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Dialysis Rule Changes Followed by Transfusion Increases
Posted: May 11th, 2012, 2:50pm EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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A shift by the federal government in how it pays for drugs for dialysis patients may have had an unintended and potentially dire consequence, researchers say.
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Kidney Experts Urge a Single Registry to Oversee Transplants
Posted: April 1st, 2012, 1:40am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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Leaders of a conference in Herndon, Va., say that one registry should oversee the complex matching process needed to expand the use of kidney transplant chains and other forms of paired donation.
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Lives Forever Linked Through Kidney Transplant Chain 124
Posted: February 22nd, 2012, 4:56pm EST by By KEVIN SACK
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A donation by a Good Samaritan, Rick Ruzzamenti, upper left, set in motion a 60-person chain of transplants that ended with a kidney for Donald C. Terry Jr., bottom right.A record chain of kidney transplants resulted from a mix of medical need, pay-it-forward selflessness and lockstep coordination among 17 hospitals over four months.
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Lack of Unified System Hampers Kidney Transplants
Posted: February 19th, 2012, 3:17am EST by By KEVIN SACK
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More than a decade after the first organ swap in the United States, the transplant world remains disjointed, as competing private registries operate with little government regulation.
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Paul D. Clement’s Latest High-Profile Cases
Posted: October 28th, 2011, 2:30am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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Paul D. Clement, who has appeared before the Supreme Court 49 times, for the government and against, is likely to add one more case — the challenge to the health care overhaul law.
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Stanford Hospital Patient Data Breach Is Detailed
Posted: October 6th, 2011, 1:07am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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A series of missteps led to the posting of personal data about nearly 20,000 Stanford Hospital patients on the Web, the hospital and private contractors say.
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Young Adults Make Gains in Health Insurance Coverage
Posted: September 22nd, 2011, 4:39pm EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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Young adults, long the group most likely to be uninsured, are gaining health coverage faster than expected since the 2010 health law began allowing parents to cover them as dependents on family policies.
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Hospital Performance Improved, Report Finds
Posted: September 15th, 2011, 4:00am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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The leading accreditation board listed the medical centers most diligent in following protocols to treat certain conditions, and the best-regarded hospitals in America were mostly not on it.
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Hospital Performance Improved, Report Finds
Posted: September 15th, 2011, 4:00am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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The leading accreditation board listed the medical centers most diligent in following protocols to treat certain conditions, and the best-regarded hospitals in America were mostly not on it.
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Deal Reached on Dialysis for Immigrants
Posted: September 10th, 2011, 1:02am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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Under the deal involving Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, 21 illegal immigrants will continue to receive regular dialysis from a contractor at no cost for three years.
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Stanford Hospital Patients’ Private Data Was Posted Online
Posted: September 9th, 2011, 4:38pm EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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A breach involving a California hospital led to the public posting of medical records for 20,000 emergency room patients on a commercial Web site for nearly a year.
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Court Blocks Suit Against Health Law
Posted: September 9th, 2011, 1:26am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled on Thursday that Virginia’s attorney general does not have legal standing to challenge the 2010 federal health care law.
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G.O.P. Candidates’ Stances on Health Care Mask Their Records as Governors
Posted: September 4th, 2011, 9:49am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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The three current or former governors running for president are united in their commitment to repealing President Obama’s health care law, but have had divergent approaches.
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G.O.P. Stands on Health Mask Records as Governors
Posted: September 3rd, 2011, 4:57pm EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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The three current or former governors running for president are united in their commitment to repealing President Obama’s health care law, but have had divergent approaches.
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Grady-Fresenius Talks Fail, and Dialysis Patients Go Untreated
Posted: September 2nd, 2011, 1:00am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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An Atlanta public hospital and a dialysis provider have failed to negotiate a contract extension.
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Opposing the Health Law, Florida Refuses Millions
Posted: August 1st, 2011, 1:10am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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Florida’s leaders have rejected grants and sought deferrals in carrying out the 2010 health care law.
