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Prisoners with hepatitis C sue California prisons
Associated Press WriterState prisoners with hepatitis C aren't getting the health care they need, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday that adds to complaints about the medical treatment of California inmates. The filing in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles...Tags: Diseases, Cancer, Trials, Prisons
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Health Care for America Now ads promote universal health insurance
South Florida Sun-SentinelIn three South Florida cities and nationally, a coalition of unions and social interest groups kicked off a $40 million campaign Tuesday to push for universal and affordable health insurance. The main thrust of the Health Care for America Now campaign is...Tags: Government, National Government, Political Candidates, Fort Lauderdale, Government Health Care
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Money, ads give health care top political billing
Associated Press WriterHealth care is returning as a campaign issue, with special interest and advocacy groups preparing to spend at least $60 million to push politicians to embrace universal access to medical coverage. The efforts, one by a coalition of labor and liberal...Tags: National Government, Political Candidates, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Employees
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No charges planned in death of ignored LA patient
Associated Press WriterNo criminal charges will be filed against medical staff at a troubled inner-city hospital over the death of a homeless woman who writhed in pain on the emergency room floor for nearly an hour, a county prosecutor concluded Tuesday. A nurse at Martin...Tags: Michael Wilson, Emergency Planning, Laws, Criminal Laws, Lawyers
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Report says some vets paying more for health care
Associated Press WriterSome military retirees disabled in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan pay more for health care than other retirees, and a new report recommends waiving their insurance premiums to correct the inequity. The report Tuesday by inspectors general of the...Tags: Medicare, Defense, Medicaid, People, Government Health Care
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McCain: Flip-flop count at 61. (Updated: Obama=17)
Spin CycleA week or so ago, with McCain hyperventilating about Obama reversals on matters such as public financing of his campaign, we linked to a site that was tracking McCain's flip-flops. McCain is still hyperventilating. His current claim is that......Tags: National Government, Referenda, Minority Groups, Parliament, Laws
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Erickson to open off-site medical practice for seniors
Sun reporterErickson Retirement Communities, a Catonsville-based national developer of retirement communities, plans to open its first free-standing medical practice for senior citizens next month and will consider expanding with similar off-site offices in...Tags: Medicine, Government, Health and Safety at School, National Government, Johns Hopkins University
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Liberated US hostages, families meet in Texas
Associated Press WriterBack on U.S. soil, three American hostages rescued from Colombia rebels are now in the process of reintegrating into a society they've been absent from for more than five years. They took the first steps Wednesday and Thursday as they underwent medical...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Northrop Grumman Corp., Diseases, Political Candidates, Defense
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Got insurance?
Forum Publishing GroupSome proper advice for the 1 in 5 Florida residents who don't have health insurance: Don't get sick. I have a vested interest in that advice. If you get this publication (whose circulation is definitely upscale) you should be interested too, because...Tags: Health Treatments, Political Candidates, Private Health Care, Elections, Government Health Care
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Enfield Firefighters Describe 9/11 Memorial Garden
Courant Staff WriterFirefighters from Enfield Fire District 1 on Monday presented the town council with plans for a 9/11 memorial garden to be dedicated Sept. 11. Firefighter David Ragion told the council that the department began working on the memorial about two years ago...Tags: Building Material, Metal and Mineral, Fires, Emergency Planning, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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