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Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Cecile Richards listens while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington in September.

Planned Parenthood Will No Longer Accept Reimbursement For Fetal Tissue

11:38am October 14, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

President Cecile Richards said accusations that the organization illegally profits from tissue provided to researchers have "nothing to do with our fetal tissue donation compliance process."

Jeb Bush's Health Care Plan Would Repeal Obamacare

8:22am October 14, 2015

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Jeb Bush unveiled his health care plan Tuesday. What's in it, is it realistic and what does it say about his priorities?

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Texas, Oklahoma Permit Companies To Dump Workers' Compensation Plans

8:22am October 14, 2015

by Howard Berkes

The NPR/ProPublica investigation examining workers' compensation continues with a look at an emerging trend: employers opting out of workers' comp altogether.

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California Gov. Jerry Brown Signs End Of Life Option Act

9:28pm October 13, 2015

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Christy O'Donnell, a former LAPD detective who became an advocate for the right-to-die law after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer.

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California Doctors Get Advice On How To Provide Aid In Dying

4:16pm October 13, 2015

by April Dembosky

Now that California has legalized aid in dying, doctors there need to know what to say to patients. They're getting help from doctors in Oregon, who have been answering these questions for decades.

Changes to the Affordable Care Act haven't been easy to come by, but President Obama just signed into law a relaxation of some requirements for small businesses.

Bipartisan Effort Revises Health Rule For Small Businesses

1:25pm October 13, 2015

by Michelle Andrews

A legal change that eases some of the health insurance requirements for small employers may actually help bolster coverage for their workers.

A Metronome Can Help Set The CPR Beat

9:05am October 12, 2015

by Patti Neighmond

Good CPR requires 100 to 120 chest compressions per minute. If you go too fast or too slow it's not as effective. Researchers say using a metronome helps medical providers maintain the right pace.

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Washington, D.C., Council Proposal Sets New Standard On Paid Family Leave

8:19pm October 09, 2015

by Martin Austermuhle

Critics say the U.S. is one of the few industrialized nations not to offer any paid leave for new parents, but now the Washington, D.C., Council is considering a bill that would grant workers in the nation's capital 16 weeks of paid leave — more than anywhere else in the U.S.

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TPP Negotiators Reached Agreement With Sticky Compromise On Biologics Drugs

6:38pm October 09, 2015

by Jim Zarroli

A big sticking point in the negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership involved biologics medicines and vaccines created from living organisms. The dispute centered on patent protection: how many years drug companies should have before facing competition from generics. The negotiators ended up with a complicated compromise that gives drug makers five to eight years of protection. But nobody is really happy with the outcome.

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Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, and a Democratic colleague have introduced a bill that would require drugmakers and medical device companies to disclose payments made to physician assistants and nurses who can prescribe their products.

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Bill Would Add Nurses, Physician Assistants To Pharma Disclosure Database

1:29pm October 09, 2015

by Charles Ornstein

Drugmakers disclose their payments to doctors, dentists, even chiropractors. But spending on nurse practitioners and physician assistants is excluded. Legislation in the Senate would change that.