Senator John Boozman recovering from successful surgery

U.S. Senator John Boozman remains in recovery following successful heart surgery at Mercy Hospital in Rogers, Arkansas.

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Medicare for railroad families

... the following parts: * Medicare Part A (hospital insurance) helps pay for inpatient care in hospitals and skilled nursing facilities (following a hospital stay), some home health care services, and hospice care. Part A is financed through payroll ...

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Kaiser Workers Strike To Protest Cost-Cutting, Suicides

Mental health clinicians from Kaiser's Oakland Medical Center launched a one-day strike Wednesday to address understaffing and cost-cutting in Kaiser's mental health services, which they say have resulted in several suicides among patients.

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Feds: home health company paying $150M settlement

Amedisys and its affiliates make up one of the nation's largest home health providers, operating in 37 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, according to a Justice Department news release.

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San Bernardino: Sharon Stone promotes all-in-one senior center

... on Wednesday, April 23, 2014. The center, aimed at helping seniors live longer in their own homes instead of nursing homes. It offers physicians, nurses as well as recreation, socialization, nutrition services, transportation and other activities ...

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I caught Ebola in Guinea and survived

The number of people who have contracted the Ebola virus in Guinea, according to the World Health Organization, has risen to 208 - and 136 of them have died.

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Minus ACs and fans, burns sting

A defunct AC and fans at one of the burns wards at Patna Medical College and Hospital and shoes lie in front of an AC machine.

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