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GlaxoSmithKline To Buy HIV Drugs Pipeline From Bristol-Myers Squibb

December 18, 2015 Morning Briefing

In other pharmaceutical news, generic drug maker Endo Health reaches a $39-million fluoride settlement over alleged mislabeling; a report finds the cost of Medicaid-generic drugs have risen faster than inflation; and researchers’ financial ties to the industry are explored.

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For Millions In Georgia, A Toothache Not Treated By Obamacare

By Virginia Anderson, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution May 29, 2015 KFF Health News Original

The Affordable Care Act has done little to reduce the number of Americans who lack dental coverage.

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Many Along Texas Border Still Live Without Clean, Safe Water

By Neena Satija and Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune March 18, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Roughly 90,000 Texans living along the Texas-Mexico border in unincorporated ‘colonias’ don’t have running water in their homes.

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FDA Calls For New Drug Labels To Explain Risks, Benefits For Pregnant Women

April 28, 2015 Morning Briefing

The government is also calling for reducing fluoride levels in water after children developed splotchy teeth, and the Journal of the American Medical Association interviews the new U.S. surgeon general.

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Putting Teeth In Health Reform

By Ann Doss Helms, Charlotte Observer September 2, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Many North Carolina dentists refuse to treat Medicaid patients because of the low reimbursements, while the federal health law defines children’s dental insurance as an essential benefit” but doesn’t require parents to buy it.

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When Connecting With A Dentist Doesn’t Mean An Office Visit

By Daniela Hernandez April 7, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Teledentistry experiment in California aims to bring care to needy patients in schools and nursing homes. Consulting with dentists over the Internet, hygienists and dental assistants offer preventive treatment and education.

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Health Law Offers Dental Coverage Guarantee For Some Children

By Michelle Andrews January 14, 2013 KFF Health News Original

The requirement is only for individual and small-group health plans, and some advocates worry that the new benefits may not be sufficiently comprehensive or affordable.

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The Great Fluoride Debate In Portland

By Kristian Foden-Vencil, Oregon Public Broadcasting September 13, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Portland, Ore., is the largest American city that doesn’t add fluoride to its drinking water. Activists have been vocal, for and against a proposal to change that. The science shows that fears of side effects from small amounts of fluoride to protect teeth are unfounded.

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Ten Things You Didn’t Know Were In The Affordable Care Act

By Christian Torres and David Schultz July 12, 2012 KFF Health News Original

The 2010 health law’s big-ticket items have been the stuff of political debate and policy controversy. But the law’s hundreds of pages include a number of other initiatives that have gained much less notice.

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Innovation Grants: Adding Resources To Ideas To Improve Health Care Delivery

By Christian Torres May 17, 2012 KFF Health News Original

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently awarded 26 innovation grants to advance ideas that are designed to add efficiency and quality to the health system while generating savings. KHN takes a look at four of these projects.

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Health Care In The States – Archive 2012

March 8, 2012 Page

School Cafeterias Join Fight Against Childhood ObesityBy Eric Whitney, Colorado Public Radio, Dec. 28 Increasingly, the movement to reduce childhood obesity by improving what kids eat in school has changed the game. Feds Approve Minn. Exchange, Insurers Scramble To Develop Health Plans By Elizabeth Stawicki, Minneosta Public Radio, Dec. 21 Insurers say they have to […]

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Federal Task Force On Preventive Care Faces New Challenge Under Health Law

By Christopher Weaver July 15, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Panel’s recommendations on preventive care will determine which services are covered fully by insurance. That could make it a political lightning rod for lobbyists and disease advocates and conflict with its tradition of scholarly dedication to the science of randomized medical trials.

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Health Reform Proposals Enhance Children’s Dental Care

By Jessica Marcy October 13, 2009 KFF Health News Original

All of the Democratic health proposals would expand children’s dental care – a serious need. Currently about twice as many children are without dental coverage as those without medical coverage. At the same time, some insurance experts worry that the legislation may have unintended consequences, disrupting adult coverage.

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Water Fluoridation On Several State Ballots

June 11, 2009 Morning Briefing

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