The Virginia Quality Healthcare Network is a statewide coalition of nearly 50 voluntary health associations, patient advocacy groups and professional associations representing millions of Virginia citizens. Our mission is to educate and advocate to achieve quality healthcare for all Virginia citizens. Read the articles below for important information on our advocacy efforts on behalf of Virginia consumers.
Concierge healthcare company to aid Virginia’s uninsured/ Press Release
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The Virginia Community Healthcare Association & Members Mark National Health Center Week 2008 - Our Valley
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Children's-health bill likely to die
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GOVERNOR KAINE ANNOUNCES $400,000 FEDERAL GRANT
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Health Day Health Highlights (12/29/05) 12/30/2005
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NIAID Researchers Show How Promising TB Drug Works 12/28/2005
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Having a Sibling with Heart Disease Significantly Raises Personal Heart Disease Risk 12/28/2005
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Health Day Health Highlights (12/26/05) 12/27/2005
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About 21M to Get Medicare Drug Coverage 12/24/2005
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More Than 21 Million Medicare Beneficiaries To Be Covered For Prescription Drugs As of January 1, 2006 12/23/2005
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NCI Issues Cancer Trends Progress Report: 2005 Update 12/23/2005
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Health Day Health Highlights (12/21/05) 12/22/2005
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Chest X-Rays Can Detect Early Lung Cancer But Also Can Produce Many False-Positive Results 12/21/2005
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New Research Shows Artificial Light at Night Stimulates Breast Cancer Growth in Laboratory Mice 12/20/2005
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FOUR IN FIVE LARGE FIRMS TO MAINTAIN RETIREE DRUG COVERAGE AND ACCEPT MEDICARE SUBSIDIES IN 2006, BUT ARE LESS CERTAIN ABOUT FUTURE STRATEGY 12/19/2005
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Hospital Compare Updated 12/16/2005
Hospital Compare Updated
Hospital Compare displays information from over 4000 U.S. hospitals that voluntarily reported on the quality of care they provided adult patients in 2004 and 2005. Hospital Compare reports on 20 measures of hospital quality of care in the areas of heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, and the prevention of surgical infections.
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New Health Plan Faulted 12/15/2005
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NIH Launches Comprehensive Effort to Explore Cancer Genomics 12/14/2005
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VA. GOP PROPOSES MEDICAID INITIATIVES 12/13/2005
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Fewer Breast Cancer Patients to Get Chemo 12/12/2005
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Two Types of Breast Cancer Treatments Show Similar Benefit 12/10/2005
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HOUSE GOP CALLS FOR REFORM OF MEDICAID 12/08/2005
Caucus plans to focus on issue in 2006 session
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Poor Not Buying New Drug Benefit Yet 12/08/2005
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Gov't Announces More Medicare Safeguards 12/07/2005
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Federal Government Begins Pandemic Planning with States 12/06/2005
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Health Day Health Highlights (12/4/05) 12/05/2005
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Pennsylvanians Get 'Win-Win' in Drug Program Pact 12/03/2005
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Computer-Aided Polyp Detection Software in Combination with Virtual Colonoscopy is as Effective as Traditional Optical Colonoscopy 12/02/2005
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ENSURING AN EFFECTIVE TRANSITION OF DUAL ELIGIBLES FROM MEDICAID TO MEDICARE PART D 12/02/2005
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Report questions Medicare drug benefit oversight 12/01/2005
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Heart Assoc. Offers New CPR Guidelines 11/29/2005
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Health Day Health Highlights (11/26/05) 11/27/2005
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Medicare's Drug Plan Hits the Road 11/24/2005
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Health Day Health Highlights (11/21/05) 11/22/2005
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Doctors Not Heeding 'Black-Box' Warnings on Rx Drugs 11/21/2005
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Health Day Health Highlights (11/17/05) 11/18/2005
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9/11 Panel Makes Recommendations for DNA-Based Identification After Mass Disasters 11/18/2005
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Congressionally Mandated Evaluation of the State Children's Health Insurance Program: Final Report to Congress 11/17/2005
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Medicare drug sign-up starts with doubts 11/16/2005
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Researchers Discover Molecular Differences between Low-Grade and High-Grade Ovarian Cancers 11/16/2005
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Final Results from the NSABP Breast Cancer Prevention Trial Reported 11/16/2005
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MEDICARE DEMONSTRATION SHOWS HOSPITAL QUALITY OF CARE IMPROVES WITH PAYMENTS TIED TO QUALITY 11/15/2005
