By Fernando Stein, MD The U.S. Senate’s health care legislation, at last unveiled today, fails to meet children’s needs. The bill fails children by dismantling ...
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By Julie Appleby An overhead light drawing attention to his face, actor Danny Glover starts to cry, dropping his head into one hand — then, ...
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Drinking just one glass of wine or other alcoholic drink a day increases breast cancer risk, according to a new study released by the American Institute ...
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By Julie Rovner Lost in all the coverage of the firing of FBI Director James Comey last week were a pair of in-depth interviews President ...
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By Julie Rovner If there’s anything congressional Republicans want to do more than “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act it’s defund Planned Parenthood, which ...
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The new health care bill passed last month by the House would decrease the number of insured Americans by 23 million over 10 years if ...
Read More »New York State threatens pharmaceutical companies for better prices
By Julie Appleby New York Medicaid regulators aim to use the threat of imposing increased scrutiny of prescription drugs — such as eyeing their ...
Read More »Trump extends deadline for states to meet Medicaid standards
By Phil Galewitz The Trump administration has given states three extra years to carry out plans for helping elderly and disabled people receive Medicaid services ...
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