Americans' spending on health care rose a relatively modest 3.7 percent in 2012 -- slower than the growth of the overall economy -- dropping from 17.3 percent of U.S. spending to 17.2 percent, according to an annual report from the Centers ...
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Democratic and Republican critics of Maryland's dysfunctional exchange urged state officials to consider alternatives to the current online insurance marketplace. The issue has also become campaign fodder for gubernatorial candidates. ...
In 2014, we'll hear precious little about food safety from the federal government that will truly be new. For sure the White House has decisions to make on everything from poultry inspections to whom to nominate as the next Under Secretary ...
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Under Armour is partnering with Lockheed Martin, the defense and aerospace giant, to come up with the fastest speedskating suit. The suit will be unveiled at the Winter Olympics in February. According to a report in the Washington Post, ...
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News outlets highlighted health care aspects of President Barack Obama's news conference. Politico: Obama: More Than A Million New Insured In December More than one million Americans signed up for health insurance under the Affordable ...
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: E-Cigarettes Added to NYC's Smoking Ban Electronic cigarettes have been added to the ban on smoking in New York City offices, parks, ...
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The early morning highlights from the major news organizations examine today's deadline for enrolling for health insurance that would begin Jan. 1, as well as a variety of other health law stories and several articles on mental health ...
The increase has ranged from 30 percent to 40 percent, reports ABC News. In California, an estimated 50,000 people picked a health plan in the first week of December. News outlets also reported on the latest developments in Maryland, Oregon ...
This week’s edition of IT hiccups, snarls, and general foul-ups begins with the surprising announcement last Thursday by U.S. District Judge James V. Selna who, according to Bloomberg News, issued an order stopping lawsuits into ...
Under pressure from the FDA, 23andMe says it will stop selling health-related genetic test analysis until it has resolved its dispute with the federal regulatory agency. "We remain firmly committed to fulfilling our long-term mission to ...
Need a quick delivery? Jeff Bezos wants to send in the drones. That's the not-so-distant reality the Amazon.com CEO envisions, a future in which his company transports packages in 30 minutes or less -- using self-guided drones. Story ...
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Microsoft is planning end-to-end encryption of its internet traffic following concerns that the company had its network security breached as part of the National Security Agency's (NSA) internet surveillance programme. The revelation, ...
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The U.S. National Security Agency reportedly hacked into over 50,000 computer networks around the world as part of its global intelligence gathering efforts, and also taps into large fiber optic cables that transport Internet traffic ...
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The US National Security Agency (NSA) propagated malware around the world in a bid to infiltrate and compromise more than 50,000 networks. The claim is the latest in the Edward Snowden disclosures and published in the German newspaper ...
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Back when Yahoo was something hollered at a rodeo and no one could conceive of Googling anything, President Ronald Reagan signed an executive order that extended the power of U.S. intelligence agencies overseas, ...
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