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S&P’s quarterly advance biggest since ’98 Boston Globe Fri, 30 Mar 2012 22:53 PM PDT Stocks rose, extending the biggest first-quarter advance since 1998 for the S&P 500, as stronger-than-forecast growth in consumer sentiment in March and spending in February bolstered optimism in the economy. The index’s biggest-gaining category was energy. Health care shares also rose, with two of the biggest gainers being UnitedHealth Group and WellPoint. HHS questions AZ insurerâs rate increase proposal Maricopa Monitor Fri, 30 Mar 2012 22:53 PM PDT PHOENIX â€" The Department of Health and Human Services has identified Arizona as one of nine states where insurance companies are proposing rate hikes that the agency says are “unreasonable.” PRINCETON: Planned Parenthood head: Politics out of womenâs health The Princeton Packet Fri, 30 Mar 2012 22:52 PM PDT Politics have interfered with womenâs health care for too long, and it is time for Planned Parenthood to fight back, according to Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. State gives health plan details The Findlay Courier Fri, 30 Mar 2012 22:51 PM PDT By ANN SANNER Panel discusses health care law Community Press & Recorder Fri, 30 Mar 2012 22:51 PM PDT EmpowerU Ohio will host a symposium about the federal health care reform law. A panel comprised of doctors, an attorney and an insurance agent will discuss the complex issue and its impacts. The event runs from 7-8:30 p.m. MIDDLESEX COUNTY: rabid skunk found in county The Cranbury Press Fri, 30 Mar 2012 22:47 PM PDT The Middlesex County Office of Health Services is reporting that a skunk tested positive for rabies in Helmetta in the vicinity of John Street and Railroad Avenue. Court takes health care case behind closed doors Journal Inquirer Fri, 30 Mar 2012 22:46 PM PDT WASHINGTON â€" The survival of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul rests with a Supreme Court seemingly split over ideology and, more particularly, in the hands of two Republican-appointed justices. 3-31 Community news in brief The Edmond Sun Fri, 30 Mar 2012 22:43 PM PDT The Oklahoma County Democratic Party is hosting a health care forum to discuss the Affordable Care Act. The event, “People Over Politics: What You Should Know About the Affordable Care Act,” will be from 5:30-8 p.m. Monday at the IBEW Local 1141 Union Hall, 1700 S.E. 15th St., in Oklahoma City. County partners with Centennial: Project Access finds federal dollars for indigent care Plano Courier Fri, 30 Mar 2012 22:36 PM PDT The Collin County Health Care Foundation joined forces with Centennial Medical Center last week to provide medical treatment for qualified adult indigent patients, a move the county hopes will decrease what it's been spending on the uninsured. HEALTH MATTERS: Colonoscopies can and do save lives The Princeton Packet Fri, 30 Mar 2012 22:34 PM PDT Among cancers that affect both men and women, colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States.

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