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Surprisingly, state budget cuts to doctors' reimbursement rates for Medicaid patients have not discouraged physicians from seeing Medicaid patients.  The state cuts will result in reductions in...

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The American Association for Justice (AAJ) released a report on the top ten worst insurance companies in America, based on an investigation of court documents, SEC and FBI records, news, and...

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Paul Revere Life Insurance Company and UnumProvident Corporation were hit with a combined $60 million dollar verdict in a retrial of a disability insurance bad faith case originally tried in 2004....

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A quick look at www.safercar.gov sheds lights on the significant dangers of "rollover" automobile accidents, information particularly relevant for Nevada drivers, especially those who do a lot of...

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The Reno Gazette Journal reports that Reno Police Traffic Division statistics show that the following citations were issued in the targeted intersections: 19 citations were issued in the...

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The National Safety Council reports that rural areas account for about 65 percent of traffic deaths. Further, 75 percent of all noncollision accidents (overturns, jackknifes) occur in rural areas....

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Driving In The Dark Everyone sees less well at night. In fact, you are three times as likely to be involved in a fatal crash at night as during daylight hours. Keep these tips in mind as the...

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America's love affair with the open road has grown to become its love affair with recreational vehi­cles. Today, there are over 30 mil­lion RV enthusiasts, and more on the way. With...

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Vehicle Warnings According to Operation Life­saver, an average of eight collisions between trains and motorists occur every day. Over 350 people are killed each year, and about 1,000 are...

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Prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medications are intended to keep us healthy. In the wrong cir­cumstances – especially when we are behind the wheel of a vehicle – our drugs could...

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I continue my discussion of driving safely with the following about distractions: A recent study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that driver distraction is a...

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Yahoo New, in a story by AP Medical Writer Lindsey Tanner, reports that "new research challenges the notion that you can be fat and fit, finding that being active can lower but not eliminate heart...

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Briefly: the cost of medical care posted a small 0.1 percent increase in February as doctors' fees actually fell. However, medical care, the fastest-rising price category outside of energy, is still up by 4.5 percent over the past year.

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A number of weeks back I was flying into Vegas, and as we were nearly on the ground I looked out my airplane window and noticed an unusual sight, even for Vegas: the top floor of the Monte Carlo was on fire and there were flames jumping off the top of the hotel. And then, suddenly, the pilot aborted the landing and we were back up in the air. No explanation given.That's the way authorities now...

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As many Nevadans know, Nevada is earthquake country.This just in this morning:A 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit northeastern Nevada this morning with reports of property damage but no injuries so far. The quake had its center approximately 10 miles from the Utah border. Good news so far regarding injuries; though the area that the quake affected is largely unpopulated.As an aside: Elko County is...

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