Medicare expands coverage for some Alzheimer's patients
In September 2001 the Bush administration quietly authorized Medicare to cover some previously denied claims for Alzheimer's patients, including mental health care and physical therapy. The policy shift, deemed a technical matter by officials, aims to help patients live at home longer and reduce caregiver burden. Estimates place 4 million Americans with Alzheimer's, with costs running into billions, while dire projections see 14 million by 2050.
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Seventh Annual Children's Health and Safety Fair thanked
Kelly McDermott chairs the event with thanks to 335 children and many local organizations, hospitals, agencies, schools, and volunteers from Franklin County and Ottawa. Special acknowledgments go to RMH departments, Franklin County Coalition, and area sponsors. Local media outlets Ottawa Herald and KOFO assisted.
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Wal-Mart Pharmacy
Lifestar
Kansas Highway Patrol
Ottawa Recreation Commission
Ottawa Family
Franklin County Ambulance
Franklin County
B. Martin Peck Animal Shelter
Ottawa Library
American Lung Association
Lifecare Center For Women
Health Occupation Students of America
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RMH Food and Nutrition
Franklin County Children’s Coalition
Ottawa Herald
KOFO
Franklin
Kelly McDermott
Reader Forum submissions sought for The Ottawa Herald
Readers are invited to send hand-signed letters with full address and telephone number to Reader Forum at The Ottawa Herald, 1045 Cedar Street, Ottawa Kansas 66067, for publication consideration.
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Historic structures a part of our heritage
A resident narrates a dawn drive through town observing ongoing renovations and historic remnants. He notes the Washburn and Stookey houses, the old Santa Fe Hospital cupola, and the Beanery now part of a Chinese restaurant. He reflects on past and present city growth and cherishes local heritage.
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Fourth Street
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George Washburn
S. Cherry
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Ottawa
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Santa Fe Hospital
North Main
Little Square
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Foreign students can bypass immigration rules says guest columnist
Margaret Orchowski argues that foreign students in the United States on nonimmigrant visas may later qualify for permanent residency. She cites delayed INS approvals for Florida flight schools tied to Atta and Alshehhi, the House’s Section 2451 amnesty idea, and a surge in foreign student enrollments across U.S. colleges.
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Florida
Mohammed Atta
Marwan Alshehhi
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