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Obama Medicare plan: No voucher but maybe a higher bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — He'll never turn Medicare into a voucher, but if you are lucky enough to be financially comfortable in retirement, odds are you'll pay higher premiums under President Barack Obama's plan. It's not just the 1 percent who'll feel the...
Tags: White House, Healthcare Laws, Politics, Elections, Prescription Drugs
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Earthquake hits western Turkey; 3 dead
Associated PressANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A 5.9-magnitude earthquake partly collapsed some buildings and one mosque in western Turkey, killing at least three people and injuring nearly 100 people, authorities said Friday. The quake that struck at 11:15 p.m. (2015 GMT)...Tags: Physical Conditions, Turkey, Executive Branch, American Red Cross, Islam
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Lynchburg leaders create plan for "healthier" streets
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefLynchburg leaders are working from the ground up to improve their community. Officials from groups like Lynch’s Landing, Region 2000, the Lynchburg Health Department, and Lynchburg city government have spent the last six months coming up with a...Tags: Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics
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CareFirst proposes 25 percent rate increase under health care reform
Blaming the cost to implement health care reform, the state's largest health insurer has proposed eye-popping rate increases to state regulators for individuals and small businesses. CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield wants to raise rates an average of 25...
Tags: Heritage Foundation, FTI Consulting Inc., Politics, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Coventry Health Care Inc.
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The talk: Pointers on speaking to a loved one about a senior community
There comes a time in our lives when roles reverse. When children look at their parents with "parental" concern. Perhaps they've noticed a change in their health or their demeanor. Or maybe, the adult child has begun to worry about the miles that separate...
Tags: Homes, Family
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How to handle medical bill problems
When Keith Yaskin and his wife, Loren, rushed their 2-year-old son to the hospital with a dangerous infection in his neck, they weren't thinking about how much his care would cost. After his three-day inpatient stay with nonstop intravenous antibiotics,...
Tags: Corporate Officers, Health and Medical Professionals, Crime, Law and Justice, Economy, Business and Finance, Government Health Care
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House GOP proposes austere, balanced budget
WASHINGTON – Reprising austerity themes that define the party, House Republicans unveiled a budget proposal Tuesday that they say would achieve the ambitious goal of balancing in 10 years, but it has no chance of acceptance by Democrats in what is...Tags: Paul Ryan, U.S. Department of Defense, White House, Politics, Healthcare Laws
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College news for Feb. 17, 2013
Dean’s¿list Alma College, Alma Mich. — Sophomore Thomas Porter of Danville, a 2011 graduate of Boyle County High School, is the son of Donald Porter of Danville. Eastern Kentucky Univeristy: Joseph Taylor Culbertson, of Danville, a senior...
Tags: Social Sciences, Computer Science, Nursing, Philosophy, Crime, Law and Justice
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Arlington Heights senior center looks to partnerships
Months after changes were made to Northwest Community Hospital's senior services, the Arlington Heights Senior Center may now be partnering with other health providers for programming. In January, the Arlington Heights Senior Citizens Commission's...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics
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Commission on Aging swears in new officers
The Washington County Commission on Aging Inc./Area Agency on Aging held its annual general membership meeting with John Barr, vice president of the Washington County Commissioners, swearing in new members of the board of directors and advisory council....Tags: Physical Conditions, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Health Insurance
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W. Kennedy Cromwell III, foreign service officer
W. Kennedy Cromwell III, a retired foreign service officer who spent the majority of his 32-year career in Africa, died Dec. 13 from complications of a stroke at the Fairhaven retirement community in Sykesville.
The former Washington and Annapolis...Tags: U.S. Army, Somalia, Politics, Sykesville, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Seniors give their thanks together at Calexico Thanksgiving event
Staff WriterCALEXICO — Carlos Noriega said he enjoys this time of the year, when he can show gratitude for his time on earth. “I get to give thanks to God because I’m 81, so every day is special now. I’m thankful for God giving us an extra...Tags: Thanksgiving, Holidays
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