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Implementing Health Reform: Contraception Coverage And The Liberty University Case
Bethesda :: MD :: USA | 1 day ago
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The first few days of the week of May 20, 2013 were quiet on the regulatory front, with no new Affordable Care Act regulations or guidance (at least that I could find). HHS released power point slides from an earlier webinar that usefully describe
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Millions of US Teens May Be Missing Out on Annual Checkups and the Opportunity to be Screened for Potential Health Risks - Video
New York City :: NY :: USA | 1 month ago
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Millions of US Teens May Be Missing Out on Annual Checkups 1,2 and the Opportunity to be Screened for Potential Health Risks Approximately one-third of teens may be missing annual checkups according to data from the US Department of Health and Human
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Compare Health Insurance Website Now Has All Preventative Services Listed On Its Blog
San Diego :: CA :: USA | 4 months ago
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January 17, 2013 Local health insurance brokerage Compare Health Insurance has compiled a comprehensive list of preventative services that are covered with no copay for any health insurance carrier and plan. This list is easily accessible by
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Under the U.S. Supreme Court: Religious convictions vs. the 'morning after pill'
Oklahoma City :: OK :: USA | 5 months ago
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Supreme Court between employers who say their religious convictions make them abhor contraception -- especially the "morning after pill" seen by many as an abortion-inducing drug -- and the Obama administration, which says contraception is a
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What's new in the New Year?
Thousand Oaks :: CA :: USA | 5 months ago
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The Affordable Care Act has strengthened Medicare in important ways. Signed in 2010, the federal health law already has provided free preventive health benefits to millions of people with Medicare, and saved billions of dollars for those who hit the
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Obamacare Reg Forces Health Plans to Give Free Sterilizations to 15-Year-Old Girls--Without Parental Consent
Portland :: OR :: USA | 10 months ago
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Thanks to an Obamacare regulation that took effect on Aug. 1, health care plans in Oregon will now be required to provide free sterilizations to 15- year-old girls even if the parents of those girls do not consent to the procedure. Health and Human
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U.S. health official visits local hospital to tout free preventive services
Cincinnati :: OH :: USA | 10 months ago
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Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius visited a Downtown hospital today to highlight preventive services that Ohioans now can access at no cost to them. Sebelius' visit to Grant Medical Center came less than a week after the new
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Newland v. Sebelius: The General Welfare, Religious Liberty, And Contraception Coverage Under The ACA
Hercules :: CA :: USA | 10 months ago
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On July 27, 2012, Judge John Kane of the United States District Court for Colorado entered a preliminary order in Newland v. Sebelius prohibiting the Secretaries of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury from requiring Hercules Industries,
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Pelosi Cuts Off Question About Free Sterilization Mandate; Says: 'Let's Go to Church and Talk About Our Religion'
Alexandria :: IN :: USA | 11 months ago
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At a press conference on Wednesday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) cut off a question about the Health and Human Services regulation that takes effect on Aug. 1 and that will require health care plans in the United States to provide
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Letter to the Editor: What about diabetes?
East Wenatchee :: WA :: USA | 11 months ago
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When the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (aka Healthcare Reform) was passed, it included provisions for preventive services. These were intended as ways to improve early detection, prevent more serious illness, and reduce healthcare costs.
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