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		<title>No-Cost Contraception: What Will It Cost?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration today unveiled revised rules for offering no-cost contraception coverage. Not everyone agrees about the provision&#8217;s cost, though. Share “ Just because contraceptives are cheap/reduce costs of insurance, doesn&#8217;t make them free. Key distinction here. wapo.st/zCSp4K Sarah Kliff Fri, Feb 10 2012 12:27:05 ReplyRetweet Share The Audacity of Dupe Let me get this straight. Catholic [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ahlalerts.com&amp;blog=13054834&amp;post=6866&amp;subd=ahlalerts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>THE FRIDAY RUNDOWN: One Big Issue, Other Important News</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One major issue dominated the health policy news cycle this week: the new federal contraception rules under the federal health reform law. Just today, the Obama administration announced revisions to the rules.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ahlalerts.com&amp;blog=13054834&amp;post=6861&amp;subd=ahlalerts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>WHAT WE&#8217;RE READING: Department of Defense Unveils Weapons of Fat Destruction</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Mental Health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;U.S. Military Meals Redux: More Fruit and Vegetables, Less Fat,&#8221; Los Angeles Times&#8216; &#8220;Booster Shots&#8221;: The latest battle of the bulge. &#8220;New Mental Health Manual Is &#8216;Dangerous&#8217; Say Experts,&#8221; Reuters: The fine line between normal personalities and personality disorders. &#8220;In Iowa, Michelle Obama Says, &#8216;Let&#8217;s Move!&#8217;&#8221; New York Times&#8216; &#8220;The Caucus&#8221;: Out-of-state? &#8220;Tables Reserved for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ahlalerts.com&amp;blog=13054834&amp;post=6860&amp;subd=ahlalerts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>AHL&#8217;S TOP STORY: Obama Administration Unveils Revised Rules for No-Cost Contraception Coverage</title>
		<link>http://ahlalerts.com/2012/02/10/ahls-top-story-obama-administration-unveils-revised-rules-for-no-cost-contraception-coverage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:09:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Religiously affiliated employers will not have to provide contraceptive coverage for their employees, but their health insurance companies will be required to directly reach out to women and offer them the coverage at no charge, the White House announced today in a revision to federal rules, AP/Long Island Newsday reports (Feller, AP/Long Island Newsday, 2/10). [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ahlalerts.com&amp;blog=13054834&amp;post=6857&amp;subd=ahlalerts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>BLOGGER VS. BLOGGER: Researchers Asking for Federal Sugar Regulation Sparks Debate</title>
		<link>http://ahlalerts.com/2012/02/09/blogger-vs-blogger-researchers-asking-for-federal-sugar-regulation-sparks-debate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:43:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Junk food aficionados and nutritional experts collided last week when researchers from the University of California-San Francisco argued in a paper published in the journal Nature that sugar consumption should be regulated by the federal government. The researchers recommend imposing taxes on foods high in sugar, restricting places to buy sugary foods and drinks and imposing an age limit on sugary foods similar to those for alcohol and cigarettes.

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		<title>WHAT WE&#8217;RE READING: A Healthier Lifestyle, Brought to You by Coke</title>
		<link>http://ahlalerts.com/2012/02/09/what-were-reading-a-healthier-lifestyle-brought-to-you-by-coke/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:55:20 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Critics pounce on Coke, Pepsi health initiatives,&#8221; The Sacramento Bee: Eat right, exercise and drink eight cups of soda per day. &#8220;Some restaurant patrons may pick smaller portions when offered them,&#8221; Los Angeles Times&#8217; &#8220;Booster Shots&#8221;: After years of supersizing, Americans may be willing to choose less. &#8220;Recall Reveals an Egg&#8217;s Long Path to the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ahlalerts.com&amp;blog=13054834&amp;post=6850&amp;subd=ahlalerts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>AHL&#8217;s TOP STORY: Democrats Expected To Release &#8216;Doc-Fix&#8217; Funding Proposal</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:03:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Democrats today are expected to release a package of funding measures for an extension of the payroll tax cut and a delay to scheduled cuts to Medicare physician reimbursement rates, Modern Healthcare reports (Daly, Modern Healthcare, 2/8). Democrats earlier this week rejected a $150 billion package of offsets proposed by Republicans. They said the proposals [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ahlalerts.com&amp;blog=13054834&amp;post=6848&amp;subd=ahlalerts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>OUR TAKE: Out of Focus on Health Policy Coverage</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:20:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the editor of a "cover-the-coverage" publication, I have the opportunity to peruse hundreds of media sources daily, in an effort to bring our readers the best health policy news. Through that effort, I often discern trends in coverage. One trend is that newspapers over the previous few years have begun dedicating fewer and fewer reporters to health policy coverage. That’s no surprise; newspaper staffs in general are waning, as evidenced by today’s report that the Washington Post will be offering certain staffers buyouts. Because of that dearth of health policy reporters, it becomes more significant that those limited numbers of dedicated reporters provide an accurate picture of the health policy landscape. However, in the last week, I’ve noticed that there's been an alarming imbalance in the health policy news, heavily focused on two main issues. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ahlalerts.com&amp;blog=13054834&amp;post=6841&amp;subd=ahlalerts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>WHAT WE&#8217;RE READING: &#8216;Morning-After&#8217; Pill Available Anytime for Some Pa. Students</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:50:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Pa. vending machine dispenses &#8216;morning-after&#8217; pill,&#8221; AP/Contra Costa Times: Students can get the &#8216;morning-after&#8217; pill &#8216;right-after&#8217; or &#8216;whenever&#8217; at Shippensburg University. &#8220;Bread, Bologna, and Cheese Top List of Salty Foods,&#8221; MedPage Today: Shocking CDC report finds every food you know and love is bad for you. &#8220;Walmart debuts a new icon that identifies healthful foods,&#8221; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ahlalerts.com&amp;blog=13054834&amp;post=6839&amp;subd=ahlalerts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>AHL&#8217;s TOP STORY: Appeals Court Rules Medicare Eligibility Cannot Be Rejected</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:33:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that U.S. residents enrolled in Social Security cannot forgo their legal right to receive Medicare benefits, The Hill&#8216;s &#8220;Healthwatch&#8221; reports. In the case, five plaintiffs &#8212; including former House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-Texas) &#8212; said that they would prefer not to be eligible for Medicare benefits because [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ahlalerts.com&amp;blog=13054834&amp;post=6828&amp;subd=ahlalerts&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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