Senators offer opposing views on Blue Cross reform (Plymouth Observer)
State Sen. Tom George, R-Kalamazoo, says he wants "to turn the screws" on Blue Cross Blue Shield to "make them fulfill their mission." George is chairman of the Senate Health Policy Committee which is currently holding hearings on legislation to reform medical insurance laws in Michigan for the individual market. The House bills, HB 5282-5285, were passed in October with a large bipartisan ...

At the brain gym (The Providence Journal)
Brain fitness activities are catching on among the elderly, especially as baby boomers reach retirement age.

HERCULANEUM: Cooperative provides home care, a little or a lot (Jefferson County Journal)
For Kathy Bush, 78, home care is a lifesaver-and that's no mere hyperbole.