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WellPoint's National Government Services Subsidiary Teams With Northrop Grumman on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 6:00AMWellPoint, Inc. announced today that its National Government Services subsidiary is partnering with Northrop Grumman to provide information technology support to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' National Fraud Prevention Program.

U.S. News ranks Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center among top five American hospitalsWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 5:54AMRonald Reagan UCLA Medical Center ranks among the top five American hospitals, according to a U.S. News & World Report survey that reviewed patient-outcomes data, reputation among physicians and other care-related factors.

BRIEFLY REGIONWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:07AMCougar Lake health advisory lifted A health advisory prompted by high algae levels found in Cougar Lake, 52 miles east of Eugene on Highway 126, was lifted Tuesday by the Oregon Health Authority’s Public Health Division and Lane County Health Department officials. The advisory went into effect June 14. Water …

Redding given low resiliency rank; study gauges cities' ability to handle stressWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 1:36AMA team of university researchers says Redding would have a tougher time bouncing back from a natural disaster or a financial calamity than most other metro areas in the country.

Panel advocates free access to birth controlWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 1:25AMWashington — Millions of women stand to gain free access to a broad menu of birth control methods, thanks to a recommendation issued Tuesday by health experts advising the federal government.

Advisors push free birth controlWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 12:31AMWASHINGTON -- Millions of women stand to gain free access to a broad menu of birth control methods, thanks to a recommendation issued Tuesday by health experts advising the government.An Institute of Medicine panel recommended that the government req ...

Beyond raising the debt limit: What a Republican government would be likeTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:49PMThe battle over raising the debt limit has raised a lot of concern about how Republicans act as an opposition party. They have shown that they are willing to risk crashing the economy to get their way with a Democratic president. But they won’t be in opposition forever.

Heavy teens need more health talks - studyTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:14PMPediatricians often miss important opportunities to talk about nutrition, exercise, and emotional issues with overweight teens, suggests new research from California.

BC-ID--Idaho News Digest at 3:45 pm, IDTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:09PMThe supervisor in the Boise bureau is Todd Dvorak. The bureau can be reached at (208) 343-1894. The West Regional Desk can be reached at (602) 417-2400. AP stories, along with the photos that accompan