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House investigators seek files related to troubled BioWatch
WASHINGTON -- Leaders of a House committee probing BioWatch, the nation's troubled system for detecting biological attacks, complained Thursday that administration officials had blocked them from seeing documents held by two senior federal scientists...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, George W. Bush, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Kathleen Sebelius
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Seniors urged to be alert to Medicare scams
A rash of fraudulent phone calls to Medicare recipients in Virginia has prompted the attorney general's office to issue an alert to seniors, age 65 and older, not to give out personal information over the phone. "Folks are getting calls to verify...
Tags: Personal Data Collection, Politics, Medicare, Social Security, Government Health Care
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N.J. to join federal health-care exchange, Christie says
TRENTON, N.J. Gov. Chris Christie said Friday he gave formal notice to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that New Jersey will join a federally administered exchange in 2014. Friday was the deadline for states to join the federal system,...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Barack Obama, Health Insurance Cost, Chris Christie, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
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Tiny robots take over Havre de Grace High for technical challenge tourney
Havre de Grace High School was taken over by tiny robots Saturday, Feb. 9, as 13 teams from schools and scout troops around the region participated in a daylong Maryland FIRST Tech Challenge qualification tournament. Saturday's tournament, a qualifier...Tags: High Schools, Chesapeake City, Howard County, John Carroll, United States Naval Academy
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Michigan gets $31M for health insurance exchange
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan has been given a $31 million federal grant to help the state implement a health insurance exchange that's a major part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. The announcement was made Thursday by the U.S....
Tags: Barack Obama, Health Insurance
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County seeks feedback on Round Lake school clinic
Organizers of a Round Lake High School health center held an informational session at the Round Lake Beach Cultural and Civic Center to clear up concerns about the planned clinic, which has drawn criticisms from some opposed to contraceptive services....Tags: Environmental Issues, Family Planning, Teaching and Learning, Students, Family
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Feds approve waiver needed for Medicaid managed care
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — The Obama administration Monday approved a crucial waiver that allows the state to move forward with part of a Medicaid managed care program that eventually would put most of the state's 3.3 million Medicaid recipients into an HMO or... -
CVS' Medicare drug program causing headaches for enrollees
Deborah Shapiro decided a few months ago to switch her prescription drug coverage from her former employer's plan to Medicare. The Medicare literature made clear that she could save hundreds of dollars on the various drugs she and her husband required....
Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Crime, Law and Justice, Medicaid, CVS Corp., Health Insurance Cost
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Scott ‘hopeful’ about Medicaid reforms after meeting with Sibelius
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelBy William E. Gibson, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — During what he called a “hopefully productive meeting,” Gov. Rick Scott made a pitch to federal officials on Monday for a Florida proposal to serve the state’s 3.3 million... -
Scott was warned his Obamacare math was wrong
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott has taken to the airwaves in recent weeks to declare that the federal health-care law's Medicaid expansion came at a much higher cost to Florida than previous estimates. Turns out he was fudging the math, on purpose. As... -
Why Everyone Should Get Tested For HIV
The Hartford Courant"Your HIV test is positive, " I tell a 22-year-old man, confirming that he has the human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS. I reassure him that HIV is a treatable disease. If he takes antiviral medications daily, he can have a normal life...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chemical Industry, HIV, Epidemics and Plagues
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Md. schools aren't doing enough about bullying
Courtney Watson's commentary regarding cyberbullying ("Cyberbullying requires a stronger response," Jan. 3) makes some excellent points about the intense need to develop mechanisms to address the dramatically increasing problem of cyberbullying. However,...Tags: U.S. Department of Education, Environmental Issues, Teaching and Learning, Students, Health and Safety at School
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