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Supreme Court to rule on gene patents
Milwaukee Journal SentinelMILWAUKEE The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to announce a decision as early as Thursday that will affect the affordability of a key genetic test for breast cancer susceptibility. The decision, in a lawsuit over a Utah-based company's patents on...Tags: Breast Cancer, Science and Technology, Ovarian Cancer, General Practitioners, Diseases and Illnesses
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Budgets rebound but states to limit spending increases
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most U.S. states are set to end this fiscal year in solid financial shape, but a report on Thursday said an array of threats including federal budget cuts and potential sales tax declines will keep state spending. The survey of...Tags: Finance, Budgets and Budgeting, Executive Branch, Health Insurance, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Los Angeles leads nation in Medicare spending on end-of-life care
More money was spent in the Los Angeles area on chronically ill patients in their final years than anywhere else in the United States, according to new data on Medicare patients released Wednesday. Spending in the last two years of life was about $112,...
Tags: Nursing, Palliative Care, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Specialization, Health Treatments
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Los Angeles leads U.S. in Medicare spending on end-of-life care
Sixty percent more money was spent in the Los Angeles area on chronically ill patients in their final years than the national average, according to new data on Medicare patients released Wednesday. Spending in the last two years of life was about $112,...Tags: Nursing, Palliative Care, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Specialization, Health Treatments
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Women to pay more for long-term-care coverage
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Long-term-care insurance has always been an expensive product, but now it is getting a lot pricier - especially for single women who may most need help in old age. Providers are raising rates for old policies and new ones - by as...Tags: High Blood Pressure, Insurance, Riverwoods, Health Insurance, Thomson Corporation
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Stern Advice - Women to pay more for long-term-care coverage
ReutersBy Linda Stern WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) - Long-term-care insurance has always been an expensive product, but now it is getting a lot pricier - especially for single women who may most need help in old age. Providers are raising rates for old...Tags: High Blood Pressure, Insurance, Health Insurance, Riverwoods, Thomson Corporation
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Aetna Chosen As Subcontractor In Qatar's Universal Health Care Coverage
Aetna has a key role in Qatar's new national health care system. The Hartford health insurer was chosen to help the National Health Insurance Company of Qatar in developing a disease management program and to help generally in improving the country's...Tags: Gynecology, Obstetrics, Insurance, Aetna Inc., Medical Specialization
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Michigan House panel approves Medicaid expansion
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers have taken a step toward making more low-income adults eligible for government-funded health insurance. A divided House committee approved legislation Wednesday expanding Medicaid eligibility to 320,000...Tags: Health Insurance, Medicaid, Rick Snyder
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Majorities drive sweeping, divergent changes across states
Stateline.orgWASHINGTON Gun curbs? Colorado got it done. Driver's licenses and in-state tuition for immigrants in the country illegally? Done. A new school-spending plan, an elections overhaul, Medicaid expansion? Done, done and done. Democrats, with a majority in...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Medicaid, U.S. Congress, Personal Weapon Control, Andrew Cuomo
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Expanding Medicaid invests in families
Thank you, Morning Call, for your articles on health care and the impact of the Affordable Care Act on Pennsylvania. I strongly support the Medicaid expansion for Pennsylvania. During my career as a public health administrator in another state that...Tags: Health Insurance, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Medicaid
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Kissimmee couple plead guilty to defrauding elderly clients
A Kissimmee couple who stole nearly $2.9 million from elderly clients pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday and could be sentenced to 10 years in prison each. Linda Littlefield, a disbarred attorney also known as Linda Vasquez, and her former husband,...
Tags: Tampa, Prisons, Trials, Health Insurance, Punishment
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Dyer: Time to solve 'epidemic of senior hunger' in Orlando
Facing what AARP calls an "epidemic of senior hunger," Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer issued a call to community and church leaders today to come to the aid of residents who have "fought for our freedom and raised our children." More than one in every five...
Tags: Epidemics and Plagues, Diabetes, Winter Park, Buddy Dyer, Layoffs and Downsizing
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