Dual eligibles drive Medicaid costs and care gaps
At the Domenici Institute in Las Cruces Dr. Mario Molina cites dual eligibles Medicare and Medicaid enrollees as the cost core of U S health spending. In 2009 duals total 8.7 million yet account for about 40 percent of Medicaid outlays with annual per person costs around twenty thousand dollars.
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America
Domenici Institute
Las Cruces
Mario Molina
Molina Healthcare
Molina
U.S
George W. Bush
New Mexico
Gun ban roils Ruidoso as televised uproar erupts
In Ruidoso New Mexico residents react to an executive order banning guns from village buildings. Tony Leno confronts the council with a gun on his hip triggering intense media attention and clashes with the National Rifle Association.
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Phoenix Sun
Ruidoso
New Mexico
Albuquerque TV
New Mexico Lobo
Mike Locksley
Ray Alborn
Tony Leno
Alborn
Rice University
Leno
National Rifle Association
Editorial World Opinion on Peace Between Israelis and Palestinians
The piece reflects on the U N show down and critiques Mahmoud Abbas for blaming Israel while omitting Israel’s 2010 Judea and Samaria freeze. It argues for PA acknowledgment of Jewish ties to the land and Israel’s right to exist, with compromise on the return issue leading to peace.
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U.N
Palestinian Authority
Mahmoud Abbas
Abbas
Israel
Netanyahu
Judea
Samaria
Yasser Arafat
Camp David
U.S
Bill Clinton
Ehud Barak
Arafat
Hamas
Land of Israel
Famine relief hopes rise for Somalia as rains threaten disease
Aid experts warn October rains could spread malaria in refugee camps while famine worsens. Over 750000 at immediate starvation risk inside Somalia as al Shabaab blocks aid and Mogadishu struggles under a fragile government. Diplomacy surge urged to force access and accountability.
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Somalia
Horn of Africa
al-Shabab
Mogadishu
Ken Menkhaus
Davidson College
N.C
U.N
Se One
How Alzheimer’s disease is diagnosed and tested
Doctors assess mental health and rule out other conditions. They use questions and memory tests to gauge cognitive function and daily living skills, forming a two step approach to determine if symptoms align with Alzheimer’s. Additional medical workups may include imaging and blood tests to exclude other causes.
Harvard adviser outlines Alzheimer’s diagnostic stages
The adviser explains how Alzheimer’s can be confused with other brain diseases and outlines tests used to rule them out. In April 2011 the National Institute on Aging and the Alzheimer’s Association updated guidelines, dividing Alzheimer's into three phases including a preclinical stage with no symptoms but brain changes evident.
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National Institute On Aging
The
Alzheimer's Association
Roswell Dexter Students Win University Presidential Scholars
Four Roswell area freshmen Christi Graham Shannon Lowery and Niki Packenham from Roswell and Michael Alvarez from Dexter are named Presidential Scholars at the University of New Mexico. Graham and Packenham are 18 and graduated in 1986 from Goddard High School and Roswell High School respectively, while Alvarez is 18 and a 1986 Dexter High School graduate. The scholarship is the most prestigious scholar award.
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Roswell Area
Christi Graham
Shannon Lowery
Niki Packenham
Roswell
Michael Alvarez
Dexter
University of New
Dexter High School
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