Tribes push to end Affordable Care Act coverage requirement
By BEN NEARY CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) _ Representatives of several Indian tribes say they support legislation introduced this week in Congress that would exempt tribes …
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Director: 25K people under threat of Medicaid cutoff
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) _ Arkansas officials say around 25,000 Medicaid recipients have been notified that their coverage is set to end later this month, …
West Nile virus detected in mosquito for 1st time this year
BOSTON (AP) _ Public health officials say West Nile virus has been detected in a mosquito in Massachusetts for the first time this year. The …
Efforts lag to get Detroit firefighters medical training
DETROIT (AP) _ Officials say efforts to train Detroit firefighters as medical first responders are behind schedule. The Detroit News reports (http://bit.ly/1M9kkrt ) that one …
Lawmakers try to tackle mental health, drug treatment
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) _ New Mexico lawmakers are looking at better ways to treat people suffering from both mental illnesses and drug addictions. A …
Health network eliminates 38 management, administrative jobs
MANCHESTER, Conn. (AP) _ Eastern Connecticut Health Network has eliminated 48 jobs and reduced the hours of five other employees as it faces what it …
Study finds contaminants in California public-water supplies
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and SCOTT SMITH SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Nearly one-fifth of the raw groundwater used for public drinking water systems in California contains …
Washington officials warn about marijuana exposure to kids
SEATTLE (AP) _ Public health officials in Washington say they’re increasingly concerned about children accidentally ingesting marijuana. The Washington Poison Center says that in the …
Study show high-risk areas for Lyme disease growing
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ The geographic areas where Lyme disease is a bigger danger have grown dramatically, according to …
Probe: Bogus enrollees kept getting ‘Obamacare’
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR WASHINGTON (AP) _ Phony applicants that investigators signed up last year under President Barack Obama’s health care law got automatically re-enrolled for …