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Day centers lure fit elders and cost Medicaid

Dozens of House Democrats on Monday introduced a resolution that rejected President Obama's proposal for calculating growth in Social Security benefits.

The resolution, H.Con.Res. 34, was sponsored by Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.), and co-sponsored by 81 other Democrats. It says it is the sense of Congress that "the Chained Consumer Price Index should not be used to calculate cost of living adjustments for Social Security benefits."

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) wants to change the way it calculates how much veterans are able to pay for extended care.

In a proposal to be unveiled on Monday, the VA will announce its desire to use a different calculation method to determine whether veterans are able to cover their copayments.

For non-service-related disabilities, veterans can pay up to $97 per day for extended care. However, the copayments only apply “to the extent the veteran and the veteran's spouse have available resources,” according to the law.

A victim of the Boston bombing who provided key information to the FBI is crowdfunding his medical bills because he lacks health insurance, according to reports.

Jeff Bauman, the subject of an iconic photo taken in the bomb's aftermath, lost both legs in the blast.

The 27-year-old is recovering at Boston Medical Center and seeking to raise $300,000 through an online fundraising tool called GoFundMe. 

HHS initiates a rulemaking process aimed at removing legal barriers that are keeping states from sharing records.

Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) on Thursday introduced a bill to create a National Commission on Federal Marijuana Policy, which would examine the conflicts created by state laws that allow marijuana use and the federal prohibition on marijuana.

"Regardless of your views on marijuana, it's important that we understand the impact of current federal policy and address the conflict with those state laws that allow for medicinal or personal use of marijuana," Cohen said.

Two legislators who have opposed generic versions of the drug OxyContin are applauding a move by the Food And Drug Administration (FDA) to block a form of the painkiller that could be easier to abuse.

Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) cheered the agency's decision on Tuesday to prevent the production of an early version of the drug, know generically as oxycodone, that can be crushed or dissolved. Turning OxyContin into a powder makes it easier to inject or snort, which the agency claims is one way to abuse it.

"With more than 16,000 Americans dying from opioid drug overdoses each year, [FDA] Commissioner [Margaret] Hamburg’s announcement is a significant step forward in the federal government’s effort to reduce opioid drug abuse and protect consumers," the two said in a joint statement.

Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) on Tuesday proposed legislation that would require hospitals to maintain a minimum nurse-to-patient ratio at all times, and allow the government to audit and penalize hospitals that fail to comply with this rule.

Boxer said her bill, S. 739, is meant to help address the nation's shortage of nurses, and would also ensure patients get the care they need while in the hospital.

Particles that were in the air after the September 11th terrorist attacks in New York City could cause breast cancer, according to new research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

After explosions, Boston hospitals treat wounded [free registration required]

Fight over abortion rules could reverberate widely

World experts to help China with bird flu investigation