Crowdfunding Raises $38000 for Quebec Cancer Patient

Crowdfunding raises 000 for Quebec cancer patient

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Poulin's cancer was unresponsive to radiation treatment and chemotherapy, and the treatment that could save her life is not covered by Quebec's public drug insurance plan. Brentuximab … Poulin originally planned to travel to Boston, MA to participate …
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Obamacare website official: Sorry for problems, but system working

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In the first congressional testimony from a government official on the botched launch of HealthCare.gov, the head of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services told the House Ways and Means Committee that the "vast majority" of consumers …
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UPDATE: Sebelius: 'I apologize, I'm accountable' for Obamacare website flaws

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Until now, such consumers "could be kicked out any time for pre-existing conditions" or realize too late that their policies failed to cover hospitalization or cancer treatments, Tavenner said. The reforms protect them by requiring a … Citing the …
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Vertex will cut 370 jobs, repay tax credits from Mass.

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With the drug's sales dropping sharply, Vertex said it is cutting about 17 percent of its total workforce, or 370 jobs — including 175 in Massachusetts — and will return $ 4.4 million in state tax incentives it received for promising to create jobs …
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