Category Archives: health

To save money on health care, Oregon Health Plan looks to trim …

Oregon's health care reform plan, now up for review in the Legislature, proposes to do the same. Continue reading

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RealClearPolitics – The Success of Romney's Health-Care Pander

Last year, at the University of Michigan, Mitt Romney gave a speech on health care to address his prior support for the individual mandate—the linchpin for the Affordable Care Act and Romneycare in Massachusetts. The core … Continue reading

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Mara Leventhal: When One Women's Health Advocate Is Pitted …

This rapid-fire progression of statements, counter-statements, letters from Congress, and board resignations was a down-and-dirty fight for the title of “True Advocate for Women's Health .” Continue reading

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Health Hazards Of Double-Dipping

“After double-dipping just a few times, researchers found 50 to 100 times more bacteria in the dip – and that was just from one mouth.” says Sanjay Gupta. We're gonna be waaaaaayyyyy over here with our own no-sharesies … Continue reading

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Women's health care shouldn't be at the mercy of Komen or …

Planned Parenthood, and other women's health clinics, fill a health care gap that simply shouldn't exist. This country should be able to ensure that all women can get cancer screenings and birth control and, yes, … Continue reading

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Uwe E. Reinhardt: Health-Care Payers Push Back Against Costs …

The opacity surrounding prices and the practice of charging different buyers different prices for identical goods or services contribute mightily to the cost of health care, but at the least the former may be on the way out, … Continue reading

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LaSalle Nutrition Club Offers Ideas For Healthy Super Bowl Snacks …

If you're planning a Superbowl party but want to offer your guests some healthy alternatives, the LaSalle University Nutrition Club has some options for you. Continue reading

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Part Health Tracker, Part Q&A Community, WeSprout Looks To Bring …

WeSprout's goal, beyond giving parents the tools to make better choices for their children, is to find the sweet spot between personal health records and community; in other words, a service that provides a reason to keep your … Continue reading

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Part Health Tracker, Part Q&A Community, WeSprout Looks To Bring …

WeSprout's goal, beyond giving parents the tools to make better choices for their children, is to find the sweet spot between personal health records and community; in other words, a service that provides a reason to keep your … Continue reading

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AFTRA health and pension plan trustees take union to task – latimes …

In what could be a move by employers to throw some cold water on the planned merger of Hollywood's two actors unions, trustees for the health and pension funds of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists … Continue reading

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