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Last Chance To Change Medicare Health Plans

People with Medicare have one last chance to change their Medicare health plan before they are locked into their plan for the rest of 2010. During the Open Enrollment Period, which began January 1 and lasts through March 31, people with Medicare are allowed to change their choice of Medicare health coverage once…

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Aspirin Could Lower Chance Of Breast Cancer Recurrence, Death, Study Finds

Breast cancer survivors who regularly took aspirin after completing treatment were 50% less likely than survivors who did not take aspirin to die or have a recurrence, according to a study published Wednesday in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, USA Today reports (Szabo, USA Today, 2/17)…

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‘Well-Fortified’ Drugstores Have ‘Fighting Chance’ Against Government Reform, Wall Street Journal Says

Recent events in Washington state indicate that “well-fortified” pharmacy chains have a “fighting chance” as the health care industry gears up for “an assault of government reform,” the Wall Street Journal reports. Last week, a court stalled the state from imposing a rule that would have cut Medicaid reimbursements for brand-name prescription drugs after

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