Health cost and life expectancy trend prompts careful care
The government notes Americans live longer with heart disease deaths down 25 percent and stroke deaths down 40 percent since 1970, while average life expectancy reaches 74.5 years. Health care costs rose to about 1365 dollars per person in 1982, about 10 percent of gross national product. The Attorney General urges comparative shopping for services and explains Medicare assignments and reasonable charges to trim bills.
How to save costs by doctors accepting assignment
Maryland residents can reduce medical bills by using doctors who accept Medicare assignment. If a doctor accepts assignment, patients pay only the set amounts. if not, patients may owe the excess over the reasonable charge. The guide explains how to verify assignment acceptance, suggests contacting the Consumer Protection Division or Office on Aging for lists, and notes about 60 percent of Maryland doctors accept assignment.
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College Park
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Office On Aging
Project Gateway
Grounded pace of policy gains in Reagan era rhetoric
A Washington essay argues that tax cuts, deregulation, and restrained spending progress slowly through steady effort, not quick revolutions. It notes opponents built the welfare state since 1932 and warns against expecting four years to undo two generations of policy.
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Women seminar on career, stress and health set for March 22
Dr. Karen Kirsch of Hood College and Dr. Margaret Kingdon of Washington DC lead a Thursday afternoon seminar at the Sheraton Inn Frederick titled For Women High Gear and Feeling Good. They cover career development stress PMS assertiveness communication menopause diet nutrition exercise and life planning. Dr. Kirsch discusses stress anger and fear with a physiological lens while Dr. Kingdon shares training consulting and research insights from her federal and private sector work.
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Hood College
Margaret Kingdon
Washington, D.C
Sheraton Inn-Frederick
Chambersburg, Pa
Special Events Management
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Kingdon
U.S. Department of Commerce
Maryland
K-S contributions bolster Tri-State economy in 1983
The Kelly-Springfield Tire Co. reported a 1983 economic impact of 71.5 million in the Tri-State area, down from 75.5 million in 1982. Salaries totaled 56.1 million for Cumberland employees across plants, HQ, and distribution sites, with 1,419 staff.
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Tri-State
E. R. Spriggs
Spriggs
Cumberland
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