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Thirteen Single-Payer Activists Settle Their Cases After Disrupting Hearing
Thirteen people charged with "disruption of Congress" for standing and shouting pro-single-payer system slogans during a health care reform committee hearing settled their cases, The Great Falls (Mont.) Tribune reports.
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Lilly Advances Second Alzheimer's Disease Treatment Candidate Into Late-Stage Testing By Launching Two Global Trials
Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced it will begin enrolling patients this month in two separate but identical Phase III clinical trials of solanezumab(i), previously referred to as LY2062430, an anti-amyloid beta monoclonal antibody being investigated as a potential treatment to delay the progression of mild to moderate Alzheimer"s disease. The trials, called EXPEDITION and EXPEDITION 2, will each include a treatment period that lasts 18 months and are expected to enroll a total of 2,000 patients age 55 and over from 16 countries.
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Study Estimates Cost Added To Private Health Insurance Premiums To Cover Uncompensated Care
The average U.S. family and their employers paid an additional $1,017 in health care premiums in 2008 to pay for care of the uninsured, according to a study released on Thursday by Families USA, USA Today reports (Kim, USA Today, 5/28). According to the study, which examined federal data, the uninsured received $116 billion in health care from hospitals, physicians and other providers in 2008 and paid 37% of that amount. Government programs and charities covered an additional 26%, which left another 37%, or about $43 billion, unpaid. The study then estimated how those costs are when spread across the insured through higher premiums, the study found. According to the study, prepared by the actuarial firm Milliman, the average additional amount paid under private coverage for single individuals was about $370 per year (Werner, AP/Austin American-Statesman, 5/28). Families USA Executive Director Ron Pollack said, "This is a hidden tax on all insurance premiums, whether it is paid by business for their work or by families when they purchase their own coverage" (USA Today, 5/28).The study is available online.
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Swine Flu Cases In The USA, Breakdown By State, 17th May, 2009

According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and WHO (World Health Organization), the total number of swine flu A(H1N1) cases stood at 4,714, plus four deaths, on 17th May, 2009. Non-essential travel to Mexico has been downgraded from a "Warning" to a "Precaution"; meaning authorities consider travel to Mexico as not being dangerous for people who are not at high risk of normal flu complications. As daily reports come in all the time, the CDC informs that its totals may not always tally with those published by local state health departments. The CDC stresses that when there is a discrepancy, the reader should consider the state health department"s information as more up-to-date. Below is a breakdown of confirmed and probable swine flu infection cases and deaths: *Alabama 55 cases 0 deaths *Arkansas 2 cases 0 deaths *Arizona 435 cases 1 death *California 504 cases 0 deaths *Colorado 55 cases 0 deaths *Connecticut 47 cases 0 deaths *Delaware 60 cases 0 deaths *Florida 68 cases 0 deaths *Georgia 18 cases 0 deaths *Hawaii 10 cases 0 deaths *Idaho 5 cases 0 deaths *Illinois 638 cases 0 deaths *Indiana 71 cases 0 deaths *Iowa 66 cases 0 deaths *Kansas 30 cases 0 deaths *Kentucky 13 cases 0 deaths *Louisiana 57 cases 0 deaths *Maine 14 cases 0 deaths *Maryland 28 cases 0 deaths *Massachusetts 135 cases 0 deaths *Michigan 142 cases 0 deaths *Minnesota 36 cases 0 deaths *Missouri 19 cases 0 deaths *Montana 4 cases 0 deaths *Nebraska 27 cases 0 deaths *Nevada 26 cases 0 deaths *New Hampshire 18 cases 0 deaths *New Jersey 14 cases 0 deaths *New Mexico 68 cases 0 deaths *New York 242 cases 0 deaths *North Carolina 12 cases 0 deaths *North Dakota 2 cases 0 deaths *Ohio 14 cases 0 deaths *Oklahoma 26 cases 0 deaths *Oregon 94 cases 0 deaths *Pennsylvania 47 cases 0 deaths *Rhode Island 8 cases 0 deaths *South Carolina 36 cases 0 deaths *South Dakota 4 cases 0 deaths *Tennessee 74 cases 0 deaths *Texas 506 cases 2 deaths *Utah 91 cases 0 deaths *Vermont 1 cases 0 deaths *Virginia 21 cases 0 deaths *Washington 246 cases 1 death *Washington, D.C. 12 cases 0 deaths *Wisconsin 613 cases 0 deaths *TOTAL 4,714 cases 4 deaths Most health authorities and experts around the world say this novel A (H1N1) flu virus strain is not as virulent had previously feared. It is no more deadly than ordinary seasonal human influenza. However, by the time the next flu season arrives this novel virus strain will have been circulating more extensively and is likely to contribute to a more widespread flu epidemic during the following influenza season. *See our Map Of H1N1 Outbreaks *See our Mexico Swine Flu Blog Written by Christian Nordqvist Copyright: Medical News Today Not to be reproduced without permission of Medical News Today


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