Employer steps in to help low-income students get through college
Mercedez Vargas really wanted to get her high school diploma, but she struggled to get passing grades at a last-chance night school in the Bronx just as she had in the daytime at Marie Curie High School. A college degree?…
Experimental program helps seniors move out of the nursing home
The average costs for an individual in the experimental program (which is called Money Follows the Person) is $49,000. Under traditional Medicaid it costs about $64,000 annually for nursing home care in Ohio.
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A Window Into the Daily Struggles of Long-Term Care
A Window Into the Daily Struggles of Long-Term Care…
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Health Care Costs to Rise Dramatically over Next Decade
U.S. health care spending is expected to increase dramatically over the next decade, from $2 trillion to over $4 trillion by 2016, according to a government report released Wednesday. NewsHour health correspondent Susan Dentzer explains the report.
