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Health insurance check coming for thousands in Virginia
Millions of consumers will see the results of one of the provisions of the Affordable Care Act in the form of a rebate check from their insurance company this summer. On June 21, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Servicesannounced that 12.8 million...
Tags: Insurance, Health, Health Insurance, Economy, Business and Finance, Consumers
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New Medicare Doctor Groups Aim To Reduce Expenses, Improve Care
The Hartford CourantIn an effort to control medical costs and better coordinate health care for Medicare beneficiaries, the federal government on Monday announced 89 "accountable care organizations" across the U.S., including two in Connecticut. Private health insurers have...Tags: Medicare, Health, Health Insurance Cost, U.S. Supreme Court, Middletown
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Perry refuses to enact ObamaCare
KIAHAfter his failed presidential run, Governor Rick Perry's ready for more rabble-rousin'. Now he says, despite the Supreme Court's ruling Obamacare constitutional, Texas won't enact it all. Specifically, he says he is against expanding Medicaid and...Tags: Medicaid, Politics, Health, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Rick Perry
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Michigan mulls joint state-federal health exchange
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 1.27 million Michigan residents are uninsured, about 13 percent of the population. WHERE THE STATE STANDS: The Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs has been working to set up a health insurance exchange, but has had limited...
Tags: Insurance, Health, Economy, Business and Finance, Health Insurance, Lawyers
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Cost, need questioned in $433-million smallpox drug deal
Over the last year, the Obama administration has aggressively pushed a $433-million plan to buy an experimental smallpox drug, despite uncertainty over whether it is needed or will work. Senior officials have taken unusual steps to secure the contract...
Tags: Health Organizations, Diseases and Illnesses, Anthrax, Economy, Business and Finance, Chemical Industry
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1 in 80 Maryland children diagnosed with autism, CDC says
One in 88 American children has an autism spectrum disorder, according to a new estimate from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The rate is 23 percent higher than one the agency released three years ago. Federal officials said some...Tags: Genes and Chromosomes, Health, Medical Procedures and Tests, Drugs and Medicines, Human Body
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Goldberg: Free healthcare? That's rich
"It's not about contraception," thundered GOP presidential contender Rick Santorum. "It's about economic liberty. It's about freedom of speech. It's about freedom of religion. It's about government control of your lives. And it's got to stop!"
He was...Tags: Insurance, Genes and Chromosomes, Health, Economy, Business and Finance, Human Body
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The Gospel according to Obama
WASHINGTON — At the recent National Prayer Breakfast, seeking theological underpinning for his drive to raise taxes on the rich, President Barack Obama invoked the highest possible authority. His policy, he testified "as a Christian," "coincides...Tags: Social Issues, Hospitals and Clinics, Christianity, Health, Washington, DC
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Women need to speak up about birth control
Where are the women?
In the extreme and ill-tempered debate over the availability of contraceptives for women, we have heard from the president, the bishops of the Roman Catholic Church, the Republican presidential candidates, members if Congress and...Tags: Health, Christianity, Elections, Sarah Brown, Family Planning
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Analysis: Projections still soft on Kan. tax plan
Associated PressReducing income and sales taxes requires Kansas legislators to have faith that the cuts will stimulate economic growth as advertised, as even the most solid projections involve some guesswork. A disagreement last week between the Le gislature's...Tags: Nick Jordan, Public Schools, Economy, Business and Finance, Bill Graves, Taxation
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Government adopts landmark strategy to fight Alzheimer's
WASHINGTON (AP)— The Obama administration adopts a landmark national strategy to fight Alzheimer’s on Tuesday, setting the clock ticking toward a deadline of 2025 to finally find effective ways to treat, or at least stall, the mind-...
Tags: National Institutes of Health, Health Organizations, Diseases and Illnesses, Health, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Notre Dame, Catholic Diocese, others file suit regarding HHS mandate
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — The University of Notre Dame, the Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend and several other area organizations filed suit Monday challenging the constitutionality of a federal regulation that requires religious organizations to...Tags: Insurance, Laws, Medical Procedures and Tests, Timothy Geithner, Health
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