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Medicare Drug Plans Start Today 11/15/2005
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Health Day Health Highlights (11/13/05) 11/14/2005
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HHS Awards Contracts to Develop Nationwide Health Information Network 11/11/2005
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New Reports Profile the Growing Uninsured Population and Portray the Health Care Safety Net as Increasingly Strained 11/11/2005
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State Medicaid Fact Sheets 11/11/2005
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Ovarian Cancer Screening Using Ultrasound and CA125 Finds both Early and Late Stage Cancers, But Also Many False Positives 11/08/2005
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Health Day Health Highlights (11/7/05) 11/08/2005
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Rx for Affordability: Helping Patients Cope with Medication Costs 11/05/2005
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CMS ANNOUNCES REFINEMENTS TO COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION PROGRAM FOR DRUGS ADMINISTERED IN PHYSICIAN OFFICES 11/04/2005
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HHS Releases Pandemic Influenza Plan 11/04/2005
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CMS ANNOUNCES PAYMENT UPDATE AND POLICY CHANGES FOR MEDICARE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE 11/03/2005
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MEDICARE ANNOUNCES PAYMENT RATES AND POLICY CHANGES FOR HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT SERVICES IN 2006 11/03/2005
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Electronic Prescribing Standards Announced to Make Medicare's New Prescription Drug Benefit Easier and Safer 11/02/2005
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CMS ANNOUNCES 2.8 PERCENT INCREASE IN MEDICARE HOME HEALTH PAYMENT RATES 11/02/2005
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Health Day Health Highlights (10/30/05) 10/31/2005
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MEDICARE TAKES KEY STEP TOWARD VOLUNTARY QUALITY REPORTING FOR PHYSICIANS 10/29/2005
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HHS Buys Additional Vaccine As Preparations For Potential Influenza Pandemic Continue 10/28/2005
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Researchers Use New Method to Discover Gene Rearrangements That Can Aid in Detection of Early Prostate Cancer 10/28/2005
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Remaking American Medicine: A New PBS Series and its National Campaign for Local Change 10/27/2005
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U.S. Gives Florida a Sweeping Right to Curb Medicaid 10/27/2005
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Urine test detects bladder cancer: study 10/26/2005
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Health Day Health Highlights (10/24/05) 10/24/2005
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Uninsured as Likely as Insured to Perceive Need for Care but Half as Likely to Get Care 10/20/2005
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IMMEDIATE STATE FISCAL CRISIS SUBSIDES, BUT MEDICAID STILL FACES LONG-TERM BUDGETARY CHALLENGE 10/20/2005
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Health Day Health Highlights (10/18/05) 10/19/2005
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National Cancer Institute Announces $35 Million in Awards to 12 Cancer Nanotechnology Platform Partnerships 10/18/2005
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MEDICARE PROVIDES TOOLS TO HELP LOCAL PARTNERS 10/18/2005
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Health Day Health Highlights (10/16/05) 10/17/2005
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Patients Complain About Medicare Changes 10/15/2005
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New Study on Childhood Asthma Shows Home-Based Interventions Are Cost-Effective 10/13/2005
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U.S. Kidney Failure Rates Stabilize, Ending a 20-Year Climb 10/12/2005
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Health Day Health Highlights (10/9/05) 10/10/2005
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CMS WILL REQUIRE NURSING HOMES TO VACCINATE RESIDENTS AGAINST THE FLU 10/08/2005
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Medicaid Storms Swirling 10/06/2005
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Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System Releases Chartbook Assessing the U.S. Health System
10/06/2005
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Genomes of More than 200 Human Flu Strains Reveal a Dynamic Virus 10/06/2005
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Annual Report to the Nation Finds Cancer Death Rates Still on the Decline: 10/05/2005
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National Survey Sharpens Picture of Major Depression Among U.S. Adults 10/04/2005
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Health Day Health Highlights (10/02/05) 10/03/2005
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New Drug Coverage Includes Options for Additional Benefits and Saving Money 10/01/2005
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NIAID and MedImmune Join Forces to Develop Potential Pandemic Influenza Vaccines 09/30/2005
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New Initiative Aims to Curtail Health Disparities by Addressing Root Causes of Health Problems 09/30/2005
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NCI and 10 Other Institutions Launch Ovarian Cancer Clinical Trial 09/30/2005
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New labels for medicines coming soon: FDA official 09/29/2005
