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Red tape in Rhode Island's healthcare market impacts our …

WEBL ooming over all, many say, is the state’s long-standing neglect of a community system that in the 1990s was a national model. “At one time, Rhode Island was a leader in the …

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Florida's path to pandemic

WEBThe 2009 swine flu that killed 230 Floridians and inundated the state’s five laboratories laid bare weaknesses in the Department of Health’s ability to handle an epidemic.. Some …

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Closures leave county residents 40 miles from the nearest …

WEBThe hospital in Chillicothe, about 65 miles northwest of Wichita Falls, closed Monday, and the hospital in Hamlin, about 40 miles northwest of Abilene, is expected to …

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Into the Light: Hope In a Jail-First Mental Health System

WEBTwo years ago when Sherrie Benedict’s three girls and baby boy were put in foster care, she borrowed a loaded gun from a friend and sat down to write what she believed would …

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Linden struggles to address lack of medical access, treatment

WEBInfant mortality is improving in Linden, but it still is significantly higher than the rest of Franklin County. From 2013 to 2017, 17.9 babies died per 1,000 live births in Linden. …

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Guide to Columbus

WEBGuide to Central Ohio Private Schools. Explore 46 institutions offering religious, special needs, college prep and other specialized programs, from Columbus Parent magazine. …

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Jacqueline Nwando Olayiwola

WEBAbout: Dr. Jacqueline Nwando Olayiwola is an internationally renowned board-certified family physician, public health professional, health systems redesign leader, workforce …

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Living in Linden Immigrants help to stabilize, grow Linden into a

WEBOf the 1,755 immigrants and refugees living in the Linden area, 623 — or more than 35 percent — come from Africa, including Somalia on its eastern coast. Ninety-nine people …

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Oklahoma Health Parity

WEBA new bill in Oklahoma is intended to help ensure federal requirements are met for health parity. This includes requiring insurance companies treat mental health disorders such …

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Meet the Team USA TODAY NETWORK News

WEBEmily Le Coz National Data & Investigative Editor [email protected] Emily Le Coz is GateHouse Media’s national data projects editor and oversees a team of …

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Everyday Heroes 2018 Semifinalist: Marian Stuckey

WEBIn 2015, Marian Stuckey and a group of social workers with Columbus Public Health were called to the scene of a crime in the Hilltop neighborhood of Columbus. At the time, …

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Ohio leads way as states take on

WEBPharmacy benefit managers last year posted revenue in the range of $350 to $400 billion. The top 10 drug manufacturers showed more than $300 billion in revenue in 2017. …

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Oklahoma Health Parity

WEBIn Oklahoma, the rate was more than six times higher. But some people are pushing for change. There is a growing emphasis on mental health statewide and nationwide, said …

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Cast of Characters

WEBTariq Mahmood. Born in Pakistan, Tariq Mahmood obtained his Texas medical license in 1978 and began buying rural hospitals in the state 20 years later. By 2010, he controlled …

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Financial Troubles

WEBJuly 28, 2019. More than half of all rural hospitals in Mississippi, South Carolina, Georgia and Oklahoma lost money from 2011 through 2017. In Kansas, the bloodletting was …

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CVS Caremark hitting pharmacists with fee increase

WEBAccording to CVS, the transaction fee for claims, eligibility inquiries, cost checks and other electronic communication with pharmacists will increase from 14 cents to 17 cents each. …

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