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How Fast Can A New Internet Standard For Sharing Patient Data Catch Fire?
by Janet Rae-Dupree January 22, 2020
The web-based standard FHIR — pronounced “fire” — could hasten the day when we can view our full medical histories on a smartphone […]
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Listen: How Vaping Regulations Are Playing Out In The States
January 21, 2020
KHN Midwest correspondent Lauren Weber joined Wisconsin Public Radio’s Rob Ferrett on “Central Time” to discuss the latest on vaping bans and […]
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Viewpoints: Majority Of Americans Believe Abortion Should Be Legal. So Why Are Rights Under Threat?; Trump’s Food Fight Is A Losing One
January 21, 2020
Opinion writers tackle these and other health issues.
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State Highlights: Slow Trickle Of Disaster Aid Funds Frustrates Desperate Puerto Ricans; Mississippi’s 15-Week Abortion Ban Remains Blocked By Appeals Court
January 21, 2020
Media outlets report on news from Puerto Rico, Mississippi, Ohio, Florida, West Virginia, Virginia, Missouri, Maryland, Texas, Colorado, Washington, Wisconsin, […]
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Risky Move From Thomas Jefferson University Could Reshape Philadelphia’s Health Marketplace
January 21, 2020
Jefferson is trying to take control of insurer Health Partners Plans Inc. in a deal that could mean Philadelphia consumers and employers could end up paying […]
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States To Be Allowed To Use Funds Earmarked For Opioid Epidemic To Address Escalating Meth, Cocaine Crises
January 21, 2020
State public health officials have been feeling like their hands are tied as they watch a threat on the horizon. But Congress is now giving them permission to […]
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In Midst Of Outcry Over Missing Native American Women, Investigation Into One Girl’s Death Hints At A Changing Tide
January 21, 2020
When a 16-year-old went missing in Montana, local and federal law enforcement actually searched for her instead of letting the case go cold. Although it's a […]
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As More And More States Legalize Marijuana In Some Form, National Enforcement Confusion Escalates
January 21, 2020
There's a total federal ban on marijuana that's not expected to lift anytime soon. But at the same time, more than 40 states are expected to have loosened […]
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Guidance To Allow States To Request Block Grant Waivers For Medicaid Programs Expected Soon
January 21, 2020
Approving state waivers to change Medicaid funding to block grants would be among the Trump administration’s most controversial moves to reshape […]
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No Major Violent Incidents At Va. Gun Rally After State Officials Braced For The Worst
January 21, 2020
Thousands and thousands of people flooded the streets, many of them armed, for a pro-gun rally that drew militia groups from outside the state. Virginia […]
