Articles filed under Health
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U.S. demand lifts Hospira 3Q sales 1.4 percentNov 06, 2013 7:54 am - Lake Forest-based pharmaceutical company Hospira Inc. said strong domestic demand for its products led to a 1.4 percent oncrease in net sales for the third quarter of 20...
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Sebelius takes GOP criticism over “Obamacare”Nov 06, 2013 7:44 am - WASHINGTON — Republicans blistered Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Wednesday over the nation’s controversial health care law, bluntly challengin...
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Health law clock is ticking for sickest patientsNov 06, 2013 7:44 am - PORTLAND, Ore. — With federal and state online health care marketplaces experiencing glitches a month into implementation, concern is mounting for a vulnerable group of ...
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Reps ask: How many Illinois insurance cancellationsNov 06, 2013 5:00 am - A half-dozen U.S. House Republicans from Illinois are asking the state's top insurance official to answer questions related to President Barack Obama's health care law. ...
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White House sidesteps on “Obamacare” changeNov 05, 2013 9:47 am - WASHINGTON — Under growing pressure, the administration refused repeatedly to state a position Tuesday on legislation formalizing President Barack Obama’s oft-stated pro...
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Obama’s simple promises vex complex health rolloutNov 05, 2013 8:03 am - WASHINGTON — It sounded so simple. Too simple, it turns out. President Barack Obama’s early efforts to boil down an intricate health care law so Americans could understa...
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HealthCare.gov: How a start-up failed to launchNov 03, 2013 4:54 pm - Washington Post WASHINGTON — In May 2010, two months after the Affordable Care Act squeaked through Congress, President Barack Obama’s top economic aides were getting wo...
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Romney accuses Obama of ‘fundamental dishonesty’ on health lawNov 03, 2013 4:44 pm - Washington Post WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney stepped up his attack on President Barack Obama’s health reform program on Sunday, accusing the president of “fundamental dishon...
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Obama’s health law finally gets real for AmericaNov 03, 2013 3:20 pm - WASHINGTON — Now is when Americans start figuring out that President Barack Obama’s health care law goes beyond political talk, and really does affect them and people th...
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FDA enlists companies to head off drug shortagesNov 03, 2013 6:02 am - WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration announced a new proposal to try and head off more shortages of crucial medications that have disrupted care at hospitals an...