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Alzheimer’s challenges South Bend patient, caregiver - September 21, 2009
By JOSEPH DITS
Tribune Staff Writer
Patient and caregiver describe how they cope. SOUTH BEND — Phil Reinoehl recalls how Alzheimer’s disease drifted into his life. After a normal day at work a year and a half ago, he says, he returned to his South Bend home and fell [...]
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Local seniors worry about Social Security - September 7, 2009
By Brittany Pieper
LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) – If you’re retired, health care costs keep increasing and now the amount you take home from Social Security is about to decrease. It’s a reality many senior citizens face today. Last week the government announced seniors will not see a cost of living adjustment in their Social Security checks [...]
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Why Seniors are Health Reform Winners, Not Losers - September 4, 2009
By Howard Gleckman, Senior Research Associate at the Urban Institute
Opponents of health reform have targeted seniors with a blunt message: You will be big losers if “Obama-care” is enacted. In the words of Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele: “Senior citizens will pay a steeper price and will have their treatment options reduced or rationed.”
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