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Round 1 in Appeals of Health Care Overhaul Goes to Obama
Posted: June 30th, 2011, 2:36pm EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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The ruling, the first by a federal appeals court on the health care overhaul, affirmed a Michigan ruling that Congress can require that Americans obtain health insurance.
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Judges Weigh Limits of Health Law’s Powers
Posted: June 9th, 2011, 1:59am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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In the most visible of the many challenges to Obama’s overhaul, a panel weighs the implications of requiring Americans to buy insurance.
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Second Appellate Panel Hears Arguments on Health Care Law
Posted: June 3rd, 2011, 8:56am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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Another step in a battle that could lead to the Supreme Court is deciding whether President Obama’s legislation goes beyond Congress’s authority to regulate interstate commerce.
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Appellate Court Hears Defense of Health Law
Posted: May 11th, 2011, 8:55am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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The Obama administration opened its defense of the health care act before three randomly selected judges who each had been appointed by Democratic presidents.
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Battle Over Health Care Law Shifts to Federal Appellate Courts
Posted: May 9th, 2011, 4:20pm EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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A flurry of hearings on the constitutionality of the Obama health care law kicks off in Richmond, Va. Tuesday, with litigants eager to strike down the president’s achievement.
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Study Finds Drop in Deadly V.A. Hospital Infections
Posted: April 14th, 2011, 2:40am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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An effort to reduce the spread of infections is showing good results and may have broad implications nationwide.
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Judge Stays Own Ruling Against Health Care Law
Posted: March 4th, 2011, 2:30am EST by By KEVIN SACK
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A federal judge in Florida who struck down the Obama health care law issued a stay while it is being appealed.
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Feeling Budget Pinch, States Cut Insurance
Posted: March 2nd, 2011, 9:13am EST by By KEVIN SACK
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Pennsylvania shut down a program subsidizing health insurance for more than 41,000 people. Other states are making similar cuts.
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A Third Judge Validates Health Care Overhaul Law
Posted: February 23rd, 2011, 10:59am EST by By KEVIN SACK
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A third federal judge upheld the constitutionality of the Obama health care law, which two other federal judges have ruled against.
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Administration Seeks Clarity From Judge on Health Ruling
Posted: February 18th, 2011, 1:40am EST by By KEVIN SACK
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Did he mean to block the Affordable Care Act’s implementation pending appeals?
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Sebelius Clears the Way for Arizona to Shed Adults From Medicaid
Posted: February 16th, 2011, 12:11pm EST by By KEVIN SACK
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The secretary of health and human services instructed the state that it could bypass a requirement in the new health care law that prohibits reductions in eligibility.
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Virginia to Ask Supreme Court to Rule on Health Law
Posted: February 4th, 2011, 2:10am EST by By KEVIN SACK
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Virginia’s attorney general said he hoped to bypass the appellate court by asking the United States Supreme Court to rule on the Obama health care law on an expedited basis.
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Reporter’s Notebook: Tea Party Shadows Health Care Ruling
Posted: February 1st, 2011, 11:58pm EST by By KEVIN SACK
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Some legal scholars said Judge Roger Vinson’s language in ruling against the new health care law reflected a conservative bias.
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Federal Judge Rules That Health Law Violates Constitution
Posted: February 1st, 2011, 1:20am EST by By KEVIN SACK
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A judge said the insurance mandate in the health law made it unconstitutional, going further than a judge in Virginia had.
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Federal Judge Rules That Health Law Violates Constitution
Posted: February 1st, 2011, 1:20am EST by By KEVIN SACK
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A judge said the insurance mandate in the health law made it unconstitutional, going further than a judge in Virginia had.
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For Governors, Medicaid Looks Ripe to Slash
Posted: January 28th, 2011, 10:30pm EST by By KEVIN SACK
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The relentless growth of Medicaid’s enrollment and the exhaustion of alternatives have made the program an outsize target.
