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Propublica: Doctors Overcharge Medicare For Office Visit

12:07pm May 16, 2014

A new investigation suggests hundreds, if not thousands, of doctors are overcharging Medicare for office visits. Steve Inskeep talks to Charles Ornstein of the nonprofit newsroom ProPublica.

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Protesters rally outside the Department of Children and Families in Hartford, Conn., in April. The state's decision to send a transgender teen to adult prison has galvanized juvenile justice and LGBT advocates.

When States Can't Control Violent Youth, Is Prison The Answer?

8:18pm May 15, 2014

by Lucy Nalpathanchil

A Connecticut judge has approved a rare request from the state's child welfare agency: to move a transgender teen to adult prison, even though she has not been charged with a crime.

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Muslim pilgrims wear masks to prevent infection from the Middle East respiratory syndrome in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday.

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How U.S. Hospitals Are Planning To Stop The Deadly MERS Virus

9:09am May 15, 2014

by Jason Beaubien

A second case of the new Middle East respiratory syndrome has shown up in the U.S. The virus has been spreading through Saudi hospitals. Health officials expect more cases to appear here.

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Paul Siperke, co-owner of Cleveland brewery Fat Head's, plans to keep providing health insurance to his employees. But he's irked by the continual price fluctuations in the group's policy — this year caused partly by the Affordable Care Act.

Pub Owner Frustrated That Health Plan Prices Keep Jumping

11:28am May 14, 2014

by Sarah Jane Tribble

The Affordable Care Act may eventually smooth out the volatility in health insurance costs for small businesses. But for the next few years, it could be a bumpy — and expensive — ride.

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'Good Doctor' Puts Past Medical Practices Under An Ethical Microscope

5:49pm May 13, 2014

In a new book, bioethicist and internist Barron Lerner recalls how he came to question some of his father's medical practices — practices that were common among many doctors of that generation.

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Coalition Wants Ban on Indoor Tanning Beds For Minors

12:37pm May 13, 2014

A statewide coalition of doctors and cancer survivors want legislation prohibiting minors from using indoor tanning beds.

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Mormon Bishop Highlights Health Coverage Gap Among Utah's Poor

3:06pm May 12, 2014

by Andrea Smardon

Republican governors across the country have taken a stand against Obamacare by refusing to expand Medicaid. Utah, one of the reddest states in the nation, remains undecided.

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Giving Some Guilford County Children BackPacks Full of Hope

5:00am May 12, 2014

One area non-profit wants to increase public awareness of child hunger in Guilford County.

To End Addiction Epidemic, States Focus On Stopping Doctor Shoppers

8:45pm May 09, 2014

by Joel Rose

Nearly every state has a prescription drug monitoring program that's meant to end abuse of opioids and other powerful pain medicines. But many of these programs have a big loophole: they're voluntary.

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U.S. Marine Sgt. Robert Scoggin gets a vaccination against smallpox in 2003 at Camp Pendleton in California — one of the final steps before deployment overseas.

Keep Or Kill Last Lab Stocks Of Smallpox? Time To Decide, Says WHO

8:45pm May 09, 2014

by Rob Stein

"If smallpox is outlawed, only outlaws will have smallpox," says one NIH virologist. Others say keeping vials of deadly virus just invites a horrific accident or theft. WHO is about to vote — again.

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