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Politifact Virginia: Gov. Bob McDonnell on Medicaid expansion NBC 12 Richmond Fri, 13 Jul 2012 15:08 PM PDT This week's Politifact Virginia report takes a look at a claim from Governor Bob McDonnell on the Health Care Law and the Supreme Court ruling on Medicaid expansion. Hospital hangs proud banner downtown Fort Wayne News-Sentinel Fri, 13 Jul 2012 15:07 PM PDT A crew from Creative Signs installs a banner on St. Joseph Hospital Friday afternoon proclaiming the institution's pride in being downtown. "Believe it or not, one of the main purposes for this project was wayfinding," Lutheran Health Network spokesman Geoff Thomas said. 2 plead guilty in Miss. chemotherapy fraud case Associated Press via Yahoo! News Fri, 13 Jul 2012 15:07 PM PDT A cancer doctor and her former billing agent pleaded guilty Friday for their parts in a multimillion-dollar health care fraud case in which prosecutors said old needles were reused, chemotherapy drugs were diluted and public and private insurance was overbilled millions. Hospital under fire from watchdog for patient care Lancashire Evening Post Fri, 13 Jul 2012 15:05 PM PDT Patients at the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay were receiving poor standards of care, a health watchdog has reported following an investigation. Sick Cantabs told to stay home The Press Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:58 PM PDT Health officials are advising sick Cantabrians to stay home, amid fears flu cases could escalate as kids go back to school on Monday.  Stanislaus County girl, 6, may have West Nile virus KCRA 3 Sacramento Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:55 PM PDT A 6-year-old Stanislaus County girl may have the West Nile Virus, public health officials said Friday. AXA Equitable Settles New York Dispute; Insurer Could Pay Customers $850,000 Hartford Courant Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:54 PM PDT AXA Equitable Life Insurance Co. settled an investigation by New York's attorney general, agreeing to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to its health-insurance customers for inadequately reimbursed medical expenses. Dupont Hospital Receives National Recognition Indiana's NewsCenter Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:54 PM PDT FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Indiana’s NewsCenter) - Dupont Hospital, part of the Lutheran health network, has received national recognition. Governors Spar Over Medicaid And Health Exchanges Georgia Public Broadcasting Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:53 PM PDT It's no easy trick for the National Governors Association to get Republican and Democratic chief executives in the same room. After the Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act a few weeks ago, it's proving even harder. read more Obama, Romney short on specifics for voters Post-Tribune Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:52 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) â€" Worried about the economy? The rising cost of health insurance? The burgeoning federal debt? Yup, the presidential candidates have a bullet point for that. But despite Republican Mitt Romney’s 59-point jobs plan, President Barack Obama’s 64-page blueprint for change and both candidates’ lofty policy speeches, voters still sense something’s missing. Just 40 percent of Americans ...

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