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Health

More Mentally Ill Adults Cared for in Nursing Homes

More Mentally Ill Adults Cared for in Nursing Homes

According to a report from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid prepared for The Associated...
» read full story March 23rd, 2009 - 14:03
CMS Unveils New Ratings For Nursing Homes

CMS Unveils New Ratings For Nursing Homes

  The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled an updated Web site on...
» read full story December 22nd, 2008 - 10:59

Star Rating System For U.S. Nursing Homes

A five-star rating system was released last week by The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...
» read full story December 21st, 2008 - 16:45
New System To Rate Nursing Homes In U.S.

New System To Rate Nursing Homes In U.S.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the quality ratings for all the...
» read full story December 20th, 2008 - 17:26
Quality Ratings for U.S. Nursing Homes

Quality Ratings for U.S. Nursing Homes

People shopping for nursing home care can finally make the decision that suits them best because...
» read full story December 18th, 2008 - 23:43
New Ratings System for U.S. Nursing Homes

New Ratings System for U.S. Nursing Homes

 Federal officials hope the new rating system for nursing homes across the country will put...
» read full story December 18th, 2008 - 16:07
Many U.S. Patient Aren’t Satisfied With Their Care

Many U.S. Patient Aren’t Satisfied With Their Care

A good number of patients are contended with the care they receive when hospitalized but many are...
» read full story November 02nd, 2008 - 23:14
Update: Survey Shows Many US Hospitals Get Low Scores On Pain Management

Update: Survey Shows Many US Hospitals Get Low Scores On Pain Management

In an attempt to provide a portrait of patients’ experiences in US hospitals, a team of...
» read full story October 31st, 2008 - 10:00
Nearly All Nursing Homes Cited For Health Violations Last Year

Nearly All Nursing Homes Cited For Health Violations Last Year

In the past three years, 94% of American nursing homes were cited for deficiencies, federal...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 18:36
90% of  U.S. Nursing Homes Cited for Violating Federal Care Standards

90% of U.S. Nursing Homes Cited for Violating Federal Care Standards

More than 90% of U.S. nursing homes surveyed were cited for violating federal care standards in...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 14:30
Medicare Premiums to Remain Steady in 2009

Medicare Premiums to Remain Steady in 2009

Medicare officials have announced that 2009 would be the sixth year not to register an...
» read full story September 20th, 2008 - 16:14
US Medical Errors Cost Nearly $1.5 Billion a Year

US Medical Errors Cost Nearly $1.5 Billion a Year

According to a new US government report released on Monday medical errors during or after the...
» read full story July 29th, 2008 - 14:08
GAO Finds Providers in Medicare Program Guilty of Tax Fraud

GAO Finds Providers in Medicare Program Guilty of Tax Fraud

A report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), a federal watchdog agency, found that more...
» read full story June 20th, 2008 - 13:09
Nearly Half of Heart Patients Missing Heart Attack Signs

Nearly Half of Heart Patients Missing Heart Attack Signs

Heart disease patients are not aware of heart attack symptoms, which might affect the treatment’s...
» read full story May 28th, 2008 - 15:46
Health Spending Growth Up Slightly in 2006, Still Exceeded $2 Trillion

Health Spending Growth Up Slightly in 2006, Still Exceeded $2 Trillion

Medicare spending jumped 19 percent in 2006, the fastest rate of growth in 25 years, after a...
» read full story January 08th, 2008 - 13:04
Massage Helps Relieve Acute Post-Surgery Pain

Massage Helps Relieve Acute Post-Surgery Pain

Getting a massage after serious surgeries could be the key to reducing post-operative pain and...
» read full story December 18th, 2007 - 11:54
Nurses at 13 Bay Area Hospitals Go on Two-Day Strike

Nurses at 13 Bay Area Hospitals Go on Two-Day Strike

Almost 5,000 nurses at 13 Bay Area hospitals affiliated with Sutter Health, a nonprofit network of...
» read full story December 12th, 2007 - 15:38
Three Florida Nursing Homes Classified as Special Focus Facilities

Three Florida Nursing Homes Classified as Special Focus Facilities

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published a list of 54 nursing homes that...
» read full story November 30th, 2007 - 23:01
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People

Octuplet mother gets new house and nursing team

Octuplet mother gets new house and nursing team

Los Angeles - The single mother of newborn octuplets and six other small children is moving out of...
» read full story March 10th, 2009 - 21:41
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U.S.

At least 14 killed in rampage at immigrants' centre

Washington  - A lone gunman went on a rampage at an immigration services centre in New York...
» read full story April 04th, 2009 - 09:02
CMS Releases New Nursing Home Ratings

CMS Releases New Nursing Home Ratings

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released on Thursday quality ratings for each of...
» read full story December 19th, 2008 - 15:54
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Business

Medicare Premiums To Remain Steady In 2009

Medicare Premiums To Remain Steady In 2009

Medicare officials have announced that 2009 would be the sixth year not to register an...
» read full story September 21st, 2008 - 22:26
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World

Congregation Prays for Pastor, Mourns Wife, Grandson

Congregation Prays for Pastor, Mourns Wife, Grandson

Mourners gathered Sunday at a memorial service in Brooklyn for Betty Wright, who died Friday...
» read full story July 07th, 2008 - 11:45
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Specials

Federal Ratings for Nursing Homes

Federal Ratings for Nursing Homes

According to a recent analysis of the government’s first ranking of nearly 16,000 nursing...
» read full story January 05th, 2009 - 16:45
Harvard Political Scientists Dies At The Age Of 81

Harvard Political Scientists Dies At The Age Of 81

Dr. Samuel Huntington, one of the nation's preeminent political scientists and a longstanding...
» read full story December 29th, 2008 - 17:45
Medicare Prescription Drugs Premiums to Increase

Medicare Prescription Drugs Premiums to Increase

Analysis of government data has revealed that in 2009, Medicare prescription drug-plan...
» read full story September 26th, 2008 - 17:18
Politicians Share Personal Alzheimer’s Woes

Politicians Share Personal Alzheimer’s Woes

In an attempt to make the Congress more aware of the catastrophic consequences of Alzheimer’s...
» read full story May 15th, 2008 - 10:53
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