As Washington State health care options dwindle, whooping cough returns - World Socialist Web Site


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As Washington State health care options dwindle, whooping cough returns
World Socialist Web Site
According to Dr. Alan Melnick, the public health officer of Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania and Wahkaikum Counties, unvaccinated children are four and a half times more likely to be infected with whooping cough. Rates of vaccination in Washington are the ...
Whooping cough continues to spread through Kittitas County KNDO/KNDU

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Home and community care has a important and growing role in Canadians' Health - Sacramento Bee


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Home and community care has a important and growing role in Canadians' Health
Sacramento Bee
By CONFERENCE BOARD OF CANADA OTTAWA, May 23, 2012 -- /CNW/ - Home and community care currently accounts for approximately five per cent of total health spending in Canada, about a quarter of which is funded from out-of-pocket spending or private ...
Dragging medicare into the 21st century Globe and Mail

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Healthcare Immunity - Harvard Crimson


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Healthcare Immunity
Harvard Crimson
In the 26 months since its passage, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly called “Obamacare,” has revolutionized healthcare and insurance practices across the nation and triggered rancorous political debate.
Why the individual mandate? Porterville Recorder
The Future Success of Healthcare Reform: Thoughts From Alan Sager, PhD Becker's ASC Review
Know Your Care UpperMichigansSource.com
So Md News - National Journal - Bellingham Herald
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State retirees ask judge to roll back health insurance increase - Albany Times Union

State retirees ask judge to roll back health insurance increase
Albany Times Union
By Rick Karlin TROY — Did the state Legislature give away its power to control how much money state employees pay toward their health care? The question emerged during a court hearing Wednesday as the Retired Public Employees Association sought to ...

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Health Insurance Cutbacks Squeeze The Insured - Capital Public Radio News

Health Insurance Cutbacks Squeeze The Insured
Capital Public Radio News
By Rob Stein More than 1 in 5 Americans had a problem getting insurance to pay for a hospital, doctor or other health care in the past year, according to a new poll by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health.

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Pa. health care company seeks gas drilling facts - San Francisco Chronicle


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Pa. health care company seeks gas drilling facts
San Francisco Chronicle
(05-20) 12:44 PDT Pittsburgh (AP) -- Some people are absolutely sure gas drilling threatens public health, while others are absolutely sure it doesn't. Geisinger Health Systems is looking for more facts on the debate. "Our concern is getting reliable ...
Health care company seeks gas drilling facts PennLive.com

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A Long View on Health Care: Think Like an Investor - New York Times

A Long View on Health Care: Think Like an Investor
New York Times
Could health care costs be reined in by improving access to preventive care? It's an idea that appeals to policy makers and many public health experts, but the evidence for it is surprisingly hard to pin down. Of course, preventing diseases is better ...

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Obamacare vs. employer-based health insurance - New York Daily News


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Obamacare vs. employer-based health insurance
New York Daily News
A new House Ways and Means Committee report estimates that the 100 biggest American firms could save nearly half a trillion dollars over the next decade by dropping health coverage for their employees and foisting them onto public insurance exchanges, ...

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Poll: Many Sick Americans Experience Significant Financial Problems and Report ... - PharmaLive.com (press release)

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