Chicago Tribune

Lesbian federal worker wins health benefits case
Boston.com
By Lisa Leff AP / February 23, 2012 SAN FRANCISCO—The government cannot deny health benefits to the wife of a lesbian court employee by relying on the 1996 law that bars government recognition of same-sex unions, a federal judge has ruled.
Judge says US must supply health benefits for same-sex wife of federal court ...Washington Post
Gay spouse given health benefits in US court caseReuters
Federal judge rules government cannot deny health benefits to same-sex spousesFox News

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Boston.com

Mass shooting at spa shocks Ga. Korean community
Boston.com
A police officer stands outside the Su Jung Health Sauna in Norcross, Ga., with the Rev. Paul Song Chul Kim, right, of the Atlanta Fire and Light Baptist Church, and crime scene cleaner Scott Bogulski, of Onscene Services, on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012.
5 killed in possible murder-suicide at Georgia health spaFox News
Police: Victims in Korean spa shooting near Atlanta were 2 married couples ...Washington Post
Police: Ga. victims related in Korean spa shootingAtlanta Journal Constitution
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USA TODAY

Health Care's Coming Price Revolution
Wall Street Journal
Two years on, the major achievement of President Obama's new entitlement and its regulatory apparatus has been to heighten the contradictions and dysfunctions of the health-care status quo even as it creates multiple new problems.
Feds loan $638M for health co-ops in 8 statesCBS News
Health care co-ops in 8 states get federal loansSan Francisco Chronicle
Health Care Costs: The Art Of The PracticalForbes
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Philly health official: Proposed state budget cuts "a recipe for disaster"
Philadelphia Inquirer
By Jennifer Lin and Miriam Hill Philadelphia Health Commissioner Donald F. Schwarz said Wednesday that Gov. Corbett's proposed cuts for human services were "alarming" and predicted a rise in the city's homeless population.

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Los Angeles Times

California health insurers to raise average rates 8% to 14%
Los Angeles Times
Anthem is California's largest for-profit health insurer. (David McNew / Getty Images / February 22, 2012) By Chad Terhune, Los Angeles Times California's largest health insurers are raising average rates by about 8% to 14% for hundreds of thousands of ...

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The Guardian

Health workers linked to CIA's Osama bin Laden assassination plot are sacked
The Guardian
Seventeen local health workers have been fired in Abbottabad for their part in a CIA scheme to try to confirm the presence of Osama bin Laden in the northern Pakistani town. The low-ranking health department employees were punished for helping Dr ...
Pakistani health workers punished for helping US find bin LadenMiamiHerald.com
Pakistan health workers linked to CIA scheme firedFox News

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UC Health Expands Use of Streamline Health Solutions Across the Health System
MarketWatch (press release)
23, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. (nasdaqcm:STRM), a leading provider of enterprise content management and business analytics solutions for healthcare organizations, today announced that UC Health, a national leader ...

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SXC Health profit rides on strong contract wins
Reuters
Feb 23 (Reuters) - SXC Health Solutions Corp reported a 60 percent jump in quarterly profit on strong contract wins, prompting the pharmacy benefit manager to predict a 38 percent revenue growth this year. The Lisle, Illinois-based company forecast ...
SXC Health Solutions Announces Record Setting Results for 2011MarketWatch (press release)

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AFP

Chávez Health Struggle Stokes Political Uncertainties
Wall Street Journal
By KEJAL VYAS and José de Córdoba CARACAS—New uncertainties about Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez's health are threatening to spur a power struggle to succeed him among the factions that make up his political movement, and boosting the hopes of a ...
Chávez's health will impact Venezuelan electionsMiamiHerald.com
Chavez health setback creates uncertainty in VenezuelaAFP
Venezuelan Bonds Rally on Chavez Health Concerns: Caracas MoverBusinessWeek
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Telome Health Co-founder and Nobel Laureate Elizabeth Blackburn Awarded ...
MarketWatch (press release)
23, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Telome Health, Inc.(TM), a privately held biotechnology company focused on the role of telomere biology in human health, has announced that co-founder and Nobel Laureate Elizabeth Blackburn has been awarded Innovator ...

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