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Havre de Grace High robotics team is 14th in state tourney
At the recent Maryland state championship for the FTC class of FIRST Robotics, the Havre de Grace High School Spears and Gears team placed 14th among 32 teams entered in the competition held at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel. The...
Tags: Science, Engineering, Schools, Public Schools, Technology
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Teen contraception decision: Doctors say science trumps politics
Science trumped politics, but politics may still present problems for teens trying to purchase emergency contraception. “A lot of stuff is going to happen over the next 30 days,” said Dr. Cora Breuner, a pediatric medicine specialist at...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Food and Drug Administration, Disasters and Accidents, Teen Health, Crime, Law and Justice
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Corbett unswayed on Medicaid expansion after Sebelius meeting
Call Washington BureauPennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett's face-to-face meeting Tuesday evening with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius did not convince the governor to accept the federal government's Medicaid expansion offer. Corbett, in a statement...Tags: Executive Branch, Government Health Care, Kathleen Sebelius, Tom Corbett, Health Insurance
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Nonprofit Co-op Approved To Sell Health Insurance In Connecticut
The Hartford CourantThe state Insurance Department approved an insurance license for HealthyCT, allowing the new nonprofit to sell health plans in Connecticut, the nonprofit and department said Tuesday. HealthyCT is a federally recognized Consumer-Operated and Oriented...Tags: Sales, Business, Aetna Inc., Insurance, Health Insurance
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Cutting Medicaid waste
A hearty "Well done!" to Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services chief Julie Hamos for pushing through the audit that will remove over 13,000 ineligible recipients from the state's Medicaid rolls ("Scrubbing Medicaid," Editorial, March 31)....Tags: Government Health Care, Health Insurance, Medicaid, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pat Quinn
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Teach by example
While it is true that children and teenagers need to get exercise, it is wrong to continually expect schools to correct every issue. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a report on Friday that said children and teens should be...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Rep. Scott to host small business roundtable on Affordable Care Act
U.S. Rep. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott, D-Newport News, will hold a round table with small business owners in Richmond Tuesday to discuss implementation of the Affordable Care Act – President Barack Obama’s omnibus health care reform...Tags: Small Businesses, Barack Obama, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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Health care follow-up
One of our readers contacted our editor to let him know that Gov. Corbett sent a letter to Kathleen Sebelius, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services indicating that PA would be opting out of the Medicaid Extension portion of the...Tags: Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Kathleen Sebelius, Christianity, Politics
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The 21-Page Health Exchange Application Form: Not A Burden
The Hartford CourantBack when I was in high school, I was sprung free for three months to work full-time at the county court house, where the boss gave me a thigh-high stack of forms people had to fill out. Cut this down to a few pages, he said. It's too much red tape. I...Tags: Nickelodeon (tv network), Family, Amazon.com Inc., Health Insurance, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Gun control: How California can teach everyone else
Like a lot of people who follow the gun debate, I was surprised to learn earlier this year that for more than a decade, Congress has made it nearly impossible for our premier federal health research institutions to study gun violence. That became...Tags: U.S. Congress, Research, Health, Barack Obama, Kathleen Sebelius
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Health care reform is cutting costs, improving care
This week marks the third anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. For Marylanders, that means a health care system that is stronger than it was three years ago, and a future that looks even brighter. Marylanders who have health insurance now have more...Tags: Business, Small Businesses, Prescription Drugs, Crime, Law and Justice, Hospitals and Clinics
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Walnut Street Community Health Center receives $6,000 grant from Community Foundation
Walnut Street Community Health Center has received a $6,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Washington County in support of its Emergency Medication Fund. The money will be used to cover the cost of prescription medications for the center’...Tags: Agriculture, Health, Walnuts, Chemical Industry, Conservation
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