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Health Day Health Highlights (9/25/05) 09/26/2005
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Loss of Body Mass Linked to Development of Alzheimer’s Disease, Study Finds 09/26/2005
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Medicare Takes Major Step Toward 2006 Drug Benefit 09/24/2005
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Researchers Discover Protein Signatures for Prostate Cancer That Could Improve Diagnosis of Early Disease 09/23/2005
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STATEMENT OF MARK B. MCCLELLAN, M.D., Ph.D. ADMINISTRATOR, CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES ON MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG ASSISTANCE 09/23/2005
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Health Benefits In 2005: Premium Increases Slow Down, Coverage Continues To Erode 09/22/2005
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Lawmakers spar over Medicare drug coverage 09/22/2005
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Health Day Health Highlights (9/20/05) 09/21/2005
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Gov't Raises Medicare Premiums Again 09/19/2005
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MEDICARE PREMIUMS AND DEDUCTIBLES FOR 2006 09/17/2005
MEDICARE FACT SHEET
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CMS Media Affairs
September 16, 2005
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Health Day Health Highlights (9/15/05) 09/16/2005
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The Price of Illness: Cost Sharing and Health Plan Benefits 09/15/2005
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Head Start Provides $15M to Help Hurricane Evacuees 09/13/2005
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Health Day Health Highlights (9/11/05) 09/12/2005
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MEDICARE DEMONSTRATION TO FIND WAYS TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE 09/10/2005
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Emerging Staph Strains Found to be Increasingly Deadly and Deceptive 09/08/2005
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Bacteria in Household Dust May Trigger Asthma Symptoms 09/08/2005
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Medicaid commission submits short-term recommendations to Congress
09/08/2005
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CMS ACTIONS TO HELP BENEFICIARIES, PROVIDERS 09/07/2005
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Health Day Health Highlights (9/6/05) 09/06/2005
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NEW INFORMATION ON HOSPITAL CARE QUALITY NOW AVAILABLE AT WWW.HOSPITALCOMPARE.HHS.GOV 09/05/2005
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HHS Releases Website and Toll Free Number for Deployment by Health Care Professionals 09/05/2005
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Heart disease spotted, treated too little in women 09/02/2005
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Health Day Health Highlights (9/1/05) 09/02/2005
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HHS Delivering Medical Care to Help Evacuees and Victims 09/01/2005
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Program will cut costs for seniors, study says 09/01/2005
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Medicare Drug Plans Offer Premiums of $20 Per Month or Less Lower Deductibles, Enhanced Coverage Also Available 08/30/2005
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Health Day Health Highlights (8/28/05) 08/29/2005
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CMS ISSUES UPDATED REGULATIONS FOR POWER WHEELCHAIR AND POWER OPERATED VEHICLE CLAIMS 08/25/2005
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Market Changes Set Stage for Growing Health Care Cost and Access Problems 08/25/2005
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Commission calls for cutting Medicaid by $10 billion over next five years
08/25/2005
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Gene Discovery Sheds Light on Causes of Rare Disease, Cancer 08/23/2005
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Health Day Highlights (8/22/05) 08/22/2005
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Health Day Highlights (8/17/05) 08/18/2005
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CMS Special Open Door ForumMedicare Clinical Laboratory Services Competitive Bidding Demonstration 08/17/2005
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Nursing Home Immunizations Satellite Broadcast and Webcast September 8, 2005 08/17/2005
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AARP: Wholesale Drug Prices Top Inflation 08/16/2005
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Dept. of Health & Human Services Weekly Newsletter (8/12/05-8/18/05) 08/15/2005
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U.S. Medicare to take close look at adult day care 08/15/2005
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NCI Announces Integrated Implementation Plan to Fight Lung Cancer 08/13/2005
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Health Day Health Highlights (8/11/05) 08/12/2005
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AHRQ Issues New Data on the Uninsured 08/11/2005
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When the Price Isn't Right: How Inadvertent Payment Incentives Drive Medical Care 08/11/2005
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MEDICARE DRUG PREMIUMS WILL BE LOWER THAN EXPECTED 08/10/2005
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CMS ENDING CONTINGENCY FOR NON-HIPAA- COMPLIANT MEDICARE CLAIMS 08/08/2005
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Dept. of Health and Human Services Weekly Newsletter (week of 8/5-8/11) 08/05/2005
