Health-care bill likely to increase Medicaid outsourcing; some doubt treatment quality
Health-care bill likely to increase Medicaid outsourcing; some doubt treatment quality
MILWAUKEE — The day after the House passed the landmark health-care bill in March, St. Louis-based insurer Centene saw its stock jump 11 percent. That was perhaps the first signal that the massive changes ahead would be a boon to one subset of the health-care industry: companies that manage Medi… Health care – United States – Politics – Health Care Reform – Centers for Medicare & Medicaid …
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Delay likely of Paris bridge work
Delay likely of Paris bridge work
PARIS -A six-month repair job on the William Street Bridge scheduled for this year now likely will be done in 2011. The county’s public works committee decided to back a staff recommendation to defer the project until next year because the repair job is more costly than first thought. An initial [...]
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Women less likely to die in childbirth in Albania than in UK
Women less likely to die in childbirth in Albania than in UK
Older mothers and obesity explain surprise statistic as developing world makes inroads Just as many women are dying in pregnancy and childbirth in the UK as they were 20 years ago, leaving Britain trailing behind countries like Albania, Poland and Slovakia as well as the wealthier nations of Europe. The stagnation of the UK, only 23rd in the global league table, contrasts strikingly with the …
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