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National Briefing | SOUTH: Virginia: Quick Ruling Promised on Challenge to Health Law
Posted: January 27th, 2011, 12:10am EST by By KEVIN SACK
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A federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., announced Wednesday that it would expedite its consideration of a lower court ruling against a key provision of the Obama health care act.
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Sheriff Charged in Texas Whistle-Blowing Case
Posted: January 15th, 2011, 2:20am EST by By KEVIN SACK
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The two men and a hospital administrator were charged with orchestrating the prosecution of two nurses who had reported allegations of malpractice.
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Legal Memo: Terrain Shifts in Challenges to the Health Care Law
Posted: December 29th, 2010, 6:00am EST by By KEVIN SACK
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Congress’s power to pass laws “necessary and proper” to carrying out its assigned responsibilities is becoming an issue in the legal challenges to the health care overhaul.
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Legal Memo: Terrain Shifts in Challenges to the Health Care Law
Posted: December 29th, 2010, 6:00am EST by By KEVIN SACK
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Congress’s power to pass laws “necessary and proper” to carrying out its assigned responsibilities is becoming an issue in the legal challenges to the health care overhaul.
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Medicaid Bonuses to Reward States for Insuring More Children
Posted: December 28th, 2010, 5:31pm EST by By KEVIN SACK
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Payments will go to states for signing up children who are eligible for public health insurance but had not enrolled.
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Judge Hints He May Rule Against Health Law
Posted: December 17th, 2010, 2:46am EST by By KEVIN SACK
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A federal judge hinted that he might be the second to rule against the new health law.
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Health Suits Stir Concerns on Court Partisanship
Posted: December 16th, 2010, 2:48am EST by By KEVIN SACK
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Challenges in multiple federal districts have created a constitutional conflict over a landmark law even before it has taken full effect.
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Judge Voids Key Element of Obama Health Care Law
Posted: December 14th, 2010, 4:20pm EST by By KEVIN SACK
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A provision requiring most Americans to obtain health insurance starting in 2014, which has survived two prior court challenges, was found unconstitutional.
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Legal Memo: Years of Wrangling Lie Ahead for Health Care Law
Posted: December 14th, 2010, 10:27am EST by By KEVIN SACK
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A federal court ruling against the Obama health care law highlighted both the novelty of the constitutional issues and the difficulty of forging consensus among judges.
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Long Road for Lawyer Defending the Health Care Law
Posted: December 9th, 2010, 8:10pm EST by By KEVIN SACK
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Ian Gershengorn has been busy defending the administration against nearly two dozen legal challenges to the health care law.
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Long Road for Lawyer Defending the Health Care Law
Posted: December 9th, 2010, 8:10pm EST by By KEVIN SACK
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Ian Gershengorn has been busy defending the administration against nearly two dozen legal challenges to the health care law.
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News Analysis: Arizona Medicaid Cuts Seen as a Sign of the Times
Posted: December 5th, 2010, 2:10am EST by By KEVIN SACK
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A decision to eliminate coverage for certain transplants is testament to both the severity of fiscal pressures on the states and the bloodlessness of budget-cutting in Arizona.
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Judge Rejects Health Law Challenge
Posted: December 1st, 2010, 1:40am EST by By KEVIN SACK
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A second judge has upheld the constitutionality of the health care law enacted by Congress.
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Republicans Rise to Power, With Enmity For Health Law
Posted: November 18th, 2010, 9:00pm EST by By KEVIN SACK
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The post-election political shift has left the health care law in many hostile hands, but nowhere might it cause as much whiplash as in Wisconsin.
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High-Risk Insurance Pools Are Attracting Few
Posted: November 5th, 2010, 1:48am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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While 375,000 people with pre-existing conditions were expected to enroll in the pools, only 8,011 have done so.
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Health Care Vote Only a Part of Democrats’ Vulnerability
Posted: November 4th, 2010, 3:24am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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In the end, it may have mattered less whether Democratic incumbents in swing districts voted for or against the health care law than that they simply had a D by their names.
