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News Outlets Report On Food Crisis In Sahel Region of Africa
A food crisis is developing across the Sahel region
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San Diego Union-Tribune Examines Pharma’s Growing Interest In Neglected Diseases
The San Diego Union-Tribune examines the pharmaceutical industry's growing interest in developing new treatments for what are known as "neglected diseases."
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AP Examines Micro-Insurance In Africa
The Associated Press examines the growth of micro-insurance in Africa, "a product accessible to those earning less than $2 a day, who pay tiny weekly premiums of sometimes less than a cent."
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Consumer Questions Flood Health Reform Hotlines As Reform Specifics Continue To Shake-Out
Nonprofit and advocacy Web sites, online "chats" with government officials, and hotlines for lawmakers are getting barraged with questions about how the health law will affect Americans.
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More Treatment Doesn’t Mean Better Outcomes, Studies Show
USA Today reports that "doctors have long been rewarded for providing more care, though more isn't always better. Three recent studies show that a doctor's instincts are no match for hard science."
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California Hospital Error Data Reveals Fines, Gaps In Reporting
"California regulators have fined hospitals just over $1 million for failing to report incidents such as leaving a foreign object in a patient after a surgery or operating on the wrong person," California Watch reports.
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Dems Defend Health Votes; GOP Hoping For Repeat Of 1994 Elections
Congressional Republicans are hoping Democrats suffer the same fate in 2010 as they did after President Clinton's failed health reform bid in 1994.
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Today’s Opinions And Editorials: Immigration As A Solution; Health Care Comparative Shopping; And Medicare Advantage Competitive Pricing
Kaiser Health News presents a selection of opinions and editorials from around the country.
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Small Businesses Continue Search For Health Reform Information
Small businesses continue efforts to assess the impact the health reform law will have on them.
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Health Insurance Customers In California, Mass. Await Decisions About Premium Increases
State roundup: The effects of closing St. Vincent hospital's emergency room in New York City; state officials in Mass. may consider dropping insurance companies' nonprofit status; some people fear that new law in Idaho could undermine provisions that guarantees dying patients a right to opt out of medical treatment.
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More States Coping With Primary Care Shortage
Health care reform will leave an already strained primary care system looking for ways to boost its numbers so the newly insured will be able to receive care.
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U.S. Seeks To Constrain Global AIDS Program Costs
"U.S. officials have asked some AIDS clinics overseas to stop enrolling new patients in a US-sponsored program that provides lifesaving antiretroviral drugs, in a bid to stem the rising costs of one of the most ambitious US assistance programs," The Boston Globe reports.
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Orszag Says New Medicare Payment Board Will Help Lower Deficit
Orszag also takes issue with CBO estimates of savings from health care overhaul.
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With Health Debate Resolved, Investors See Continued Health Sector Growth
After months of uncertainty during the health-overhaul debate, financial analysts and mutual fund managers are returning to stable ground and seeing upsides from an investment point of view.
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Aetna Hit With Penalty, Suspended From Signing Up New Medicare Members
Aetna is hit with a Medicare penalty and suspended from signing up new members for Medicare Advantage and drug plans.
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First Edition: April 12, 2010
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including more coverage of how House lawmakers are facing the music back home regarding their health votes.
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Health Insurance And New Laws: Questions Still Abound
Health insurance questions and problems are in the news, including in Massachusetts, where a court ruling may come tomorrow on how much insurers can raise rates.
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Stupak Officially Announces His Retirement
The Michigan lawmaker, an anti-abortion Democrat who played a key role in the House of Representative's approval of health reform legislation, is retiring after 18 years in Congress.
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Aetna Faces Medicare Sanctions
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services informed the insurer that it is suspending the company's enrollment and marketing of Medicare Advantage and stand-alone Medicare prescription-drug plans to new members.
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