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Kathy had been a stay-at-home mom till her kids were all grown-up and independent. She decided to take up a teaching career, which meant that she had to get the necessary teaching certification. Kathy went back to school to get the necessary certification and though the use of computers and multimedia initially overwhelmed her, she slowly learnt to make use of those tools. One day as she was preparing her research paper, Kathy hurriedly saved the Word document she was working on and closed it, ...
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What is diabetes?Diabetes is a disorder of metabolism'the way the body use digested food for growth and energy. Most of the food people eat is broken down down into glucose, the form of sugar in the blood. Glucose is the main source of fuel for the body.After digestion, glucose pass into the bloodstream, where it is used by cells for growth and energy. For glucose to get into cells, insulin must be present. Insulin is a hormone created by the pancreas, a large gland behind the stomach.When ...
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Here's some good news for those who thought their Cobra health coverage subsidies expired or would expire soon: Your subsidy will now last another six months.President Obama recently signed legislation that extended the length of the federal Cobra subsidy to up to 15 months, from 9, and expanded who qualifies for the subsidy. Now, workers laid off between Sept. 1, 2008, and Feb. 28, 2010, qualify for the subsidy. Under the act originally passed in February, only workers laid off between Sept. ...
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State Corrections Sgt. Rachael Merry was looking forward to signing her partner and the woman's daughter up for health insurance under a new provision for state workers that takes effect Friday.But the modest premiums and the significant federal taxes on the domestic partner benefit appear to make insuring the pair more expensive than Merry anticipated -- as much as $4,500 a year, she's estimated."We thought, 'Now we can finally get family insurance like the rest of my married co-workers and be ...
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The health-care bill, which is President Obama's top domestic priority, would extend insurance to about 30 million people who now lack it, expand the reach of Medicaid for the poor, and impose new rules on health insurance companies. It would cost about $871 billion over 10 years, but raise more than that in new taxes and fees and cuts in Medicare. Democrats win the vote 60-39 over Republican objections.With the economy struggling to break the chains of a job-destroying recession. Under ...
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When a patient comes back to your office for a repeat Pap smear, you need to measure your options of E/M and specimen handling codes as well as diagnosis codes. Take this test to see how you fare and put off payment from slipping through your fingers. Question 1: What CPT code should you report when a patient comes in for a second Pap smear? And why? Answer: Here's what CPT codes to use. When the patient comes in for a Pap smear second time round, submit the right E/M office ...
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Dr. Eric Novack, a Phoenix orthopedic surgeon, on  KOGO 600 AM radio show a couple of times to discuss the nightmare that is health care "reform." The last time he was on, he talked about how planned cuts to Medicare Advantage -- the private program that provides Medicare services to 11 million people -- would be devastating for poor Latinos. I asked him to send me his evidence. He did, and it's pretty darn persuasive. See for yourself:Three Primary Areas of Concern in Senate Health Care ...
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We all know by now that effective October 1, 2009, services require more specificity. ICD-9 2010 brings a huge expansion in thrombosis and embolism coding options. Therefore, you need a keen eye to spot precise anatomic locations and to determine whether a problem is chronic or acute. You can get the low down on these Rate this Article:

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As a homeowner there is a fair chance that you have equity in your home. Equity is the difference to what you owe to what your home would fetch on the market if you sold it.  Lenders often will consolidate your debt by using the equity in your home.   This means that a new mortgage is written to include the debt you are consolidating into your home loan, which is usually attractive as the home loan interest rate is usually much lower than the interest rates of the loans you are ...
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A budget is a plan on how you expect to spend and to save.  As with all plans it takes careful consideration to ensure that you have included all items that are required and that what is being planned is real, that is it is practical and can be done.   Most households have debt and to remove that debt you need to plan.  A budget is probably one of the most important processes you could undertake in managing your finances.  The benefits of a budget is to avoid spending more than what you ...
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