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Medicare's own health looking better, report says - Omaha World-Herald


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Medicare's own health looking better, report says
Omaha World-Herald
Trustees issued their annual report Monday on the financial health of the government's two largest benefit programs, which together accounted for 41 percent of all federal spending last year. Though both are "fundamentally secure," said Treasury ...
Medicare finances improve partly due to ACA, hospital expenses, trustee report ...Washington Post
Medicare's outlook improves as health spending slowsCNNMoney

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Health officials fear possible spread of Ebola virus beyond West Africa - Q13 FOX


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Health officials fear possible spread of Ebola virus beyond West Africa
Q13 FOX
Lagos State Health Commissioner Dr. Jide Idris said authorities are working to identify people who may have come in contact with the man on his flights. The process has been delayed, he said, because the airline has not provided the passenger lists for ...
Could deadly Ebola virus spread to United States? US health alert targets ...The Post-Standard
CDC urges US health workers to be vigilant as Ebola virus's toll grows in AfricaWashington Post
Minnesota Health Officials Address Ebola ConcernsCBS Local
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Running Just 5 Minutes a Day Can Help You Live Longer - Yahoo Health


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Running Just 5 Minutes a Day Can Help You Live Longer
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Less could be more when it comes to the healthy-heart rewards of running: A new study has found that people who ran just 50 minutes or less per week received the same benefit — three extra years of life — as those who ran more than three hours weekly.

8000 Get Bum Notices Of Health Care Cancellations - CBS Local

8000 Get Bum Notices Of Health Care Cancellations
CBS Local
A July 17 notice warned MinnesotaCare subscribers that they faced a four-month coverage lockout if they failed to renew their policy through the state's new health insurance exchange by month's end. The Department of Human Services said their automated ...

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Is housing a health care cost? New York officials say yes - Madison.com

Is housing a health care cost? New York officials say yes
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Unlike officials in New York, the federal government does not see housing as a health care cost. In an article posted Monday by National Public Radio, the director of Common Ground, an organization that manages an apartment complex that provides ...

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Deal to Improve Veterans' Health Care Costs $17B - ABC News


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Deal to Improve Veterans' Health Care Costs $17B
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A bipartisan deal announced Monday would authorize about $17 billion to help veterans avoid long waits for health care, hire more doctors and nurses to treat veterans and make it easier to fire executives at the Department of Veterans Affairs. An ...
Lawmakers Reach Deal on a Fix for VA's Health Care SystemNew York Times
With Deadline Looming, Lawmakers Reach Deal On VA Health CareNPR

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As Ebola Outbreak Strikes Down Doctors, Local Residents Flee Health Workers - Newsweek


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As Ebola Outbreak Strikes Down Doctors, Local Residents Flee Health Workers
Newsweek
A leading Ebola virus doctor has died and two American health workers have been infected with the disease, as the latest outbreak in West Africa takes a disturbing turn. Dr. Samuel Brisbane is the first Liberian doctor to die in the outbreak, which the ...
Ebola Takes Heavy Toll on Health WorkersABC News
2 Americans Have Ebola in LiberiaBoston.com
Liberia closes its borders to stop EbolaKPRC Houston
U.S. News & World Report -Odessa American
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After 6 weeks, finally a deal on VA health care - 9NEWS.com


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After 6 weeks, finally a deal on VA health care
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WASHINGTON- The chairmen of the House and Senate Veterans Affairs committees have reached a tentative agreement on a plan to fix a veterans' health program scandalized by long patient wait times and falsified records covering up delays. Rep.

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Health care ballot measure divides South Dakota Republicans - Washington Post (blog)

Health care ballot measure divides South Dakota Republicans
Washington Post (blog)
A ballot measure that would require health insurers to cover out-of-network doctor visits is dividing two sides of the medical industry in South Dakota, sparking a costly campaign and a debate over health care led by two groups with big financial stakes.
US attorneys turn up heat on health care fraudSioux City Journal
SD to sharpen focus on fraud cases in health careSioux Falls Argus Leader

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Google Seeks Human Guinea Pigs for Health Project - TIME


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Google Seeks Human Guinea Pigs for Health Project
TIME
Google's newest project aims to create a crowd-sourced picture of human health by collecting anonymous genetic and molecular information from users. The project, called Baseline Study, will start off by collecting data from 175 people, but Google hopes ...

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