Nursing Home Surprise: Advantage Plans May Shorten Stays
After 11 days in a St. Paul, Minnesota, skilled nursing facility recuperating from a fall, Paula Christopherson, 97, was told by her insurer that she should return home.
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Medical Debt Sunk Her Credit. New Changes From the Credit Reporting Agencies Won’t Help
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After a year of chemo and radiation, doctors told Penelope “Penny” Wingard in 2014 that her breast cancer was in remission. She’d been praying for this good news. But it also meant she no longer qualified for a program in her state that offers temporary Medicaid coverage to patients undergoing active breast cancer treatment. Wingard became uninsured. She’d survived the medical toll, but the financial toll was ongoing.
EXPLAINER: How will OPEC+ cuts affect gas prices, inflation?
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Oil cartel OPEC and its allies are cutting production. And that means oil prices are likely going up. The OPEC+ alliance says they’re trying to support prices against future sagging demand from an uncertain and slowing global economy. Saudi Arabia’s energy minister says the alliance is bringing stability to the oil market. Yet high oil prices are contributing to fears of a slowdown and have been criticized by Washington. Meanwhile, supply could take another hit as the U.S. and allies try to impose a price cap on Russian oil to reduce the money flowing into Moscow’s war chest after it invaded Ukraine.
STREP’S VARIATIONS MAKE VACCINE ELUSIVE — SO FAR
Dear Doctors: There are vaccines available for quite a few bacterial diseases and infections, but we still don’t have one to protect against strep throat. Is there a reason that the pharmaceutical companies have yet to develop such a vaccine, despite the obvious need for it?
Hesston College will host Engineering Day
Future engineers are invited to spend the day at Hesston College to learn more about engineering through onsite exploration, open discussion and a demonstration of the Hesston College student designed ping-pong shooter. Prospective students will also have the opportunity to earn scholarships during Engineering Day at 9 a.m. Oct. 15.
In Brief
Hesston Road project heads to final stage The Hesston Road resurfacing project will soon progress to its fourth and final stage, as work moves inside the Hesston city limits. The third stage of road work was focused northwest of Hesston, from West Dutch Avenue to Northwest 108th Street.
Rec hosts Tae Kwon Do
Newton Recreation Center recently hoste a Pre-School Tae Kwon Do class, for children ages 4 and 5. The s class is an introductory Tae Kwon Do class taught by Dany Monares emphasizing discpline, courtesy, and respect while helping develop motor skills Tae Kwon Do is a Korean style martial art, which literally means the “hand”, “foot”, “way of life.” Monares ends each class with a Korean fable.
Taste of Newton crowd returns
Thousands made use of a picture perfect evening Oct. 6 to make their way downtown for the 35th annual Taste of Newton. “It’s great. It is great to see everybody out and enjoying life again,” said Pam Stevens, director of the Newton Area Chamber of Commerce, which coordinates the event. “We have been through COVID. Last year was a little rough and it feels like we are back to normal.”
Women could claim the most governors’ seats in U.S. history in November
WASHINGTON — Women running in governors’ races throughout the country are potentially set to break records if elected this November. In total there are 25 women governor candidates nominated by the two major political parties this election cycle, sharply up from 16 in 2018.
Flood damage repair approved by commission
Despite current drought conditions this week county parks director Kass Miller was talking about flooding or more specifically, damage from flooding. In 2019 there were a number of areas of county parks that suffered river bank collapse due to flooding - and, ironically, some of those areas have suffered under drought.