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June 5, 2013, 12:48 pm
By
Molly K. Hooper
Supporters plan to attach pro-pot measures to larger bills to get them to Obama's desk.
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June 5, 2013, 5:00 am
By
Kevin Bogardus
The marijuana lobby is trading buzz for a briefcase as it seeks legitimacy in Washington.
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June 4, 2013, 2:06 pm
By
Justin Sink
Jay Carney denied that government officials were using separate, secret accounts to avoid public records requests.
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June 4, 2013, 10:27 am
By
Sam Baker
Formal complaints were filed Tuesday against employers accused of discriminating against women by not covering maternity care in some of their healthcare plans. The National Women's Law Center (NWLC) filed the complaints with the Justice Department's civil rights division. The NWLC said it believes these are the first complaints filed under a provision of President Obama's healthcare law that requires employers to cover pregnancy in healthcare benefits for their employees' dependents.
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June 4, 2013, 9:08 am
By
Zack Colman
Several of President Obama’s political appointees are using secret government email accounts, The Associated Press reported Tuesday.
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June 4, 2013, 9:00 am
By
Elise Viebeck
Fewer US families report having difficulty paying medical bills
Two-thirds of uninsured not sure if they'll buy coverage under ObamaCare
Insurers owe Calif. small firms millions of dollars in rebates
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June 3, 2013, 8:51 pm
By
Sam Baker
The ruling — and the heated reaction to it — defied typical ideological divisions.
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June 3, 2013, 4:06 pm
By
Elise Viebeck
Harvard Medical School's executive dean for research will join Washington's leading pharmaceutical lobby group as an executive vice president.
Starting July 1, internist and endocrinologist Dr. William Chin will head the science and regulatory affairs branch of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA).
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June 3, 2013, 3:59 pm
By
Elise Viebeck
Crowell & Moring is continuing the expansion of its healthcare practice with two new partner hires.
The firm has added Troy Barsky and Christine Clements from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Aetna, Inc., respectively. Clements previously practiced as a Crowell & Moring partner from 2005 to 2011.
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June 3, 2013, 12:43 pm
By
Sam Baker
A more data-driven approach to healthcare is helping to improve quality and make life easier for patients, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Monday. Sebelius highlighted broader use of healthcare data as the annual "Datapalooza" conference kicked off in Washington. Sebelius said better use of data has improved patients' experiences and also fostered new innovations in software and other technologies.
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