Articles filed under Health
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Congress governs self under ‘Obamacare’Nov 01, 2013 8:25 am - WASHINGTON — Think you’re confused by “Obamacare.” It’s roiling Capitol Hill behind the scenes, too. Members of Congress are governing themselves under President Barack ...
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New faces of health overhaul: Still all smilesNov 01, 2013 8:25 am - PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — It didn’t take long for the friendly-looking young woman whose face was splashed across HealthCare.gov to spiral from smiling stock photo to laughings...
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Promises, promises: A big one that got awayOct 31, 2013 10:44 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s soothing promise that Americans happy with their health insurance could simply keep it was doomed from the start, and everyone fami...
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NYC moves closer to tobacco-buying age of 21Oct 31, 2013 6:43 am - NEW YORK — Young New Yorkers who want to light up will soon have to wait for their 21st birthdays before they can buy a pack of smokes after lawmakers in the nation’s mo...
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Concerns raised about security of health websiteOct 30, 2013 10:44 am - WASHINGTON — Defending President Barack Obama’s much-maligned health care overhaul in Congress, his top health official was confronted Wednesday with a government memo r...
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Feds post food allergy guidelines for schoolsOct 30, 2013 10:03 am - ATLANTA — The federal government is issuing its first guidelines to schools on how to protect children with food allergies. The voluntary guidelines call on schools to t...
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New security issues surface for health websiteOct 30, 2013 9:01 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama claimed “full responsibility” Wednesday for fixing his administration’s much-maligned health insurance website as a new concern surfa...
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Medicare chief apologizes for ‘Obamacare’ woesOct 29, 2013 10:19 am - WASHINGTON — Move over, website woes. Lawmakers confronted the Obama administration Tuesday with a difficult new health care problem — a wave of cancellation notices hit...
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Obama administration lowers health sign-up expectationsOct 29, 2013 10:19 am - WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is trying to lower expectations for strong initial enrollments under the president’s historic expansion of health coverage for the ...
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Sebelius to face tough questioning on health lawOct 27, 2013 7:21 pm - WASHINGTON — Republicans said Sunday they intend to press Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on the Obama administration’s troubled launch of healthca...