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Federal agencies pan PPACA employee counting rules
By Allison BellOPM officials tell them they have to set a good example for private-sector employers.
October 14, 2014
Medicare Part D plans cover fewer drugsEnrollees may face more restrictions on the drugs that are covered, an analyst says.
October 14, 2014
CDC to study hospital mass casualty readinessResearchers will look at preparedness for explosions and natural disasters.
October 14, 2014
U.S. airports see about 150 Ebola zone travelers per dayThe CDC expects Homeland Security personnel to submit about 55,000 Ebola screening forms per year.
October 14, 2014
Dallas nurse with Ebola called hero in caring for first patientThe nurse has become the first person to contract the disease in the U.S. after caring for Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian man who died from Ebola.
October 14, 2014
WHO sees up to 10,000 Ebola cases a week in Africa by Dec. 1The number of new Ebola cases in three West African nations may jump to between 5,000 and 10,000 a week by Dec. 1 as the deadly viral infection spreads.