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Survive the Medicare enrollment maze
Premium Health News ServiceEnrolling in Medicare for the first time is a cinch for most seniors. Several months before your 65th birthday, the federal government sends you a "You're Eligible!" notice. You're automatically enrolled if you're getting Social Security benefits....Tags: Social Security, Government Health Care, Retirement, Insurance, Financial Planning
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Crime & Punishment: Groton Man Tries To Fake His Own Death After Impregnating Mistress
Connecticut's Most Awful Landlord: Three residents of Sunwood Condominiums in Shelton were concerned about potential liability after a roofer fell to his death from the top of their building last February. Officials had twice halted the renovation because...
Tags: Politics, Entertainment, Middletown, Groton, Darien (Fairfield, Connecticut)
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New Medicare Doctor Groups Aim To Reduce Expenses, Improve Care
The Hartford CourantIn an effort to control medical costs and better coordinate health care for Medicare beneficiaries, the federal government on Monday announced 89 "accountable care organizations" across the U.S., including two in Connecticut. Private health insurers have...Tags: Government Health Care, Health, Health Care Reform (2009), Middletown, U.S. Supreme Court
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Forty-five medical tests patients and doctors should question
The new listing of 45 common treatments patients and doctors should question is part of a growing movement that challenges routine care. Next up: The upcoming Avoiding Avoidable Care summit, to be held on April 25 in Boston, will bring together more than...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Politics, Health, Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer
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Mexico City hopes to lure Chicagoans by touting cheaper health care
Banking on worries over rising health costs in the U.S., government and hospital officials in Mexico City are courting Chicagoans searching for affordable medical care.
On Wednesday, about a dozen Chicago health professionals and several others...Tags: Politics, Insurance, Immigration, Cancer, Chicago Tribune
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Conjoined twins lose battle for life
It was the day that Brianna Manns, mother of conjoined twins Kameron and Kaydon Hayes, had long dreaded. The sons she had sought to keep alive for more than 16 months were dying.
The infants were fighting an infection. Their shared heart was beating...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Health, Stress, Hospitals and Clinics, Surgery
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Five Burned In Shelton Explosion [Connecticut Post]
CTPost.com reports: Five people were burned in an explosion this afternoon at 67 Wopowog Trail shortly before 2 p.m. Monday. Three are reported in critical condition. Emergency rescue crews transported one of the badly burned victims to the Bridgeport...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics
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Best Place to Hear Local Music
1) Acoustic Café Every local band plays at the Acoustic Café at some point. It’s a rite of passage. Whether it’s a singer-songwriter from across the street playing her first open-mic night ever or a polished group poised to make a splash on a...
Tags: Acoustic (genre), Entertainment, Music, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut)
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Best Med Spa
1) Greenwich Medical Skincare & Laser Spa "There may be no actual fountain of youth, but Greenwich Medical Skin Care & Laser Spa comes pretty close to accomplishing a similar goal. From hair removal to body sculpting to Botox, Greenwich Medical Skin Care...
Tags: Greenwich, Health, Botox (drug), Personal Service
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Best Locally Made Food or Drink
1) Bigelow Tea Bigelow Tea. Sound familiar? DId you know it's a local business operating out of our own backyard? With all the interest in buying products from locally owned businesses, one forgets sometimes that there are venerable enterprises that have...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, New York City
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Best Restaurant Delivery
1) Giove's Pizza Kitchen Get your dialing fingers ready: with four pizza kitchens offering takeout, delivery and catering, Giove's has been a restaurant-delivery juggernaut for nearly six years, serving up delicious sandwiches and a variety of...
Tags: Pizzas, Cheddar Cheese, Bacon, Foods and Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Best Chinese Restaurant
1) Lilac House Owner Stanley Chen says the key to his restaurant’s success is making sure they offer customers “the highest quality of food.” If his chefs are using beef, it’s filet mignon, and the same dedication to top quality...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, Chinese Restaurants, Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurants, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut)
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