Articles filed under Health
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Groups race to hire, train ‘Obamacare’ guidesSep 15, 2013 7:23 am - With the program known as “Obamacare” only weeks away from its key launch date, hectic preparations are in motion in communities across the country to deal with one of i...
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Patient’s bill soars as health law program faltersSep 15, 2013 7:15 am - WASHINGTON — Coping with advanced cancer, Bev Veals was in the hospital for chemo this summer when she got a call that her health plan was shutting down. Then, the subst...
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Employers look to cut back on spousal coverageSep 15, 2013 6:41 am - Your company may be having second thoughts about the health insurance it offers to your spouse. That means you might wind up paying more for that coverage or have to swi...
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Big companies ending retiree health plans adds to taxpayer burdenSep 14, 2013 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — America's biggest employers, from GE to IBM, are increasingly moving retirees to insurance exchanges where they select their own health plans, a historic shif...
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Outbreak roils state’s oyster industrySep 14, 2013 1:26 pm - BOSTON — A mystery of sorts threatens to stunt Massachusetts’ small but growing oyster industry after illnesses linked to bacterial contamination forced the state to shu...
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W. Virginia won’t let natural gas go route of coal industrySep 14, 2013 1:25 pm - CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For decades, coal from West Virginia’s vast deposits was mined, loaded on rail cars and hauled off without leaving behind a lasting trust fund financ...
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iPad-toting doctors fuel publisher profits as paper fadesSep 14, 2013 7:27 am - Ohio doctor Mrunal Shah recently shipped four boxes of medical texts to developing countries because he can’t recall the last time he cracked a book rather than tapping ...
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Charities decry food stamp cuts pushed by RepublicansSep 14, 2013 3:35 am - House Republicans plan to vote on a bill next week that could push millions of people off U.S. food aid programs that have expanded since the economic downturn, potentia...
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Buffalo Grove talks ins and outs of medical marijuana lawSep 10, 2013 2:09 pm - The Buffalo Grove police chief briefed the village board Monday on the unanswered questions related to the legalization of medical marijuana. Chief Steven Casstevens del...
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Report finds aging U.S. faces crisis in cancer careSep 10, 2013 11:15 am - WASHINGTON — A new report says the United States is facing a crisis in cancer care in a time of aging baby boomers, complex new treatments and rising costs. Scientists k...