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Bill seeks surcharge for Utah smokers on Medicaid The Bay Bulletin Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:04 PM PST Utah Republican Rep. Paul Ray is proposing that the state impose a higher co-pay on Medicaid residents who use tobacco. / By Victor R. Caivano, AP ST. GEORGE, Utah (USA TODAY) â€" If private health insurers can add a surcharge for smokers, why not Medicaid? Harvested saplings to return to roots at new hospital site The Joplin Globe Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:59 PM PST Marcia Long said she was just trying to be helpful when she offered her “little idea.” When Cynthia Beckham, director of facility development with Sisters of Mercy Health System, heard Long’s suggestion, the little idea would take on a life of its own and grow into something much bigger. Feds set to pour millions into personalized health care Ottawa Citizen Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:53 PM PST The federal government will announce a multi-million-dollar funding package for personalized health care Tuesday, Postmedia News has learned. Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute Goes Red for Women on Feb. 3 Newswise Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:50 PM PST Hundreds of health care professionals at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute will wear red on Friday, Feb. 3, to mark National Go Red for Women Day. The group will meet at 9 a.m. for a group photo to demonstrate support for increased research on heart disease, the No. 1 killer in the U.S. For the first time the annual gathering this year will include blood pressure checks and heart disease risk ... Our View: Lab project offers promise The Norwich Bulletin Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:50 PM PST We suspect there will be much public outcry about Monday’s state bonding Commission vote to authorize $290 million in state borrowing over the next 10 years for the Jackson Laboratory development at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington. Cornell roundup: Women extend winning streak to three The Ithaca Journal Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:47 PM PST Ithaca -- A health law attorney will talk about a redesign of Medicaid from noon to 1:30 p.m. - 9:37 pm Lansing girls put win streak on line Tuesday The Ithaca Journal Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:47 PM PST Ithaca -- A health law attorney will talk about a redesign of Medicaid from noon to 1:30 p.m. - 9:37 pm Disappointing Knicks know they must get going soon The Ithaca Journal Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:46 PM PST Ithaca -- A health law attorney will talk about a redesign of Medicaid from noon to 1:30 p.m. - 9:37 pm Ithaca College roundup: Men's, women's track teams win Empire 8 titles The Ithaca Journal Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:46 PM PST Ithaca -- A health law attorney will talk about a redesign of Medicaid from noon to 1:30 p.m. - 9:37 pm Tompkins Cortland basketball teams swept by Finger Lakes The Ithaca Journal Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:46 PM PST Ithaca -- A health law attorney will talk about a redesign of Medicaid from noon to 1:30 p.m. - 9:37 pm

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