Articles filed under Health
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Lost fight with Medicare to cost nursing homes $3.87 BillionAug 07, 2011 6:13 am - WASHINGTON — Nursing homes’ lost lobbying battle with Medicare will cost the industry $3.87 billion, as the health program tries to recover overpayments it says it made ...
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Healthy eating means spending more at storeAug 07, 2011 6:07 am - SEATTLE — A healthy diet is expensive and could make it difficult for Americans to meet new U.S. nutritional guidelines, according to a study published Thursday that say...
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Seniors embrace a new racket in pickleballAug 06, 2011 1:00 am - Two mixed-doubles teams dashed around a badminton court at the Thomas Jefferson Community Center in Arlington, Va. — but they were not playing badminton. Instead, it loo...
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Medicare prescription premiums won’t rise in 2012Aug 04, 2011 12:00 am - Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Obama administration had good news for seniors Thursday: The average monthly premium for Medicare’s popular prescription program won’t ...
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'Miracle baby' now 5, and continues to surpriseAug 02, 2011 1:00 am - Around Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, they still call 5-year-old Javier Sotelo of Des Plaines the “miracle baby.” After being born at 28 weeks gestati...
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Health care trend may temper premium hikesJul 31, 2011 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS — Consumers may catch a little break when their health insurance policies renew. Lower-than-expected use of health care has helped push insurer earnings hig...
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Hospitals see drop in surgeriesJul 31, 2011 6:00 am - HCA Holdings Inc.’s report of a drop in expensive surgeries may signal a broad slowdown for hospitals because of rising unemployment and tepid consumer spending. Patient...
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Public hearing held on birth center rules in IllinoisJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - Rules for the first free-standing birth centers in Illinois are the subject of a public hearing that’s one of the final steps before the centers can open. The Illinois H...
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North, northwest suburbs spared heat-related deathsJul 22, 2011 12:00 am - Storms driving through the Chicago area this morning are giving a brief respite from the heat, which may have claimed up to six lives so far in Chicago and the South sub...
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GlenOaks CEO gets fond farewellJul 20, 2011 11:00 pm - When patients come to the emergency room at Adventist GlenOaks Hospital in Glendale Heights, there isn’t a large waiting room. Instead, they go straight to a private tre...