Nursing Homes in Newville, PA
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 Swaim Health Center Medicare and Medicaid Location: 210 Big Spring Road, Newville, Pennsylvania 17241 Ratings: Phone: (717) 776-8200 |
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Australia's seniors to be moved out of hospitals
The Rudd government has promised funding to enable elderly patients to be moved out of high-care hospital wards.
Cintas launches new comprehensive safe floor program
Cintas Corporation today launched its new comprehensive safe floor program. Developed to provide a cost-effective solution for protecting and maintaining floors on a daily basis, the program enables businesses to maximize the life of flooring while improving safety and image. Its mats are designed to capture contaminants and moisture before they are tracked through a facility, while Cintas' services remove them in order to reduce slips and falls.
Minn. Gov. decides to not expand Medicaid early; Ohio wrestles with increased Medicaid costs in overhaul; Kansas officials worry about 25% cut in health policy operating budget
"As expected, Gov. Tim Pawlenty has declined the opportunity for Minnesota to get an early shot at expanding Medicaid eligibility. The federal health plan calls for all states to expand Medicaid eligibility to low-income adults without children in 2014, but Minnesota was among a few states offered a chance to do it earlier." The legislature, however, passed a measure that would allow Pawlenty's successor next year to reverse his ruling (Kimball, 6/22).
Discovery could lead to treatments for alcohol-related liver diseases
Researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine have identified epigenetic protein changes caused by binge drinking, a discovery that could lead to treatments for alcohol-related liver diseases.
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