All posts tagged 'medical care'

Long Term Care Insurance

Posted on March 31st, 2009 · Posted in Brain Injury

Date: 3/31/2009 7:21 PM One option for addressing the high costs of long-term care is to buy an insurance policy. Policies can cover the cost of hiring someone to help the recipient with in-home cleaning, cooking, bathing and dressing. Coverage may also include assisted living in a facility outside the..
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Seniors give Daschle health reform ideas

Posted on December 30th, 2008 · Posted in Brain Injury

Date: 12/30/2008 By KEVIN FREKINGAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Note to President-elect Barack Obama: Health reform doesn’t have to be all about expanding health insurance. It can be about the little things too, such as shorter waits in the doctor’s office and putting in place incentives such as free..
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Hospitals ease ER crowding with ward beds in halls

Posted on October 26th, 2008 · Posted in Brain Injury

Date: 10/26/2008 By CARLA K. JOHNSONAssociated Press Writer CHICAGO (AP) _ There’s no phone and no television. Only a screen offers privacy. But heart patient Edward Gray understands why the hospital put him in a cardiac unit hallway. “They sent me up here to make room for other emergency patients,”..
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