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Health Day Highlights (8/3/05) 08/04/2005
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CMS ACTS TO IMPROVE QUALITY CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL BENEFICIARIES 08/03/2005
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Leavitt Praises Governors on Medicaid 08/03/2005
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Health Day Highlights (July 31 2005) 08/01/2005
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NURSING HOME PAYMENTS TO INCREASE IN 2006, CMS ANNOUNCES 07/29/2005
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House OKs Association Health Plans 07/29/2005
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Study: Gaps in Insurance Affects Kids 07/28/2005
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HHS Announces Second Phase of Long Term Care Awareness Campaign Demonstration 07/27/2005
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Combination Hormone/Vaccine Therapy for Prostate Cancer May Benefit Patients 07/26/2005
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Health Day Health Highlights (July 24, 2005) 07/25/2005
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Covering Kids & Families Prepares for National Campaign Launch 07/21/2005
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MEDICARE PROPOSES PAYMENT RATES AND POLICY CHANGES FOR HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT SERVICES 07/20/2005
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Health Day Health Highlights (July 19, 2005) 07/20/2005
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Report Finds High Rates of Cervical Cancer Indicate Broader Problems in Access to Care 07/19/2005
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New Online Continuing Education Series on Complementary and Alternative Medicine 07/19/2005
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Governors Discuss Concerns Over Medicare 07/18/2005
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Health Care Costs Slow Company Profits 07/18/2005
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Call for Nominations for Collaboration on Health IT 07/15/2005
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Dept. of Health & Human Services Weekly Report (week of7/11/05 to 7/17/05) 07/14/2005
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Menopause Symptoms May Come Back After Stopping Menopausal Hormone Therapy 07/13/2005
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Health Day Health Highlights (7/10/05) 07/11/2005
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HHS Secretary Names Medicaid Advisory Commission Members 07/09/2005
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Despite Concerns About State Budgets and Policymakers’ Frustrations With the Costs of Medicaid, Americans View the Program Positively and Are Reluctant to See State and Federal Cuts 07/08/2005
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More employers want Medicare subsidy for drug benefits 07/08/2005
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Study: Doctors Limited in Rx Training 07/07/2005
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Dept. of Health & Human Services Weekly Report (week of 7/4 to 7/10) 07/06/2005
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Women’s Health Study Finds Vitamin E Does not Protect Women from Heart Attack, Stroke, or Cancer 07/06/2005
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HHS to Launch Changed Medicare Appeals Process 07/05/2005
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Medicare and Private Sector Medicare Plans Face Uphill Battle as Initial Enrollment Period for New Medicare Drug Benefit Draws Closer 07/01/2005
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Bureau of Primary Health Care: The Community Access Program (CAP) 07/01/2005
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Health Day Health Highlights (6/29/05) 06/30/2005
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Dept. of Health & Human Services Weekly Report (week of 6/27 to 7/1) 06/29/2005
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State Medicaid consultants need more scrutiny -GAO 06/29/2005
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Health Day Health Highlights (6/27/05) 06/27/2005
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Tracking Health Care Costs: Declining Growth Trend Pauses In 2004 06/24/2005
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Dept. of Health & Human Services Weekly Report (week of 6/20 to 6/26) 06/23/2005
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HHS Awards $80.5 Million in Health Start Grants to Reduce Infant Mortality 06/23/2005
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AMA Fights Refusals to Fill Prescriptions 06/21/2005
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Twins Study Suggests Possible Alzheimer's Risk Factors 06/20/2005
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Health Day Health Highlights (6/19/05) 06/20/2005
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Bush aide promises smooth rollout of drug benefit 06/17/2005
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MORE STATE MEDICAID POWER URGED 06/16/2005
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Specialty pharmacy costs to rise 22.5% in 2005 06/16/2005
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Chronic Insomnia Baffles Sleep Experts 06/16/2005
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Dept. of Health & Human Services Weekly Report (week of 6/13 to 6/19) 06/15/2005
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Promising New TB Drug Enters Clinical Trial 06/15/2005
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HHS Announces New Medicaid Program to Deliver Care at Home 06/14/2005
