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Nursing home, assisted living costs up
By Staff WriterGenworth's 2011 Cost of Care Survey reveals that the cost of a private room in a nursing home spiked 3.4 percent last year to a jaw-dropping $77,745 per year.
May 25, 2011
It takes a village to assist a seniorA growing number of seniors are joining "villages" which provide all manner of assistance with the tasks of daily life.
May 25, 2011
HSC: Provider-Carrier Dominance VariesHospitals and doctors in some U.S. communities are doing a better job of bargaining for higher rates than providers in other parts of the country.
May 25, 2011
Piling on the GomersThe television show "Scrubs" premiered on NBC in the fall of 2001. By the time the show was canceled last May, viewers had been treated to a lot of laughs -- and some new vocabulary as well.
May 25, 2011
Piling on the GomersThe television show "Scrubs" premiered on NBC in the fall of 2001. By the time the show was canceled last May, viewers had been treated to a lot of laughs -- and some new vocabulary as well.
May 25, 2011
New York Insurance Regulators Get New BossThe New York Senate has voted unanimously to confirm Benjamin Lawsky as the first superintendent of a new Department of Financial Services.
May 25, 2011
It takes a village to assist a seniorA growing number of seniors are joining "villages" which provide all manner of assistance with the tasks of daily life.
May 25, 2011
Republicans Demand HHS PPACA Waiver DetailsTwo Republican lawmakers are asking U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to give them more information about annual benefits limit requirement waivers.