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PRINTABLE PAGE Disabled Adults in US Often Cannot Afford to Take Drugs as Prescribed By Alison McCookOriginally published by Reuters Health, July 8, 2002 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) — Approximately 1.3 million adults with disabilities in the US cannot afford…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Group Sues Over Florida Medicaid’s Denial of Drugs By Bob LaMendola, Health WriterOriginally published in the Sun-Sentinel, March 29, 2002 Five patients and an organ transplant recipients’ group filed a federal lawsuit against Florida Medicaid on Thursday, saying…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Latinos Overcharged for Health Care, Study Says By Alan Elsner, National CorrespondentOriginally published by Reuters, June 9, 2001 WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Latino patients, many of whom lack health insurance, are often overcharged when they seek medical help and…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Whistle-Blower Says Marketers Broke the Rules to Push a Drug By Melody PetersenOriginally published in The New York Times, March 14, 2002 In 1996, Dr. David P. Franklin, a former research fellow at the Harvard Medical School, took…
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PRINTABLE PAGE In a First, Medicare Coverage Is Authorized for Alzheimer’s By Robert PearOriginally published in The New York Times, March 31, 2002 WASHINGTON, March 30 — The Bush administration, in a major change, has authorized Medicare coverage for the…
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PRINTABLE PAGE House Committee Approves Minors’ Interstate Abortion Travel Bill Originally published by Reuters Health, March 21, 2002 WASHINGTON (Reuters Health) — For the third time in four years, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee has approved a bill that would…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Many HIV Patients Don’t Plan for End-Of-Life Care By Charnicia E. HugginsOriginally published by Reuters Health, June 13, 2001 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) — As great strides are made in drug therapy for HIV, infected individuals are living…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Five-Nation Survey Highlights Healthcare Cost and Access Problems Originally published by Reuters Health, May 14, 2002 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) — Americans are much more likely than residents of four other industrialized nations to report problems securing access…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Inmates to Be Allowed Abortions Originally published in The Las Vegas SUN , June 5, 2002 CLEVELAND — Inmates seeking abortions will be provided more timely care under a settlement of a lawsuit that accused a judge of…