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Rising health care costs weigh on CT small businesses, nonprofits

Around this time each year, the all-volunteer personnel committee at Unitarian Universalist Society: East in Manchester sits down with a…

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Oprah Winfrey on the larger pandemic affecting U.S. health care

© CBS News oprah-commentary-1280.jpg Our commentary comes from Oprah Winfrey, who is partnering with the Smithsonian Channel to raise awareness…

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Health officials warn of scam targeting Connecticut doctors

HARTFORD — The state Department of Public Health is warning licensed professionals such as physicians and dentists about a scam…

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Not enough staff: Ellis closes adolescent inpatient mental health care unit

SCHENECTADY — Ellis Hospital is temporarily closing its inpatient adolescent mental health unit, citing an employee shortage that makes it…

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Push is on to raise Medicaid reimbursements, support better wages in health care

PROVIDENCE – During a nearly five-hour hearing Thursday evening, clients, legislators, advocates and leaders of unions, health centers, hospitals, nursing…

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Thanks to feds, Texas teachers, school employees won’t absorb higher health care premiums next year

AUSTIN — Teachers and other school district employees will not bear any higher health care costs in the next school…

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Billings Clinic is bringing back house calls: A new partnership will bring health care to homes

Emily Schabacker The doctor’s “house call” conjures up images of a black briefcase and a straight laced, neighborhood physician rapping…

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Program is bringing youth of color into health care sooner rather than later

© Vincent D. Johnson/Chicago Tribune/TNS Jayline Pérez, a la izquierda, coordinadora de programas de Rush Education and Career Hub, y…

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Owner of Stark County radiology business convicted of $2M health care fraud scheme

A federal jury has convicted a Stark County businessman of defrauding Medicare and Medicaid of $2 million through a five-year billing scheme. Thomas O’Lear,…

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Names to Know: Meet Whole Life Health Care Family Practice’s new providers

Whole Life Health Care Family Practice announces two new providers to its Integrative Team NEWINGTON — When Whole Life Health…