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The term has been applied to other groups as well: Teachers, health care workers, government officials and public safety professionals may encounter mandates that threaten to compromise their values, witness morally repugnant behavior or become a victim of somebody else’s transgression.—
Christina Caron,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025 -
This means victims of the Park, Franklin, Palisades and Eaton fires could be eligible for relief.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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For example, a study published in The American Journal of Managed Care last April found that colonoscopies performed in hospital outpatient departments were approximately 55 percent more expensive than colonoscopies performed in ambulatory surgery centers.—
Alexis Kayser,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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And those first two Medigap plans should not be confused with two basic building blocks of Medicare that everyone uses — Part A (hospitalization) and Part B (outpatient services).—
Mark Miller,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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In and out of treatment Jake went to treatment for the first time — a 30-day, inpatient program — at the Hazelden Betty Ford Treatment Center for Teens, Young Adults and Families in Plymouth in 2013.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
16 Feb. 2025
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Leica's primary area of focus was with the outpatient and adaptive care team and Chevy served the inpatient units at the hospital's Burnet Campus.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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Zoom in: The procurement org that skipped over patients at the highest rate over the past two years is Lifebanc, located in Warrensville Heights.—
Sam Allard,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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Also, lawmakers haven’t adjusted Medicaid rates in a comprehensive fashion since 2022 and health care advocates say many poor patients can’t find doctors willing to treat them.—
Jessika Harkay,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Convalescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convalescent. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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