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Patient choice bill moves to debate
PIERRE — Physicians and other health care providers should be allowed to deliver services to patients enrolled in any insurance plans in South Dakota, if the providers are willing to meet the plans’ terms and conditions, a legislative panel...Tags: Hal Wick, Labor Legislation, Health Insurance Cost, Career and Workplace, Health and Safety at School
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Report: SEAL who killed Bin Laden is struggling in civilian life
The American raid to kill Osama bin Laden may be the most famous top-secret mission of all time, and the latest petal of secrecy was peeled away by Bin Laden's killer himself. On Monday, Esquire and the Center for Investigative Reporting co-released a...Tags: Congressional Medal of Honor Heroes, U.S. Department of Defense, Afghanistan, Pension and Welfare, Arthritis
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Confusion swirls around Esquire story on Osama bin Laden's killer
The fog of Abbottabad strikes again. On Tuesday, confusion continued to swirl around Esquire magazine's cover story about the Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden during the instantly legendary May 2011 raid on the terrorist leader's compound in...Tags: Congressional Medal of Honor Heroes, Afghanistan, Punishment, Entertainment, Osama bin Laden
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New program set to offer housing help for disabled Californians
L.A. NOWCalifornia is trying to move more disabled people out of institutionalized care and into the community by offering rental assistance, officials announced.... -
Report: U.S. recovered $4.2 billion from healthcare fraud in 2012
Federal officials said they recovered a record-high $4.2 billion related to healthcare fraud and abuse in fiscal year 2012. U.S. Atty. Eric Holder and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said the federal government recovered $7.90...Tags: Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. Congress, Medicare, Government Health Care
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Solving the state's health disparities
Nearly 10,000 people in West Baltimore are diagnosed each year with new cases of diabetes, hypertension and other treatable, chronic health conditions — enough to fill 24 jumbo jets. These illnesses will kill many of them and complications will...
Tags: Business, HIV, Diseases and Illnesses, Culture, Asthma
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Michigan GOP governor proposes Medicaid expansion
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder on Wednesday became the sixth Republican governor to back the extension of Medicaid coverage under the Obama administration's health care overhaul, setting the stage for a potential fight with members of his...
Tags: Regional Authority, Republican Party, Executive Branch, Government, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations
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CBO: Budget deficit estimated at $845B
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal budget deficit will drop below $1 trillion for the first time in President Barack Obama's tenure in office, a new report said Tuesday. The Congressional Budget Office analysis said the government will run a $845...Tags: Healthcare Laws, Congressional Budget Office, Public Finance, Budgets and Budgeting, George W. Bush
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Alaska Looks to Get A Handle on Health Care Costs
Channel 2 NewsState officials are looking at ways to lower the growth of Alaska's health care costs. Health Commissioner Bill Streur told the House Finance Committee on Monday that the state's health care costs hit $2 billion in 2011. That includes money spent on...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Health Insurance, Medicaid, Government Health Care
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Save with rational, not rationed, health care
Robert Yentzer has made a common but fundamental error in his commentary, "The deficit control policy Democrats and Republicans can both love" (Jan. 29). Regarding Social Security, seniors must spend a considerably larger proportion of their income on...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Republican Party, Social Security
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Meet the commenters: "Boris Gendelev"
Change of SubjectPart of an occasional series Commenter ID: Boris Gendelev Real name: Boris Gendelev Gender: Male Year of Birth: 1961 Occupation: Data-driven target marketing consultant, data cruncher, predictive model builder, and when needed, software developer. For the... -
Ahead of federal healthcare overhaul, local hospitals look to primary care
As the new year begins, local healthcare providers are preparing for a potential flood of patients who previously didn’t have access to insurance, but who will now be covered as the federal Affordable Care Act takes effect. More primary care...
Tags: Nursing, Health Care Reform (2009), Corporate Officers, Medical Specialization, General Practitioners
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