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STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Nursing homes get financial bump as lawmakers OK health care bill
By Danielle Killey Nursing homes and other care facilities will get more state money than they have seen in years. Sen. Tony Lourey, DFL-Kerrick, said the budget plan lawmakers approved last week inc...
Posted on 5/18/13 at 6:40 PM
60 DAYS TO BETTER LIVING Change fatigue in health care
The patient was at the hospital for a straightforward same-day surgery but the admission process fell far short of efficient. She was directed hither and yon - first to the registration desk, then to ...
Posted on 5/9/13 at 3:39 PM
LIVING IN RETIREMENT Horseshoe Crab to Cancer Cure?
Horseshoe crabs have a protein that tags bacteria and tells their body to destroy it. This led 15 year old sophomore Riley Ennis to ask this question. If we could take their name tag, a bit of the pat...
Posted on 3/1/13 at 11:10 AM
HEALTHY TIDBITS Medicare Fraud
Medicare Fraud can happen to you. Always read your Medicare Summary Notice (MSN) or health care billing statement. This is not a bill but it does come after you get medical care http://www.stopmedica...
Posted on 2/14/13 at 7:05 PM
HUNGRY FOR LIFE Breast Cancer Benefit, Tuesday, Dec. 4th
There will be a breast cancer benefit Tuesday, Dec. 4th from 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Grandma's Sports Garden Pizza Buffet, Cost $15.00 unless you are a little one. Silent Auction Music by The Factua...
Posted on 12/3/12 at 10:14 PM
Dick Palmer: Welcome to the land of the free, home of the broke 
Maybe instead of increasing payrolls and benefits, there are certain areas where volunteerism could demonstrate just how important community is and how we, as citizens, can participate one way or another.
By Dick Palmer , April 01, 2010
Conservative view: With reforms passed, Obama’s real work begins
Thought the president’s yearlong infomercial was over? You were mistaken. Barack Obama now will try to persuade the country to like what was imposed upon it, lest America decide that instead of radical transformation, it would prefer a functional health-care reform.
By Patrick McIlheran , March 28, 2010
Liberal view: Health-care reform enshrines country’s ideals
“This is what change looks like,” President Obama said after succeeding where Bill Clinton, Lyndon Johnson and Harry Truman failed. Last Sunday, as comprehensive health-care reform was becoming a reality, some people couldn’t bear what they saw.
By Eugene Robinson , March 28, 2010
Our view: Health bill is law — now can parties please work together?
In the end — really, throughout the debate — what seemed to matter most to our elected “leaders” in Washington wasn’t delivering the best health care at the fairest prices to all Americans. Sadly, what seemed to drive them more than anything else was a primal and not-surprising desire to win.
By Duluth News Tribune , March 28, 2010
Trying to make health care affordable for all
Lake Superior Community Health Center has two clinics -- in Duluth and Superior -- which offer care to people who otherwise might not be able to afford it.
March 26, 2010
5Q :: ‘Nursing homes shouldn’t feel like mini-hospitals’
If Dr. Jim Collins has his way, nursing homes won’t just be a place for the elderly to live. If approached correctly, our older family members will have a place to thrive.
March 23, 2010
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Oberstar heralds health bill as historic win for social justice
U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar, D-Chisholm, said the Democratic health-care reform bill that passed the House on Sunday night will go down in U.S. history as an event comparable to the passage of Social Security and Medicare.
By John Myers , March 23, 2010
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Millions for Minnesota in health reform
ST. PAUL — The U.S. House-passed health-care bill will bring millions of dollars to Minnesota, helping balance the state budget, a Duluth state legislator said.
By Don Davis , March 23, 2010
Historic health-care bill passes
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives late Sunday passed by a 219-212 vote the biggest overhaul of the nation’s health-care system in more than four decades, sweeping changes expected to make coverage easier and cheaper to obtain.
By David Lightman and William Douglas , March 22, 2010
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Obama rallies Capitol for health-care reform
Victory within reach, President Obama rallied House Democrats on Saturday for a final health care push, and party leaders appeared confident they had overcome a flare-up over abortion funding restrictions in the legislation.
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Alan Fram , March 21, 2010
Column: How does a Blue Dog become a lap dog?
The White House is counting on Representative Oberstar’s vote to pass the senate version of the health-care reform bill. But is Oberstar so eager to oblige President Obama’s wishes for this signature piece of legislation, that he and some of his fellow Democrats are willing to swallow a poison pill?
By William D. Balgord , March 16, 2010
Oberstar could hold key vote on health bill
As President Obama postpones a trip to Asia in order to maintain momentum in the upcoming health-care vote, Minnesota congressman Jim Oberstar remains a key Democratic holdout.
By News Tribune staff, wire reports , March 13, 2010
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Duluth company's revolutionary product could bring city 100 jobs
GeaCom prepares to start producing the Phrazer, a medical device it invented that helps doctors and nurses communicate with patients who speak nearly 100 other languages for a more accurate diagnosis and treatment.
By Candace Renalls , March 06, 2010
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Analysis: How 312 votes for Franken paid for Nebraska Medicaid
If you’re wondering why the Democrats abandoned the public option and otherwise watered down the health-care bill, open up a page in the residential listings of the Twin Ports phone book.
By Robin Washington , December 28, 2009
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National view: Attack on Lieberman’s wife hits all women
WASHINGTON — To a self-described “old feminist” such as Hadassah Lieberman, the recent blog-inspired attack against her — all related to husband Joe Lieberman’s obstruction of the Democrats’ health-care agenda — has been a surreal mix of “McCarthyism” and a “snowball fight on the playground.”
By Kathleen Parker , December 20, 2009
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