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Biggest questions left unanswered
(Morning Sentinel) We will never know what one elderly couple said to each other in their Skowhegan bedroom before the husband shot his ailing wife and then himself. The couple, 85-year-old Barbour and 75-year-old Marie Flewellen, left no suicide note.
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Care for Elderly can overwhelm
SACO — When Alexandra Perrin was told her mother had Alzheimer’s disease, she knew they both needed help. Her mother could no longer safely live at her home in Old Orchard Beach. But she had become frustrated and angry when … Continue reading
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新农合政策范围内住院费用报销提高至70%
中广网北京6月10日消息（记者车丽）据中国之声《央广新闻》报道，卫生部今天（10日）上午10点召开例行新闻发布会，介绍我国新农合工作进展及近期重点工作。 卫生部农村卫生管理司司长杨青介绍，截止到去年底，累计我国有33亿人享受了新农合报销补助待遇。2011年全国参加新农合的人数是8.32亿 人，参加新农合的比例超过了96%，各地财政对于新农合的补助标准也由每人每年120元提高到200元，有效的增加了新农合的基金规模。