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Adverse effects of mining industry provoke hard questions for medical humanitarian organizations Science Daily Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:53 PM PDT Increasingly humanitarian organizations will find themselves responding to health emergencies provoked by the adverse effects of mining and other extractive industries, setting up a potential clash to do with the core principles and values at the heart of humanitarian medicine, according to an expert. MANVILLE: Seniors can learn about in-home services The Manville News Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:53 PM PDT Jim Reed, president of Seniors Helping Seniors, will talk to seniors at the Manville Senior Center on Tuesday, Aug. 14, about âHiring In-Home Services for Health and Personal Care to Maintain Independent Living.â Minn. seeks ok to change Medicaid health plan KVLY - KXJB Fargo Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:53 PM PDT Gov. Mark Dayton is asking for federal permission to make changes to Minnesota's Medicaid program to save as much as $151 million over five years. KEYC - Mankato News, Weather, Sports -Minn. seeks ok to change Medicaid health plan 12 FOX Mankato Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:51 PM PDT ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Gov. Mark Dayton is asking for federal permission to make changes to Minnesota's Medicaid program to save as much as $151 million over five years. MANVILLE: Seniors can get Medicare questions answered The Manville News Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:51 PM PDT On Monday, Aug. 6, at the Manville Senior Center, a State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) counselor will provide free help to New Jersey Medicare beneficiaries who have problems with, or questions about, their health insurance. Gov. Deal: No intention of expanding Medicaid WDEF Chattanooga Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:51 PM PDT ATLANTA (AP) â€" Gov. Nathan Deal says he has no intention of expanding Medicaid under President Barack Obama's 2010 health care overhaul. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution first reported Deal's comments to reporters gathered Tuesday in Tampa for the Republican National Convention. Medicaid is government health insurance for low-income Americans, mostly children. It is financed jointly by the ... West Nile found in Medway, Franklin, Bellingham The Milford Daily News Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:48 PM PDT Mosquitoes collected from Medway, Franklin and Bellingham on Aug. 22 have tested positive for West Nile virus, according to officials from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Women fare better than men in new health law Corsicana Daily Sun Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:47 PM PDT The Affordable Care Act of 2010 greatly expanded women's access to free preventive services, particularly for sexual and reproductive health. Men didn't fare nearly as well. Health Resources Everett Herald Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:42 PM PDT Providence Regional Cancer Partnership: 1717 13th St., Everett. Call 425-297-5500 or see www.cancerpartnership.org for more information: Click on "Support Services," then, on the right side of the page, click on "Classes" or "Support Groups." How Health Care Payments Have Changed Since 1960 The Atlantic Wire Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:36 PM PDT Americans haven't always paid for health care with public programs like Medicareâ€"or even with private insurance. In fact, Americans used to pay for things like medicine almost entirely out-of-pocket, as seen in this animated graph showing changes in who pays for health care by the California Health Care Foundation . Here's are screenshots of 1960 and 2010: The non-profit CHCF, based in Oakland ...

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