Social Security set to raise benefits for first time since 2009
About 55 million recipients will see a 3.5 percent cost of living adjustment in January 2012. The raise follows years with no COLA in 2010 and 2011 amid weak inflation, though Medicare Part B premiums and other costs may offset much of the increase.
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David Certner
Certner
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Jillian Russell
Postal increases next year raise first class stamp to 45 cents
The U S Postal Service will raise postage on January twenty two including a one cent rise to 45 cents for first class mail. The agency posts a wider rate hike under inflation rules and faces large losses in fiscal years 2010 and 2011.
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Hospital stays for heart failure drop 30 percent nationwide
A decade long Medicare study of 55 million patients shows a 30 percent fall in hospitalizations for heart failure, the first US decline and a sign of progress against a multi billion dollar burden. Deaths within a year post discharge fell only slightly and improvements lagged for black men.
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Diabetic Foot Ulcer Study Invites Adults for 6 Month Trial
Adults with diabetes and an open foot sore may join a research study at the USHC orthopedic clinic over six months to determine infection related complications. Compensation is available. for interest call 1-877-386-9102 to reach the Diabetic Foot Ulcer Study Office.
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Israelis denounce Egypt TV interview with Schalit after release
Israeli officials condemned an Egyptian state TV interview with Gilad Schalit minutes after his release in a Hamas prisoner swap. The footage showed a gaunt, breathless Schalit answering questions amid Hamas guards, drawing harsh criticism for its timing and tone.
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Libyan forces close in on Sirte as Gadhafi fall nears
Revolutionary forces push from the east into Sirte's pocket held by Gadhafi loyalists and seize a vegetable market. Clinton offers new aid and hints the United States hopes Gadhafi is captured or fatally hurt, urging a democratic future.
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