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Connecticut Attorney General Agrees to Investigate Unfair College Health Insurance Practices

May 25, 2010
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In response to the recent warning by the New York Attorney General, Andrew M. Cuomo, about "the troubling practices uncovered in his investigation of the school-sponsored student health insurance industry," SHOUTAmerica has asked all states attorneys general to examine these practices on a state by state basis. As a result of our efforts, we learned that Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has opened an investigation into these unfair practices.

Charla Nash Comes Home From Cleveland Clinic

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Posted by Jacob Axyz on May 19, 2010 in | Medicare and Medicaid
In Stamford Connecticut last year, Charla Nash went to the home of her friend Sandra Herold to help her with her pet chimp Travis. Travis beat Charla Nash severely, disfiguring her. Police responded, and the responding officer fatally shot the errant chimp. Charla went to the Cleveland Clinic for surgery and after a long stay in therapy, has been recently released. If you were thinking a chimpanzee is a pet you'd like to spend some instant money to get, you may want to think again.
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Evangelical Indiana Joneses Found Noah’s Ark In Turkey

Submitted by Emmy_X on Tue, 05/18/2010 - 4:24am.

Again, Noah’s Ark has been found! Noah’s Ark is being claimed to have been found by a group of Chinese and Turkish evangelists after finding a structure that might have carried livestock.

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FDA Rejection Makes InterMune Need A Breath Of Fresh air:

Submitted by audrinP on Thu, 05/13/2010 - 11:32pm.

FDA Rejection Makes InterMune Need A Breath Of Fresh air

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FDA Rejection Makes InterMune Need A Breath Of Fresh air:

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Posted by audrinP on May 13, 2010 in | Medicare and Medicaid
The InterMune corporation had previously had soaring stock prices. Prices went plummeting as the FDA did not see enough evidence of efficacy in a second trial. For the last little while, the business stock had been on a high, and earlier this week had been trading at $45.44 a share.
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Healthcare Costs Hurting Higher Education?

May 10, 2010
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Healthcare Costs Hurting Higher Education?

A report by SHOUTAmerica demonstrates that as the cost to fund both higher education and Medicaid climbs, states prioritize public allocations for Medicaid while looking to students and parents to cover more of the cost of education

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