The business of aging
Private sector steps in as hospital
gears back
By JIM GORDON
Two facilities for elderly folks
at opposite ends of the Hudson Valley are reflecting
new approaches to solving the growing problems of
housing senior citizens, a problem that will only
grow more complex now with the aging of baby boomers,
the oldest of whom are now nearing 65. But as traditional
nursing homes are being reduced in size or are closing,
can a smaller, family-oriented approach work as a
business model?
Pins and needles
Reporter tries to kick butts via
acupuncture
By MARY SUE IAROCCI
Acupuncture, a traditional Chinese
medicine that uses hyper-thin needles inserted into
the skin, is used to treat a variety of conditions
from infertility to migraines.
Health Alliance gets $1M infusion
By KATHY KAHN
Health Alliance Inc. will receive
$1 million from the state, according to an announcement
from state Sens. Bill Larkin, R-C, Cornwall-on-Hudson,
and John J. Bonacic, R-I-C, Mount Hope.
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Consensus
for change in health care
But the devil is in the details
By
BRYAN F. YURCAN
Outside of the War in Iraq, arguably
the most heated debate among the 2008 presidential
candidates is the quest for affordable health care.
Hinchey
blasts Bush on eve of child-health veto
By
LYNN WOODS
At a press conference in his Kingston
office Oct. 1, U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey, D-Hurley,
said the Children’s Health Insurance Program
Reauthorization Act, approved by Congress, would provide
more than 10 million children from modest-income families
with health insurance.
Candidates’ health-care
plans
Note: The following
is a brief description of the health-care platforms
of the leading candidates in the 2008 presidential
election.
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