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Conn. Senate passes care workers union bill Greenwich Time Fri, 04 May 2012 03:02 AM PDT HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) â€" A bill that would allow low-paid daycare and home health care workers to join labor unions is heading to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy 's desk after receiving final legislative approval from the state Senate. UnitedHealthcare offers ‘SignatureValue Alliance’ in California News-Medical-Net Fri, 04 May 2012 02:58 AM PDT UnitedHealthcare is offering "SignatureValue Alliance" in California, a new health benefits plan featuring high-performance care provider networks committed to delivering effective, evidence-based and cost-efficient care. Lisa Subeck: Falk has what it takes to defeat Walker The Capital Times Fri, 04 May 2012 02:58 AM PDT Dear Editor: I first met Kathleen Falk through my advocacy work on poverty and homelessness when she was Dane County executive. I was impressed by Kathleen’s strong commitment not only to quality services for our most vulnerable residents but also to the environment, public health, basic services, and Dane County’s economic vitality. Health and fitness gurus prepare for the Flying Pig FOX 19 Cincinnati Fri, 04 May 2012 02:49 AM PDT The P&G Health & Fitness EXPO kicks off today with more than 35,000 EXPO attendees expected.  As we get ready for the 14th running of the Flying Pig Marathon this weekend, staff, the participants and the volunteers are getting ready at the Duke Energy Center. State governments wrestle with Medicaid expenses, lawsuits News-Medical-Net Fri, 04 May 2012 02:44 AM PDT Officials reckon with health care costs in the context of budget dilemmas in Illinois, Kentucky, Connecticut, Alabama and Wisconsin. Study confirms U.S. health spending far outpaces other industrialized nations News-Medical-Net Fri, 04 May 2012 02:43 AM PDT According to The Commonwealth Fund, the U.S. spends more than 12 other industrialized countries, but the care here is not necessarily better. State roundup: Pittsburgh insurer, hospital extend contract despite ongoing fight News-Medical-Net Fri, 04 May 2012 02:43 AM PDT A restaurant workers' group and a Los Angeles community clinic have launched a unique cooperative to provide health coverage to a group of people excluded from federal health care reform -- illegal immigrants. The pilot program, believed to be the first of its kind in the nation, offers preventive and primary care to low-wage, uninsured workers in the restaurant industry. Legal immigrants and ... Scuttling health care act will freeze Medicare, White House warns Detroit Free Press Fri, 04 May 2012 02:42 AM PDT Medicare's payment system, the unseen but vital network that handles 100 million monthly claims, could freeze if President Barack Obama's health care law is summarily overturned, the administration quietly informed the courts. Whooping cough hits Butte - BHS student infected The Montana Standard Fri, 04 May 2012 02:35 AM PDT Whooping cough has made it to Butte, infecting one person so far, according to health officials. Team engineers new phone device and app that will diagnose and track diseases The Daily Bruin Fri, 04 May 2012 02:35 AM PDT Halfway across the world, a woman places a drop of blood on a test strip given by a health care worker. That test is inserted into a cell phone device, and through one of the smartphone applications, she is diagnosed with malaria.

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