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Health Care Vote Puts Democrats on Defensive
Posted: October 27th, 2010, 12:56pm EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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The debate on health care has carried over to numerous Congressional races, with Republicans forcing Democrats to defend their position.
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Challenging Health Care Law, Suit Advances
Posted: October 15th, 2010, 3:10am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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A Florida case is one of more than 15 challenges that are aiming for an ultimate hearing before the Supreme Court.
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Challenging Health Care Law, Suit Advances
Posted: October 15th, 2010, 3:10am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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A Florida case is one of more than 15 challenges that are aiming for an ultimate hearing before the Supreme Court.
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Judge Rules Health Law Is Constitutional
Posted: October 8th, 2010, 2:50am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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In the first decision in more than 15 cases against the new law, a judge in Detroit ruled in favor of the Obama administration.
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Recession Drove Many to Medicaid Last Year
Posted: October 1st, 2010, 3:20am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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An additional 3.7 million people applied for government insurance, the largest one-year increase since the plan’s early days.
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Shortage of Widely Used Anesthetics Is Delaying Executions in Some States
Posted: September 30th, 2010, 2:40am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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A shortage of thiopental sodium and other drugs, which has been exasperating doctors and veterinarians for months, has now spread to the country’s death rows.
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For Many, Health Care Relief Begins Today
Posted: September 23rd, 2010, 12:30pm EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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As a number of the law’s central provisions take effect, The Times talked to three families about the changes.
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Overland Park, Kan.: Chronically Ill, and Covered
Posted: September 23rd, 2010, 8:30am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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Two of Joe and Mary Thompson’s three children were denied coverage because of pre-existing conditions; that changes under the new health care law.
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Santa Barbara, Calif.: Cap Lifts, and So Do Spirits
Posted: September 23rd, 2010, 7:40am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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Bill and Victoria Strong’s 3-year-old daughter, who has a degenerative condition, can now be covered by health insurance that does not have a lifetime cap on benefits.
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Richmond, Va.: 24, and Back in the Fold
Posted: September 23rd, 2010, 2:05am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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A young woman in Richmond, Va., has delayed seeking health treatment since aging out of her parents’ insurance.
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Suit on Health Care Bill Appears Likely to Advance
Posted: September 15th, 2010, 2:10am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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A federal judge says he will rule on state officials’ challenge to the new health care law within a month.
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Health Care Weighs Heavy in Ohio Race
Posted: September 11th, 2010, 3:10am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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A reversal on his health care vote has emerged as a major issue in Representative John Boccieri’s campaign.
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Health Care Wastefulness Is Detailed in Studies
Posted: September 7th, 2010, 2:58am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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A heavy reliance on emergency rooms care is seen as a sign of weaknesses in the primary health care system.
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Texas Nurses Fired for Alleging Misconduct Settle Suit
Posted: August 11th, 2010, 2:00am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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The two nurses, who reported claims of improper medical treatment by a doctor at the county hospital where they worked, agreed to split a $750,000 payment from Winkler County, Tex.
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Missouri to Vote on Health Law
Posted: August 1st, 2010, 10:37am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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The first plebiscite on the Obama health care law seems likely to be a low-turnout affair among an electorate dominated by Republican primary voters.
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Texas Battles Health Law Even as It Follows It
Posted: July 28th, 2010, 6:40am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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An awkward dichotomy exists in states that are challenging the health care act, but are still required to follow it while their cases move through the courts.
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Judge Hears Arguments on Health Overhaul Challenge
Posted: July 2nd, 2010, 2:10am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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The first legal challenge of the health care law was brought to federal court Thursday in Virginia, one of 21 states seeking to invalidate the law.
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Economy Wreaks Havoc on Federal AIDS Drug Program
Posted: July 1st, 2010, 2:28am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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The government program that gives life-sustaining drugs to people with H.I.V. or AIDS who cannot afford them has seen its waiting list rise sharply.
