US Sen. Charles E. Schumer Seeks Change in Medicare Law

US Sen. Charles E. Schumer seeks change in Medicare law

Filed under: inpatient drug treatment centers

Charles E. Schumer announces proposed action on Medicare's observation status while addressing staff and onlookers Tuesday at Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown. … As long as patients 65 and older are in the hospital for three days, their …
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Prominence Treatment Center Offers Relapsed Addicts a Second Chance

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Anyone who can show proof that they have spent time at a drug or alcohol treatment center and have since relapsed will be given a 10% discount to their inpatient stay at Prominence Treatment Center. Everyone deserves a second chance at the life they …
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At-Home Drug Errors May Harm Kids with Cancer – MedPage Today

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Missed doses, wrong doses, and other medication errors are rife among children with cancer who receive part of their treatment at home, with substantial potential for harm, a study showed. Fully 47% of children were exposed to at least one medication …
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Fired Oregon officer: Alcoholism was a disability

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Servo also voluntarily entered an inpatient program at a Serenity Lane drug-and-alcohol treatment center, where he was diagnosed as an alcoholic. "There were times where I went home and I couldn't get crime scenes out of my head; I went to drinking for …
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