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11/21/2019 - Augusta Free Press
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Shelley Moore Capito (D-WV) introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the independent nonprofit corporation established to save Americans money on their healthcare costs and help patients better understand their diagnostic and treatment options.
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11/21/2019 - MetroNews by: Jeff Jenkins
HUNTINGTON, WV - An Ohio federal judge is making some decisions that could soon release the Cabell-Huntington opioid case back to U.S. District Court in Southern West Virginia for trial.
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11/21/2019 - Charleston Gazette-Mail by: Phil Kabler
CHARLESTON, WV - PEIA reserve funds are projected to reach 25.6 percent of overall annual expenses by June 30, 2020, well above the 14 percent recommended reserve the agency attempts to maintain, creating an estimated $26.5 million surplus that PEIA will be able to put toward the 2020-21 plan year, executive director Ted Cheatham told the Joint Committee on Government and Finance Tuesday.
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11/20/2019 - The Associated Press
WASHINGTON, DC - Novel drugs may offer fresh ways to reduce heart risks beyond the usual medicines to lower cholesterol and blood pressure.
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11/20/2019 - Modern Healthcare by: Shelby Livingston
WASHINGTON, DC - The rate of improper Medicare payments made by the CMS continued to fall in 2019, hitting its lowest point since 2010, the agency said this week.
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11/20/2019 - Modern Healthcare by: Rachel Cohrs
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a stopgap government funding bill that delays $4 billion in cuts to Medicaid disproportionate-share hospital payments until Dec. 20.
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11/20/2019 - MetroNews by: Jeff Jenkins
CHARLESTON, WV - The state Office of Medical Cannibas has announced a two-month application period for the medical marijuana program putting it on a path that could result in the product being available in approximately 18 months.
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