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Gov't advisers: No copays for contraceptivesTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:45PMshare: digg facebook twitter WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 require health insurance companies to cover birth control for women as preventive care, without copayments ...

Government advised to require health insurers to cover birth controlTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:19PMWASHINGTON — Millions of women might soon gain free access to a broad menu of birth control methods, thanks to a recommendation Tuesday by health experts advising the government. An Institute of Medicine panel recommended that the government require health insurance companies to cover birth control for women as a preventive service, without copayments. Contraception — along with such care as ...

U.S. News Media Group Releases 2011-12 Best Hospitals RankingsMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:01PMU.S. News Media Group has released the 2011-12 Best Hospitals rankings, its 22nd annual publication of the analysis. The rankings are freely available at www.usnews.com/besthospitals and will be featured in the U.S.

FDA favors heart valve without surgery for frail patientsMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:55PMThe first artificial heart valve designed to be implanted without major surgery appears to help patients who are too frail to undergo chest-opening surgery, according to federal health reviewers.

Letters to the Editor: July 19, 2011Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:00PMHere are letters to the editor from recent editions of the Daily News

Truancy program overhaul would divert kids from juvenile courtMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:58AMTHE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call records the votes of local representatives on one roll call and local senators on two roll calls from the week of July 11.

Air Conditioning, Cable TV, and an Xbox: What is Poverty in the United States Today?Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:38AMAbstract: For decades, the U.S. Census Bureau has reported that over 30 million Americans were living in “poverty,” but the bureau’s definition of poverty differs widely from that held by most Americans.

Dehaier Opens First Oxygen Filling Facility and First Service Center for Home Oxygen Therapy Service in BeijingMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:00AMDehaier Medical Systems Ltd. , an emerging leader in the development, assembly, marketing and sale of medical devices and homecare medical products in China, today announced the opening of its first oxygen filling facility and first service center for home oxygen therapy service in Beijing, China.

BEACON HILL ROLL CALLMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:59AMBy Bob Katzen THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call records the votes of local representatives on one roll call and local senators on two roll calls from the week of July 11-15.