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ArchivesA Letter from Iraq: Staff Sgt. Scot AustinBy Mark Bevis on Friday, March 23, 2007.As debate boils in Washington over the Bush Administration's policy in Iraq, the men and women of the 36-43 Company of the New Hampshire National Guard are coming up on nearly six months of their deployment. They've been guarding a detention center in Baghdad. And while some soldiers may find it comforting not to have to face bombs and sniper fire, not all of them are happy with this mission inside the safety of a large US Base. In our weekly series of Letters from Iraq, NHPR's Mark Bevis spoke with Staff Sergeant Scot Austin. listen:
  State Pilot Program Tests Alternative to Nursing HomesBy Dianne Finch on Friday, March 23, 2007.Federal initiatives meant to save Medicaid dollars are adding fuel to a nationwide trend. Since nursing home care represents the largest share of Medicaid spending, states are trying cut costs by moving patients back into the community.. In New Hampshire, the health department hopes to move about 600 Medicaid-eligible seniors out of nursing homes within two years. Toward that end - two pilot projects are underway in Manchester and Nashua. The Adult Family Care pilots pay individuals -- using Medicaid dollars -- to take seniors into their homes and provide non-medical personal care. Advocates say the program provides a “family-like†setting for seniors. But some critics assert that New Hampshire doesn’t have the resources to handle the transition adequately. listen:
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