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September 15, 2019 at 5:18 am

Rise in health uninsured may be linked to immigrants’ fears

WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Census Bureau reported an increase in the number of people without health insurance in America, it sent political partisans reaching... Updated 12:11 am

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September 10, 2019 at 2:11 pm

Draft Pelosi plan would overhaul how Medicare pays for drugs

WASHINGTON (AP) — A draft plan from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi leaked Tuesday would overhaul how Medicare pays for prescription drugs, by negotiating prices for...

September 10, 2019 at 7:31 am

Share of uninsured Americans rises for 1st time in a decade

The Census Bureau also said in an annual report Tuesday that household income rose last year at its slowest pace in four years and finally...

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August 29, 2019 at 6:49 am

'This ain't your mother's marijuana,' surgeon general says in national warning

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials issued a national warning Thursday against marijuana use by adolescents and pregnant women, as more states legalize the increasingly...

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August 27, 2019 at 10:13 am

Biden health plan aims far beyond legacy of ‘Obamacare’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wrapping himself in the legacy of "Obamacare," Joe Biden is offering restless Democrats a health care proposal that goes far beyond it,...

August 22, 2019 at 9:04 pm

For Democrats, a shift toward the middle on health care

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Rank-and-file Democrats appear to be shifting to the middle on health care, worried about what's politically achievable on their party's top...

August 22, 2019 at 1:15 pm

Feds to revamp confidentiality rules for addiction treatment

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials proposed Thursday to revamp stringent patient confidentiality regulations from the 1970s to encourage coordination among medical professionals treating people...

August 19, 2019 at 11:50 am

Planned Parenthood leaves federal family planning program

NEW YORK (AP) — Planned Parenthood said Monday it's pulling out of the federal family planning program rather than abide by a new Trump administration...

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August 14, 2019 at 11:01 am

Planned Parenthood sets exit from family planning program

WASHINGTON (AP) — Raising the stakes in an ideologically charged standoff over women's health, Planned Parenthood said Wednesday it will soon leave the federal family...

August 11, 2019 at 4:40 am

Democratic hopefuls take aim at insurer and pharma profits

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders and other progressives seeking the Democratic presidential nomination are zeroing in on pharmaceutical and insurer profits, money they say...

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