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Uninsured victims face hefty bills The New Zealand Herald Fri, 27 Jul 2012 10:46 AM PDT Some of the victims fighting for their lives after being wounded in last week's Colorado theatre rampage may face enormous medical bills without health insurance.The United States doesn't have universal health coverage, though hospitals... State's medicaid program to become free-standing agency The Columbus Dispatch Fri, 27 Jul 2012 10:45 AM PDT The state’s $18 billion Medicaid program providing tax-funded health insurance to more than 2 million poor and disabled Ohioans will become free-standing state agency. The long-anticipated break from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services will take effect July 1, 2014. “This is change that is overdue,” said Greg Moody, director of the Governor’s Office of Health Transformation. “It has ... Calendar of events Providence Business News Fri, 27 Jul 2012 10:45 AM PDT With today’s deadline set by the R.I. Attorney General’s about to expire for closing the deal on Steward Health Care’s purchase of Landmark Medical Center and the Rehabilitation Hospital of Rhode Island, much of the discussion in Superior Court before Judge Michael A. Silverstein at the scheduled hearing today occurred in the judge’s chambers or in sidebars with the judge. Populist health insurance co-op for Colorado wins $69 million federal grant Denver Post Fri, 27 Jul 2012 10:44 AM PDT A $69 million federal startup loan Friday stamps an emphatic answer on the lingering question of what exactly is a health insurance "co-op," as the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union launches the concept for Colorado. Health IT firm focused on personalized medicine raising up to $10.1 million MedCity News Fri, 27 Jul 2012 10:42 AM PDT A health IT firm aiming to make data useful to health providers, payers and researchers for application of personalized medicine has raised nearly $1 million. Take RH bill protest to the streets, bishops urge faithful Philippine Daily Inquirer Fri, 27 Jul 2012 10:41 AM PDT The powerful Catholic Church is calling on its millions of followers to hold prayer vigils in the streets or in the privacy of their homes before Aug. 7, when the House of Representatives shall decide on the fate of the controversial reproductive health (RH) bill. EEE found in mosquito in Sudbury The Sudbury Town Crier Fri, 27 Jul 2012 10:41 AM PDT The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) reports that EEE virus has been detected in one mosquito trap collection from Sudbury. Ex-smokers have higher risks for bowel diseases Reuters via Yahoo! News Fri, 27 Jul 2012 10:40 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Compared to people who've never smoked, former smokers have a higher risk of developing two inflammatory bowel diseases, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, according to a new study. "The increased risk of ulcerative colitis following smoking cessation persisted even two decades after cessation," said Dr. Leslie Higuchi, the lead author of the study and a ... Italy Steel Plant Pollution Case Sparks Anger and Strikes Industry Week Fri, 27 Jul 2012 10:39 AM PDT Workers demand government protection after the temporary closing of Riva Group's ILVA plant for an employee health hazard investigation. Workers demand government protection after the temporary closing of Riva Group's ILVA plant for an employee health hazard investigation. read more Free care scheme operating Otago Daily Times Fri, 27 Jul 2012 10:38 AM PDT No official feedback has been received on the free after-hours medical care for children under 6, but it seems to be working in participating GP practices, Southern Primary Health Organisation chief executive Ian Macara says. read more

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