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Health Day: Health Highlights: June 12, 2005 06/13/2005
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Health Day Health Highlights (6/9/05) 06/10/2005
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HEALTH CARE FOR UNINSURED WILL ADD $922 TO FAMILY INSURANCE PREMIUMS IN 2005 06/09/2005
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Variations In The Impact Of
Health Coverage Expansion Proposals
Across States
06/09/2005
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Dept. of Health & Human Services Weekly Report (week of 6/2 to 6/8) 06/07/2005
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Secretary Leavitt Takes News Steps to Advance Health IT 06/07/2005
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Mental Illness Exacts Heavy Toll, Beginning in Youth 06/07/2005
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Health Day Health Highlights (6/5/05) 06/06/2005
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HHS Releases Report on Nationwide Health Information Exchange 06/04/2005
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HHS Awards 86 Grants Worth More Than $30 Million to Expand Health Center Services and Strengthen America’s Health Care Safety Net 06/03/2005
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Day Care Settings Are a Significant Source of Indoor Allergens 06/03/2005
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Experimental Shingles Vaccine Proves Effective in Nationwide Study 06/03/2005
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Dept. of Health & Human Services Weekly Report (week of 6/2/05 to 6/8/05) 06/02/2005
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Chronic Diseases Pushing Doctor Visits Beyond Limits 06/01/2005
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Health Day Health Highlights (5/29/05) 05/30/2005
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Health Day Health Highlights (5/26/05) 05/27/2005
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SCHIP Responds to Third Year of Budget Pressure 05/26/2005
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Seniors May Be Wary of Drug Subsidy 05/25/2005
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Health Day Health Highlights (5/24/05) 05/25/2005
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Dept. of Health & Human Services Weekly Report (week of 5/23 to 5/29) 05/24/2005
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HHS Secretary Leavitt Establishes Commission to Work on Strengthening and Sustaining Medicaid 05/21/2005
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New Kidney Function Test Better than Standard at Predicting Death and Cardiovascular Outcomes 05/20/2005
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Doing Away with Uncompensated Care of the Uninsured 05/19/2005
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An Update on Americans' Access to Prescription Drugs 05/19/2005
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Medicaid Cost Containment and Access to Prescription Drugs 05/19/2005
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Health Day Health Highlights (5/17/05) 05/18/2005
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Dept. of Health & Human Services Weekly Report (week of 5/16 to 5/22) 05/17/2005
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Experimental Drug Stuns Cancer Doctors 05/16/2005
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Health Day Health Highlights (5/15/05) 05/16/2005
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Elder Eye Care Differs by Health Insurance 05/13/2005
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HHS Secretary and Leading U.S. Companies Say Health Information Technology Should Be Urgent Priority 05/12/2005
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Hospitals & Health Networks: A Plan for Universal Coverage 05/12/2005
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HHS Secretary Leavitt Celebrates Fifth Annual National Women's Health Week 05/11/2005
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Health Day Health Highlights (5/11/05) 05/11/2005
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Dept. of Health & Human Services Weekly Report (week of 5/9/05 to 5/15/05) 05/10/2005
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STATES PROPOSE SWEEPING CHANGES TO TRIM MEDICAID BY BILLIONS 05/09/2005
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Health officials unsure about flu vaccine 05/05/2005
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Dept. of Health & Human Services Weekly Report (week of 5/03/05 to 5/10/05) 05/04/2005
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Combination Radiation/Vaccine Therapy for Prostate Cancer May Benefit Some Patients 05/03/2005
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Health Day Health Highlights (5/3/05) 05/03/2005
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Exercise Slows Development of Alzheimer’s-Like Brain Changes in Mice, New Study Finds 04/28/2005
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State experience using federal grants to develop ways to cover more residents offers a unique opportunity for policymakers to learn from each another. 04/28/2005
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Governors Say Medicaid Efforts Misused 04/28/2005
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Sleep Patterns Linked to Diabetes Risk 04/26/2005
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IBM to Test Health Care Data Sharing 04/25/2005
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Health Day Health Highlights 04/25/2005
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Standardized Microarrays May Bring Us One Step Closer to Personalized Medical Treatment 04/22/2005
