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South Carolina Health Plans No Longer Cover Abortions for Victims of Rape and Incest
A new proviso passed in South Carolina on Tuesday provides that South Carolina taxpayers no longer have to pay for abortions for the victims of rape and incest. The proviso (a temporary one-year law) would apply only to those individuals covered by the state’s health insurance plan, approximately 417,000 people.…
Military retirees fret about healthcare fees
FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) – When Wayne Johnson flew missions in Vietnam in the 1960s, one of the allures of a military career was the pledge that those who risked their lives for the United States would be repaid with healthcare in old age. Now, as the 65-year-old retired Air…
White House allows McDonald’s to duck health care reform
A report in Wednesday’s New York Times that the Obama administration has been issuing waivers to allow many businesses to evade the provisions of the new health care reform law is arousing widespread debate. “As Obama administration officials put into place the first major wave of changes under the health…
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