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AP Interview: End of prison oversight not certain Boston Globe Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:02 PM PST The court-appointed receiver overseeing California's prison health care system said Friday the state must keep its promise to spend more than $2 billion for new medical facilities before the federal courts can end an oversight role that has lasted six years. State House Roundup: Lather, Rinse, Repeat WBUR Boston Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:01 PM PST Both the State of the State address and the governor's budget reminded us all: 2012 will be all about health care. Calendar of events Providence Business News Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:00 PM PST The state should adopt into law provisions for establishment of a health care exchange and, in another matter, must not ignore the threat of casinos in nearby Massachusetts, according to two committees that prepared recommendations for the General Assembly Friday morning at the U.S. Small Business Administration Rhode Island Economic Summit. Regional show promotes tourism BVI Beacon Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:58 PM PST By 3 a.m. on Friday Virgin Islands men had started lining up at the BVI Red Cross building in Road Town to get screened for prostate cancer and other health problems. Getting Your Goat . . . La Prensa San Diego Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:57 PM PST A remembrance: Fixin’ infertile men the old fashioned way By Andy Porras Just imagine if there were a Super Bowl of medical miracles, perhaps this year’s encounter would feature the Brinkley Goats vs. the Turek Tootsie Rolls. But enough fiction. A recent news story reports that a men’s health medical practice in San Francisco, headed [...] Pa.: Hospital error caused patient overdoses Washington Examiner Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:48 PM PST The Associated Press The Associated Press ALLENTOWN, Pa. The Pennsylvania Health Department says that nurses at an Allentown-area hospital improperly programmed pumps that dispense pain medication, leading three patients to suffer overdoses in 2010 and 2011. The Morning Call of Allentown reports http://bit.ly/zWR4Aq that one of the patients received five times the prescribed dosage of morphine ... Catholic Healthcare West renamed Dignity Health Long Beach Press-Telegram Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:47 PM PST Catholic Healthcare West, parent company of St. Mary Medical Center, this week announced that it has restructured its governance and changed its name to Dignity Health. Romney's Unlikely And Persuasive Defense Of The 'Individual Mandate' NPR Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:46 PM PST Mitt Romney offered a vigorous defense Thursday night of Massachusetts' decision to mandate that nearly every resident either have health insurance or pay a tax penalty. In fact, some say it was the best defense of the individual mandate made by any candidate â€" including the president â€" so far this election cycle. State Medicaid Cuts Blamed For Legacy Health Layoffs Oregon Public Broadcasting Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:45 PM PST Legacy Health has begun notifying some of its employees to be laid off in a round of job cuts. Bay City Public Schools Board of Education approves district contract with teachers' union The Bay City Times Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:44 PM PST The deal, agreed to by the teachers' union on Jan. 16, reduces teacher salaries by 2.7 percent for the remainder of the 2011-2012 school year. The agreement also includes pay and step freezes and a 24 percent contribution by teachers to health insurance plans.

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