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In Ultrasound, Abortion Fight Has New Front
Posted: May 28th, 2010, 1:50am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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Anti-abortion groups argue that pre-abortion sonograms can help persuade women to preserve pregnancies.
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Study Questions Financing for High-Risk Health Pools
Posted: May 27th, 2010, 12:36am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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A research group says the new health care law will not provide enough money for up to seven million Americans with pre-existing conditions, without changes in coverage.
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Study Questions Financing for High-Risk Health Pools
Posted: May 27th, 2010, 12:36am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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A research group says the new health care law will not provide enough money for up to seven million Americans with pre-existing conditions, without changes in coverage.
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Hospital Infection Problem Persists
Posted: April 13th, 2010, 11:20pm EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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Although infections acquired by patients at hospitals are largely preventable, the rates continue to increase.
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Mitt Romney on Health Care: A Particular Spin
Posted: April 10th, 2010, 3:00am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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The Republican ex-governor is trying to draw nuanced distinctions between his Massachusetts law and the federal legislation that shares many of its features.
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Arizona Drops Children’s Health Program
Posted: March 18th, 2010, 10:19pm EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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Arizona’s budget makes it the first state to eliminate its Children’s Health Insurance Program, leaving nearly 47,000 low-income children without coverage.
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As Medicaid Payments Shrink, Patients Are Abandoned
Posted: March 16th, 2010, 6:36pm EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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With states squeezing payments to providers, patients are finding it increasingly difficult to locate doctors who will accept their coverage.
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In California, Exhibit A in Debate on Insurance
Posted: February 16th, 2010, 2:58am EST by By KEVIN SACK
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With the health care debate stalled, the White House has seized on fury about an insurer’s planned rate increases.
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Insurer Delays Increase for California Customers
Posted: February 14th, 2010, 1:40am EST by By KEVIN SACK
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Anthem Blue Cross, California’s largest for-profit health insurer, expressed confidence that its new premiums would pass state scrutiny even as it delayed the increase.
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Texas Nurse to Stand Trial for Reporting Doctor
Posted: February 7th, 2010, 5:05am EST by By KEVIN SACK
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A nurse is facing third-degree felony charges for informing state regulators that a doctor at her rural hospital was practicing bad medicine.
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In Texas, a Trial and Possible Prison Time for Reporting a Doctor
Posted: February 7th, 2010, 1:29am EST by By KEVIN SACK
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A nurse is facing third-degree felony charges for informing state regulators that a doctor at her rural hospital was practicing bad medicine.
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Louisiana Wins Fight for Hospital
Posted: January 28th, 2010, 1:43am EST by By KEVIN SACK
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A federal arbitration panel gave the state nearly all the money it had requested for a new Charity Hospital in New Orleans damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
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Hospital Cuts Dialysis Care for the Poor in Miami
Posted: January 8th, 2010, 1:24am EST by By KEVIN SACK
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The decision by Jackson Health System affects 175 patients, and leaves some to rely on emergency rooms for life-sustaining treatments.
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The Breaking Point: Reprieve Eases Medical Crisis for Illegal Immigrants
Posted: January 6th, 2010, 11:26am EST by By KEVIN SACK
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Grady Memorial Hospital, a public institution in Atlanta, has agreed to extend its payments for dialysis for about 50 dislocated patients, mostly illegal immigrants, at private clinics.
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For Ailing Illegal Immigrants, Return Home Brings No Relief
Posted: January 1st, 2010, 1:18am EST by By KEVIN SACK
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After an Atlanta dialysis clinic closed, illegal immigrants who returned to Mexico have struggled to pay for care.
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For Ailing Illegal Immigrants, Return Home Brings No Relief
Posted: January 1st, 2010, 1:18am EST by By KEVIN SACK
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After a dialysis clinic closed in Atlanta, illegal immigrants who returned to Mexico have struggled to pay for care.
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Immigrants Lose Lawsuit Against Atlanta Hospital
Posted: December 16th, 2009, 11:32am EST by By KEVIN SACK
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About 50 patients, mostly illegal immigrants, had sued to force Grady Memorial Hospital, a struggling public hospital that provides charity care, to continue providing free dialysis treatment.
