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Angelina Jolie's courageous act will save women's lives
Four days after her April 27 breast reconstruction, the third and final surgery aimed at sparing her an early death from breast cancer, Angelina Jolie was in good spirits at home. Upon paying a house call, her surgeon, Dr. Kristi Funk of the Pink...
Tags: Breast Reconstruction, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Mastectomy, Breast Cancer, Myriad Genetics Incorporated
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Gov. Rick Scott to veto tuition hike
Miami HeraldGov. Rick Scott on Monday will veto a 3 percent increase in Florida college tuition and approve $65 million in extra Medicaid funding to hospitals that provide much of the care to the poor, including Jackson Memorial in Miami and Broward Health in Fort...Tags: Rick Scott, Colleges and Universities, Budgets and Budgeting, Executive Branch, Hospitals and Clinics
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Bus stop at Olive View's mental health center could be lifesaver
Los Angeles Daily NewsWith its skylights, specially commissioned sculptures and enclosed courtyard, the Olive View Community Mental Health Urgent Care Center is regarded as the jewel of the Los Angeles County mental health system. But two years after it opened to help...Tags: Mental Health, Personal Income, Schizophrenia, Hospitals and Clinics, Health Insurance
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Mental Health board to recommend against merger at Cumberland County Board of Commissioners meeting
The Fayetteville Observer, N.C.If the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners push ahead with plans to merge local mental health care oversight with a larger authority, they'll do it without a recommendation from their own mental health board. Commissioners told the Mental Health...Tags: Mental Health, Career and Workplace, Executive Branch, Healthcare Contract Issues, Health Insurance
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Hospital cost report shows need for single-payer system
Compliments to Morning Call reporter Tim Darragh on his recent coverage of U.S. Health and Human Service's release of hospital charge data. It's eye-opening how charges for identical services vary widely across hospitals in our region. At first blush,...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Hospitals and Clinics, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Medicare, Allentown
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Greeley Tribune, Colo., Action Line column
Greeley Tribune, Colo.During my walks near Westlake just north of Centerplace, I noticed recently that the prairie dog colonies seemed to be migrating onto Greeley West Park at 42nd Street and 36th Avenue north of Centerplace Drive. How can this be stopped before it gets out...Tags: FBI, Local Government, Medicare, Crime, Law and Justice
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More doctors, staff being hired to prepare for health care law
Yakima Herald-Republic, Wash.By Molly Rosbach Yakima Herald-Republic ------ Come October, an estimated 55,000 people in Yakima County will be eligible to start enrolling in expanded Medicaid and the state Health Benefits Exchange under federal health care reform. That means...Tags: General Practitioners, Health and Safety at Work, Hospitals and Clinics, Health Insurance, Health Care Reform (2009)
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NC Senate delivers $20.58 billion budget proposal
The News & ObserverThe state Senate released a $20.58 billion proposed budget late Sunday night that would eliminate class-size limits for the youngest public school students, move the State Bureau of Investigation to a department the governor's appointee controls and...Tags: U.S. Senate, Executive Branch, Budgets and Budgeting, Beverly Perdue, Health Insurance
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Health care costs push off baby boomers' retirement plans
The Providence JournalMore baby boomers are pushing back their retirements and working longer, even as the recovery of the stock market replenishes portfolios that were depleted during the recession. The reason: health care expenses. The cost of medical care for a 65-year-...Tags: Retirement, Drugs and Medicines, Health Insurance Cost, Career and Workplace, Prescription Drugs
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L.A. poised to go after Las Vegas hospital in patient-dumping cases
The Sacramento BeeYears before a Las Vegas psychiatric hospital bused a homeless, schizophrenic man to Sacramento without arranging contacts or a plan for care, a different hospital ditched Gabino Olvera on Skid Row in Los Angeles. Olvera, homeless and paraplegic,...Tags: Finance, Prosecution, Mental Health, University of the Pacific, Lawyers
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Despite need, no county mental health money used for housing
The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.The chronically mentally ill are more likely to be chronically poor and homeless, advocates say, leaving them vulnerable to funding decisions of legislators and service providers that decide how limited public money is spent. As state dollars for...Tags: Finance, Business Enterprises, Mental Health, Health Insurance, Bloomington
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Judge considers request to dismiss lawsuit challenging Kentucky health exchange
The Lexington Herald-LeaderFranklin Circuit Judge Philip Shepherd said Monday he plans to make a ruling as soon as possible on Gov. Steve Beshear's request to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the legality of the Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange. Tea Party activist David Adams...Tags: Executive Branch, Judges, Health Insurance, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice
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