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GOP slams fundraising, other efforts to promote Obama health law
WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans have opened a new line of attack on President Obama's healthcare law, charging that the administration has improperly sought help from the healthcare industry and other outside groups to implement the...
Tags: White House, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, CVS Corp., Insurance
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Senator says Sebelius should stop healthcare fundraising
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Obama administration effort to raise private donations to help implement President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law came under fire on Monday from congressional Republicans who claim the action could violate the law. As...Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, Health Care Reform (2009), Insurance, Barack Obama
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U.S. makes data available on wide disparity in hospital charges
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - U.S. hospital charges for the same procedure vary widely, in some cases by tens of thousands of dollars, even within a particular town or city, according to data the U.S. government released on Wednesday to boost consumer...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Barack Obama, Medicare, Pneumonia, Government Health Care
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Florida prepares for massive insurance signup
WASHINGTON – Facing the next big health-care challenge in Florida, Uncle Sam plans to enlist hundreds of consumer "navigators" over the next several months to help enroll up to 3.5 million uninsured state residents by January, when everyone is...Tags: Unemployment Benefits, Orange County (Florida), Broward County, Florida Legislature, Government Health Care
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US government files appeal to delay unrestricted sales of morning-after contraceptive pill
Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — The Obama administration on Monday filed a last-minute appeal to delay the sale of the morning-after contraceptive pill to girls of any age without a prescription. The legal paperwork asked the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in...Tags: Justice System, Manhattan (New York City), Judges, Plan B (drug), Trials
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US government files morning-after pill appeal
NEW YORK (AP) — The Obama administration on Monday filed a last-second appeal to delay the sale of the morning-after contraceptive pill to girls of any age without a prescription. U.S. District Judge Edward Korman in Brooklyn last week refused...
Tags: Justice System, Judges, Plan B (drug), Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of Justice
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Obama's health secretary seeks donations from companies for healthcare law
Reuters* Sebelius has been asking companies for help since March * Administration says solicitations authorized by law * Republican senator says he will look for violations By David Morgan WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) - U.S. Health and Human Services...Tags: White House, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, Health Care Reform (2009), Barack Obama
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Judge again rejects limits on emergency contraception
In yet another scathing critique of government health officials, a federal judge refused Friday to stay his order making emergency contraceptives available to consumers of all ages without a prescription. Calling government efforts to restrict the...
Tags: National Government, Justice System, Government, Pharmaceuticals, Family Planning
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Judge blasts government's Plan B contraceptive filing
In yet another scathing critique of government health officials, a federal judge refused Friday to stay his order making Plan B emergency contraceptives available to all consumers without a prescription. Ruling that government efforts to restrict the...
Tags: Justice System, Government, National Government, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice
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Illinois hospital prices vary widely, Medicare data show
Tribune staff reportHospitals in Illinois charged vastly different amounts of money for the same procedure -- with some charging seven or eight times more than another -- according to data released by the government Wednesday. The discrepancies are detailed in a report from...Tags: Barack Obama, Medicare, Pneumonia, Aurora, Government Health Care
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Hospital charges vary widely across region, nation
Making hospital charges more transparent, the federal government this week released data showing what medical centers across the country charge for treating 100 of the most common reasons patients get admitted. The charges vary dramatically —...
Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Medicare, Government Health Care, Insurance, COPD
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Latest Michigan news, sports, business and entertainment
SPRING FLOODING-MICHIGAN Officials plan Mich. flooding damage assessments GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Officials are conducting preliminary damage assessments in parts of West Michigan that were among areas hit hard by recent flooding. The state...Tags: Floods, Insurance, Hospitals and Clinics, Religion and Belief, Ford Field
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