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From the Hospital to Bankruptcy Court
Posted: November 25th, 2009, 9:59am EST by By KEVIN SACK
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Lawyers and court officials say that medical debt is causing more bankruptcies.
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News Analysis: Screening Debate Reveals Culture Clash in Medicine
Posted: November 23rd, 2009, 5:05pm EST by By KEVIN SACK
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Backers of science-driven medicine cheered the new recommendations on cancer screening, while many patients still believe that more is always better.
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The Breaking Point: Hospital Falters as Refuge for Illegal Immigrants
Posted: November 21st, 2009, 8:06am EST by By KEVIN SACK
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When an Atlanta hospital closed its dialysis unit, many illegal immigrants had to scramble to find treatment.
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‘Opt-Out’ Proposal Puts State Leaders to the Test
Posted: November 11th, 2009, 3:23am EST by By KEVIN SACK
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Candidates for governor will likely be pressed for answers if the provision becomes part of a new health plan.
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Rate of Enrollment in Medicaid Rose Rapidly, Report Says
Posted: October 1st, 2009, 2:00am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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Agency directors fear that lawmakers will need to find more money or cut benefits or payments to doctors and hospitals.
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Rate of Enrollment in Medicaid Rose Rapidly, Report Says
Posted: September 30th, 2009, 12:59pm EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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Agency directors fear that lawmakers will need to find more money or cut benefits or payments to doctors and hospitals.
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Atlanta Judge Rules Dialysis Unit Can Be Closed
Posted: September 26th, 2009, 12:43am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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Uninsured dialysis patients who could be cut off from their life-sustaining care lost a court challenge.
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Immigrants Cling to Fragile Lifeline at Safety-Net Hospital
Posted: September 24th, 2009, 6:51am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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An Atlanta hospital and patients who use its dialysis clinic are at legal odds over a cost-cutting plan to end the service.
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U.S. Cost-Saving Policy Forces New Kidney Transplant
Posted: September 14th, 2009, 3:00am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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Medicare stops paying for anti-rejection drugs after 36 months, one of several anomalies that many in Congress hope to cure with this year’s health care bill.
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U.S. Cost-Saving Policy Forces New Kidney Transplant
Posted: September 13th, 2009, 10:05pm EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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Medicare stops paying for anti-rejection drugs after 36 months, one of several anomalies that many in Congress hope to cure with this year’s health care bill.
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Summer of Work Exposes Medical Students to System’s Ills
Posted: September 9th, 2009, 4:21pm EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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After providing primary care in underserved areas this summer, medical students from the University of Washington returned to campus with their idealism tempered.
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Clinic Fills a Need but Faces Failure
Posted: September 2nd, 2009, 2:09am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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A clinic that helps those needing care avoid the hospital is nearly bankrupt, and Washington’s overhaul probably won’t help.
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Dealing With Being the Health Care ‘Villains’
Posted: August 28th, 2009, 1:32am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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Employees of Humana, the nation’s fourth-largest health insurer, are not pleased at being the focus of criticism by proponents of a health care system overhaul.
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Dealing With Being the Health Care ‘Villains’
Posted: August 28th, 2009, 1:32am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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Employees of Humana, the nation’s fourth-largest health insurer, are not pleased at being the focus of criticism by proponents of a health care system overhaul.
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Calm, but Moved to Be Heard on Health Care
Posted: August 25th, 2009, 1:47am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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In the health care discussion, the respectful questioners may have more impact than the high-decibel rants.
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Where Elderly Back Obama, Health Bill Anxiety
Posted: August 21st, 2009, 2:40am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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Some in Florida fear that health care reform would reduce the Medicare benefits they depend on.
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Where Elderly Back Obama, Health Bill Anxiety
Posted: August 21st, 2009, 12:25am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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Some in Florida fear that health care reform would reduce the Medicare benefits they depend on.