Tuesday, June 07, 2005

Save our nursing homes Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA ... About 48 percent of nursing home revenues come from Medicaid, while only ... cuts were made in 1997, 20 percent of nursing homes were forced into bankruptcy. ... 11:58:08 AM    comment [] MI HMOs Garner Smaller Profits in 2004. Similar to Nationwide Trends, Consolidation is Reducing Number of HMOs in the State, According to New Research from HealthLeaders-InterStudy [Insurance/ Managed Care News from myHealthcareNews.com] 11:53:31 AM    comment [] MI Blues to Fund Programs Focusing on Elder Abuse and Neglect. Grants available for community organizations that will raise awareness of problem [Insurance/ Managed Care News from myHealthcareNews.com] 11:53:22 AM    comment [] Chronic Infection May Contribute to Frailty in Older Women. Older women with chronic cytomegalovirus (CMV), a lifelong viral infection, were found to have more than triple the risk of being frail than those who did not have the infection, as reported in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society... click link for more info. [Medical News Today] 11:53:11 AM    comment []

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