that is to play a role in holding down Medicare costs under the new health care act. House Speaker John...Tags: Medicare, Health Insurance Cost, Barack Obama, Healthcare Laws, Justice System
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Andrew Serafini: Session proves decisions have consequences
In an effort to provide open and transparent government, the Washington County delegation to the Maryland General Assembly will be hosting a post-legislative public forum on Thursday, May 9, 2013. The forum will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will be held in Room...Tags: Barack Obama, Anirban Basu, Government, Regional Authority, Executive Branch
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Know your rights: Nursing Home Quality Reform Act created a Bill of Rights for those in long-term care
marieg@herald-mail.comFor most people, home means familiar faces, rooms filled with years of memories and a measure of control over one's life. But for many older adults, home is confined to four walls in an institutional setting, where you learn to navigate a wheelchair...Tags: U.S. Congress, Long Term Care, Consumers, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Chemical Industry
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W.Va. to expand Medicaid, extend coverage to 91,500 uninsured
Associated PressWest Virginia will expand Medicaid under the federal health care overhaul through a plan announced Thursday by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, which would extend coverage to an estimated 91,500 uninsured low-income residents. The decision follows a financial...Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), Tom Corbett, Labor Legislation, Regional Authority, Bob McDonnell
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Tri-State briefs
Shepherd University to open center in Martinsburg SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — Shepherd University has received approval from its regional accreditor, the Higher Learning Commission, to open an additional location in Martinsburg, W.Va., according to a...Tags: Mammogram, Human Interest, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Cervical Cancer, Franklin County (Virginia)
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W.Va. lawmakers OK budget
Public schools and Medicaid are among the major spenders of a multibillion-dollar state budget passed Wednesday in the West Virginia Legislature, which also fixed three bills vetoed because of technical errors before beginning a brief special session...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Separation of Church and State, Arts and Culture, Government, West Virginia Legislature
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Report ranks Waynesboro Hospital one of safest in U.S.
Waynesboro Hospital was ranked among the top 10 percent of the nation’s hospitals for providing outstanding patient safety, according to a report released April 9 at www.healthgrades.com. Waynesboro Hospital was one of 379 hospitals in the country...Tags: Medicare, Hospitals and Clinics, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia)
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Obama unveils $3.8 trillion spending plan for 2014
Associated PressPresident Barack Obama sent Congress a $3.8 trillion spending blueprint on Wednesday that strives to achieve a "grand bargain" to tame runaway deficits, raising taxes on the wealthy and trimming popular benefit programs including Social Security and...Tags: U.S. Congress, Medicare, Paul Ryan, Republican Party, U.S. Senate
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Florida-based health insurance company contracts being terminated, no gap in Medicare coverage
Senior citizens enrolled in medical and prescription plans through a Florida-based health insurance company will not see a gap in their Medicare coverage, despite the company’s contracts being terminated April 1, according to the Centers for...
Tags: Medicare, Prescription Drugs, Health Insurance, Insurance, Coventry Health Care Inc.
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Md. Senate passes its version of health care reform bill
The Maryland Senate has passed a measure to further implement federal health care reform. The Senate voted 35-11 for the bill on Wednesday. It provides a funding stream for the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange, which is a new insurance market that...
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Study: Health-care overhaul will raise claims costs by average of 32%
Associated PressMedical claims costs — the biggest driver of health insurance premiums — will jump an average 32 percent for Americans' individual policies under President Barack Obama's overhaul, according to a study by the nation's leading group of...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Barack Obama, Insurance, Employment, Judges
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