Bitter fight on Capitol Hill over Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act
New York Daily News
Anger boiled over a risky plan to pass 9/11 legislation on Wednesday, with Republicans accusing Democrats of cowardice and Democrats crying politics.
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Program offers discounted prescription drugs for county residents
Observer-Dispatch
Uninsured and some underinsured residents in Oneida County will now have access to the ProAct Prescription Drug Program, which provides cards that allow for reduced prices on prescription drugs, County Executive Anthony Picente announced Wednesday.
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County defends decision on disability rights group
Democrat and Chronicle
Both sides had their say as the controversy over the administration of a personal care attendant program by the Center for Disability Rights was heard by the Human Services Committee of the Monroe County Legislature.
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Uninsured in county was 14.6 percent in 2007
The Citizen
Health insurance coverage for Cayuga County residents under age 65 was better than average in 2007, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Hard-hitting anti-smoking ads to be aired
The Buffalo News
Television stations statewide will begin airing anti-smoking public service announcements created to provoke reactions.
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Insurance company Aetna agrees to deal with city hospital network
The New York Daily News
Insurance giant Aetna settled a bitter feud with one of the city's largest network of hospitals Wednesday, and will once again cover thousands of New Yorkers that were suddenly left in the lurch.
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Dems lash out at GOP hopeful Grimm over his remark on McMahon's health care vote
Staten Island Real-Time News
State Democrats lashed out at Republican congressional candidate Michael Grimm yesterday for saying that Rep. Michael McMahon (D-Staten Island/Brooklyn) would have been in physical "danger" from constituents if he'd voted in favor of the health-care overhaul.
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State: No expectations to penalize Oneida County for late payments
Observer-Dispatch
The state is not planning to immediately penalize Oneida County for withholding its weekly Medicaid payments to the state, budget officials said Wednesday.
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In Haiti, a Lesson for U.S. Health Care
New York Times Op-Ed
In February, a month after Haiti's earthquake, I went down to Port-au-Prince as part of a team that was helping to reactivate cardiac care in the city's public hospital. For several months since, I have observed how the earthquake and its aftermath profoundly changed Haiti's health care system.
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Poll shows opposition to health care overhaul declining
The Washington Post
Opposition to the landmark health care overhaul declined over the past month, to 35 percent from 41 percent, according to the latest results of a tracking poll, reported Thursday.
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