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Flu plan includes withholding ventilators
Sheri Fink, M.D., of ProPublica, is reporting that state and federal officials are drawing up guidelines on who would get…
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Equal treatment for mental health in peril
Phyllis Vine of MIWatch.org, a site about mental illness, writes that last year’s mental health parity legislation has run into…
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OIG: Are we ready for a flu pandemic?
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General has released two reports assessing just how prepared Americans…
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Blogger: Flu reporters got it right this time
Bloggers at Effect Measure have some praise for “flu reporters” and their coverage of a recent NIH press release about…
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Walking school bus hopes to cut traffic, obesity
Just in time for International Walk to School Day (Oct. 7), Bobbie O’Brien of public radio station WUSF-Tampa reports on…
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Bloomberg explains all five House, Senate plans
Bloomberg’s Kristin Jensen and Nicole Gaouette have perused all five proposed health care reform plans, each originating from a different…
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Baucus plan takes on ‘secret pricing’
The Associated Press’ Carla K. Johnson reports that a provision of Sen. Max Baucus’ Health Policy plan has brought attention…
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Calif. malpractice cap: Model or cautionary tale?
The San Francisco Chronicle‘s Victoria Colliver reports on how a discussion of a Health Policy-related push for medical malpractice reform…
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NYT’s Toxic Waters series takes on ag polluters
In the latest installment of the Toxic Waters series, The New York Times‘ Charles Duhigg turns his investigative spotlight toward…
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Bloggers try to connect Baucus plan, WellPoint
An analysis by blogger Kevin Conner over at LittleSis seems to point to connections between Montana Sen. Max Baucus’ plan…
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