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Moving from very poor neighborhoods improves health
Sep 20, 2012
Researchers have found that while moving out of poorer neighborhoods improves a person's health and general happiness, moving to a better-off region did not improve families' income.
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Alabama on the fence about taking money for Medicaid
Sep 18, 2012
Alabama joins a slew of lawmakers who are ambivalent about taking funds from the Fed to cover the millions more people who will become eligible for Medicaid under Obamacare.
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Employers embrace wellness plans
Sep 17, 2012
More employers, public and private, are including wellness plans in their benefits to help employees become more fit, lowering health insurance costs.
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Massachusetts and the high price of health care
Sep 11, 2012
Six years after sweeping health care reform, Massachusetts is still struggling to lower the cost of care.
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Health care expert changes mind on vouchers program
Aug 31, 2012
A former supporter and architect of the Medicare vouchers program explains why he's now opposed to the program, which Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney supports.
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Walmart arms itself with vaccines
Aug 23, 2012
The giant discounter will soon begin offering a slew of shots aimed at boosting its health care business.
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Obama administration takes initiative against health care fraud
Jul 26, 2012
Attorney General Eric Holder and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius are spearheading an effort to fight against health care fraud by teaming up with private insurers.
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Who gets Medicaid and who doesn't?
Jul 24, 2012
It's supposed to be a health care program for the poor. But over the years, the definition of poor has changed.
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Texas opts out of key health care reform provisions
Jul 10, 2012
It's been almost two weeks since the Supreme Court ruled President Obama's health care overhaul constitutional. Today Texas Governor Rick Perry has officially announced his plans to opt out of the Medicaid expansion and insurance exchanges included in the Affordable Care Act.
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WellPoint gears up for Medicaid bonanza
Jul 9, 2012
The giant health insurer will acquire competitor Amerigroup Corp. for nearly $5 billion in a bid for more Medicaid business.
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