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SOCIAL SECURITY: INFORMATION & UPDATES Medicare Medical (Part B) premium varies with income
Medicare Medical (Part B) coverage helps pay for doctors services and outpatient care along with other services. Most people incorrectly think that the costs of providing Medicare Part B coverage are...
Posted on 5/20/13 at 3:49 PM
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA NEWS UND nursing students to host a showing of Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare
University of North Dakota College of Nursing and Professional Disciplines students will be holding a showing of the must-see documentary, Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare. The do...
Posted on 4/2/13 at 11:33 AM
THE NEW FORTY Like a virgin...sort of.
Madonna's song, Like a Virgin, includes a chorus line that says: Like a virgin - touched for the very first time. I have had this song in mind since Tuesday when I first went to see the chiropractor...
Posted on 5/25/12 at 9:41 PM
THE DULLUM FILE Relay for Life Radio Promos
Here are a couple of radio promos Ginny and I will be recording this week for this year's Greater Grand Forks Relay for Life. Relay For Life 2011 Survivors Radio Ad Terry: Every year, 1.3 million Ame...
Posted on 3/13/11 at 8:28 AM
The costs of health: spending not equal everywhere 
From east to west, living costs are being driven by the region’s changing economy and population. The Herald presents a series of articles examining what people are paying for the necessities. This week’s installment examines health care.
By Christopher Bjorke , August 18, 2012
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Health cost crisis called 'close to cliff'
In most years, the country gets a little bit richer. In the last decade, nearly all of the gains — more than 90 percent of economic growth — went toward offsetting the growth in health-care spending. The Supreme Court decision last month and the ongoing debate about health-care reform don't change that. Nor do they change an economic reality: The United States must slow the rise in health care spending.
By Guy Boulton , August 05, 2012
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Many local residents are falling through the health care gap
After moving to Grand Forks in 2009, Myra Williams made the rounds, applying for the slew of local, state and federal programs designed to help uninsured people like her get access to basic medical care. Williams falls into a "healthcare gap" in which she doesn't make enough to afford basic medical care, but makes too much to qualify for programs meant to help people like her.
May 26, 2012
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Group works to bring community health care center to Grand Forks
Alliance for Healthcare Access heading up effort to build facility to provide care to uninsured, underinsured residentsEven with a strong economy and relatively low unemployment, a growing number of Grand Forks and East Grand Forks residents are unable to afford basic medical care that could prevent a costly emergency room visit down the road. But a group of 20 local agencies, including Altru Health System, Sanford Health and the Third Street Clinic, is working to build a community health center that could help close the gap and ensure more families, children and individuals get the care they need but often can’t afford.
April 28, 2012
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OUR OPINION: Landmark laws need support from both parties
And if you don’t believe it, watch the Supreme Court Monday, where one party will fight the other party’s law as almost never beforeAt times in the U.S. Senate, not even 60 votes is enough. Monday’s landmark Supreme Court hearing will show why. The court will hear arguments over the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare.
By Tom Dennis , March 24, 2012
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4 Republican-appointed Supreme Court justices all that stands in way of Obama health law
Here's a thought that can't comfort President Barack Obama: The fate of his health care overhaul rests with four Republican-appointed Supreme Court justices. His most sweeping domestic achievement could be struck down if they stand together with Justice Clarence Thomas, another GOP appointee who is the likeliest vote against.
By Mark Sherman , March 18, 2012
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Sanford nurses organize school supply drive
Nurses at Sanford Thief River Falls Hospital have organized a school supply drive. Nurses are asking donors to drop off items before Sept. 1 in at area businesses and organizations, including Hugo’s, Super One Foods, Kmart and the Evangelical Covenant Church.
By Herald Staff Report , August 25, 2011
Appeals court strikes health insurance requirement
A federal appeals panel struck down the centerpiece of President Barack Obama's sweeping health care overhaul Friday, moving the argument over whether Americans can be required to buy health insurance a step closer to the U.S. Supreme Court.
By Greg Bluestein , August 12, 2011
N.D. lawmakers craft health exchange bill
Encouraged by a former federal health and human services secretary, a group of North Dakota lawmakers agreed Tuesday to support drafting legislation to broaden health insurance coverage in the state.
By Dale Wetzel , June 14, 2011
Freshman Rep. Cravaack defends Medicare vote
Minnesota Congressman Chip Cravaack (kruh-VAHK') is defending his vote for a Republican budget bill that includes a provision to transform Medicare.
By Associated Press , May 18, 2011
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Hibbing, Minn., nurses to take strike vote
The Minnesota Nurses Association says its members at Fairview-owned Range Regional Health Services in Hibbing will take a vote that could authorize a strike by 150 nurses.
By Associated Press , April 14, 2011
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Obama jumps into debt debate; Hill to get preview
President Barack Obama, jumping into a debt-reduction debate that will help define the rest of his term, will outline his ideas Wednesday for curbing the costs of Medicare and Medicaid and taking other steps to turn around the nation's spending habits.
By Ben Feller , April 12, 2011
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