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Albany County is moving to create an intermunicipal healthcare consortium to ease costs and mitigate confusion about coverage.
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“First do no harm.” The Hippocratic Oath is a solemn ethics pledge historically taken by physicians. It requires a new physician to swear to uphold specific ethical standards, most notably by ensuring patient safety. It is an oath that is the bedrock of appropriate medical care.
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More than a thousand city residents have their medical debt erased thanks to Spark of Hudson projectResidents with medical debt in Hudson have had the financial burden lifted, their debts satisfied by a local non-profit group.
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Independent Vermont U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders is known for his advocacy for low-and-middle-income Americans. On Tuesday he gave a speech in Washington on the state of the working class.
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A rally to end medical debt was held this week outside St. Peter's Hospital in Albany.
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A new report says climate change is taking a toll on public health and related costs. The study looked at 10 climate-sensitive events in 2012, such as…
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Massachusetts Senate leaders have proposed a comprehensive health care reform bill that looks to rein in prescription drug prices and hospital costs. The…
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Vermont Attorney General T.J. Donovan held a forum in Burlington Tuesday evening on health care.The forum hosted by Vermont’s chief legal officer focused…
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Connecticut Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro and New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced the reintroduction of the Family and Medical Insurance…
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Policymakers in Massachusetts are looking for ways to reduce the state’s high health care costs. A 13-member delegation took a two-day fact-finding visit…