Articles filed under Health
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HealthCare.gov: How a start-up failed to launchNov 02, 2013 7:50 pm - WASHINGTON — In May 2010, two months after the Affordable Care Act squeaked through Congress, President Barack Obama’s top economic aides were getting worried. Larry Sum...
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First insurance cancellation, then sticker shockNov 02, 2013 4:12 pm - MIAMI — Dean Griffin liked the health insurance he purchased for himself and his wife three years ago and thought he’d be able to keep the plan even after the federal Af...
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Food stamp cuts worry Illinois residentsNov 01, 2013 9:00 pm - CHICAGO — When Larry Bossom lost his information technology job a few months ago, he turned to a Chicago food pantry and the federal food stamps program to help make end...
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Judge clears way for domestic horse slaughterNov 01, 2013 5:24 pm - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A federal judge in Albuquerque has cleared the way for horse slaughterhouses to begin operating in the U.S. again. U.S. District Judge Christina Armi...
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FDA approves new leukemia drug from RocheNov 01, 2013 11:10 am - WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a new drug from Roche to help treat patients with a type of cancer of the blood and bone marrow. The ag...
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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...