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The Effect of Health Savings Accounts on Health Insurance Coverage
04/21/2005
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Dept. of Health & Human Services Weekly Report (week of 4/18 to 4/23) 04/19/2005
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Studies: Some Pain Drugs Help Prevent Cancer 04/19/2005
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Web Site Gives Info on Grapefruit/Drug Interactions 04/18/2005
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NHLBI Study Suggests Symptom-Driven Therapy May Be Sufficient For Some Adults With Mild Persistent Asthma 04/15/2005
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Prescription Drug Prices Soaring Above Inflation 04/13/2005
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Traditional Risk Factors are Better than Emerging Risk Factors in Predicting Heart Disease Death in Older People with Chronic Kidney Disease 04/13/2005
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Regulating healthcare: A single sentence in Virginia law could spell trouble for patients 04/12/2005
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Former AOL chairman creates health company 04/11/2005
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Projections Of The Uninsured Through 2013 04/11/2005
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Possible Medicare Payment Cuts Worry Doctors 04/06/2005
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Rankings Aim to Boost State Health Care 04/05/2005
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Six Week Mini-Med School to Focus on the Fascinating Science of Aging 04/04/2005
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New Test Detects Multiple Sclerosis 04/01/2005
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Aspirin is Safer than Warfarin and Just as Effective for Treating Blocked Arteries in the Brain 04/01/2005
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Center for Studying Health System Change: Study on Health Care Choice - Cost Tradeoffs 03/31/2005
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VQHN 2005 Legislation with Governor's Actions and Recommendations (updated 3/31/05) 03/31/2005
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Dept. of HHS: Weekly Report for 3/28 through 4/1 03/29/2005
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Dept. of HHS: Announcements of Senior Staff 03/29/2005
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Focusing on health, not illness 03/24/2005
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Medicare Trustees Release Annual Report 03/24/2005
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Medicare Offers Counseling to Help Smokers Quit 03/23/2005
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Health Tip: Symptoms of Autism 03/22/2005
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Computer Test Accurately Detects Early Alzheimer's 03/22/2005
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Senate Passes Budget With Medicaid Intact 03/18/2005
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Obesity Threatens to Cut U.S. Life Expectancy, New Analysis Suggests 03/18/2005
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Bush FDA Choice Rattles Advocacy Groups 03/18/2005
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Medicaid Battles Illustrate Nation's Health Care Funding Crisis 03/17/2005
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HHS Secretary Leavitt and New York Governor Pataki Announce Important Step Towards Medicaid Reform 03/17/2005
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Medicare to Cover Praecis Prostate Cancer Drug 03/16/2005
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Bevacizumab Combined With Chemotherapy Prolongs Survival for Some Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer 03/16/2005
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Drug Stops Cancer in Its Tracks 03/15/2005
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Medicaid reactions are mixed 03/14/2005
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Dept. of Health & Human Services Weekly News Letter 03/12/2005
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Medicare Drug Benefit Changes Worry Advocates 03/05/2005
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Dept. of Health & Human Services Weekly Newsletter 03/02/2005
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HHS Provides Additional $50 Milion to States for Energy Aid 03/02/2005
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Virginians Tackle Growing Obesity Problem 03/02/2005
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Governors Meet Bush, but Fret for Medicaid 03/01/2005
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Senators Seek Mandatory Drug Study Database 03/01/2005
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STATE BUDGET: Chambers settle on a deal 02/27/2005
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House backs letting firms extend health benefits 02/25/2005
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Government Paying Ever More Health Costs -Report 02/24/2005
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Cover the Uninsured Week 2005 02/24/2005
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Budget deal by midnight seems unlikely 02/22/2005
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Dept. of HHS Weekly Report: Februar 22 - March 1 02/22/2005
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Budget talks go extra innings 02/22/2005
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New Tool Predicts Benefit of Mammograms 02/21/2005
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Assembly conferees grapple with budget 02/21/2005
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NIH Announces New Members of the Aging Institute’s Advisory Panel 02/19/2005
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Senate rejects abortion measures 02/18/2005
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Private Plans Should Set Drug Prices -Medicare 02/17/2005
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Shortchanging America's Health 02/17/2005
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Dept. of HHS: Reforms Will Improve Oversight and Openness at FDA 02/16/2005
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Bill on medical funding approved 02/16/2005
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MEDICAL SPENDING SWELLS VA. BUDGET 02/15/2005
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Hospitals Encourage Restoration of 02/11/2005
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Medicare Cost Estimates Spark Disputes in Congress 02/10/2005
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Senate weakens measure to fund scientific study 02/09/2005
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Altered birth-injury bill clears Senate 02/09/2005
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Panel endorses bid to help doctors collect 02/08/2005
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Dept. of Health and Human Services Weekly Report 02/08/2005
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House, Senate release budget 02/07/2005
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Bills offer little remedy to cost of prescriptions 02/05/2005
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Court Blocks Rule Easing Retiree Healthcare Coverage 02/05/2005
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Virginia Senate Panel approves subsidy for stem-cell research 02/04/2005
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Abortion-clinic curbs rejected by Senate panel 02/04/2005
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Panel tables nursing home staffing standards 02/04/2005
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NIH Announces Sweeping Ethics Reform 02/03/2005
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States Told to Clean Up Act on Medicaid 02/02/2005
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NIH: List of Cancer-Causing Agents Grows 02/01/2005
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Va. surplus boosted to $1.2 billion 02/01/2005
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HHS Proposes New Medicare E-Prescribing Rules Process Will Improve Quality, Accuracy 01/28/2005
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Medicare Expands Defibrillator Coverage 01/28/2005
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The Commonwealth Fund: Improving Health Care Coverage and Access to Care 01/27/2005
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Car tax climbs into front seat 01/26/2005
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Online HMO report aids Virginians choosing insurance 01/26/2005
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NIAID Begins Enrolling Volunteers for Novel HIV Vaccine Study 01/25/2005
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Measure for faster tax cut advances 01/25/2005
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Managed Health-Care Execs Bullish on 2005 -Survey 01/24/2005
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Medicare Issues Prescription Drug Rules 01/24/2005
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HHR News Release: HHS Takes Major Step to Prescription Drug Benefit 01/21/2005
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Implanted Defibrillator Research Convinces Medicare to Expand Its Use 01/20/2005
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Richmond Times Dispatch: Bills regarding malpractice 01/20/2005
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HHS News Release: HHS Approves Connecticut Plan to Allow Individuals With Disabilities to Direct Own Care 01/20/2005
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HHS News Release: HHS Reallocates SCHIP Funds, No State Will Fall Short 01/20/2005
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Doctors, lawyers back malpractice truce in Assembly 01/20/2005
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Dept. of Health and Human Services Weekly Report 01/19/2005
January 16 - January 22, 2005
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Scientists Detect Probable Genetic Cause of Some Parkinson's Disease Cases 01/19/2005
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New Tool Assesses Home Health-Care Programs 01/17/2005
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AMERICANS FAVOR MALPRACTICE REFORM AND DRUG IMPORTATION, BUT RANK THEM LOW ON HEALTH PRIORITY LIST FOR THE CONGRESS AND PRESIDENT 01/14/2005
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VHI Publishes Virginia HMO Quality and Performance Information 01/14/2005
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Drug Firms Offer Saving Card for Uninsured 01/12/2005
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NCI Announces Appointment of 15 Members to its Consumer Liaison Group 01/12/2005
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HHS Promotes New Medicare Preventive Benefits for Better Senior Health 01/11/2005
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Department of Health & Human Services Weekly Newsletter 01/11/2005
January 9 - 15th, 2005
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Medicare May Pay for Implant to Help Hearing 01/08/2005
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Review Shows HRT Linked to Raised Stroke Risk 01/07/2005
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NIH Action Plan Charts Future Challenges for Liver Disease Research 01/05/2005
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Savings From Canada Drug Purchasing Fall 01/05/2005
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