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WASHINGTON – Cancer patients could face high costs for medications under President Barack Obama's health care law, industry analysts and advocates warn. Where you live could make a huge difference in what you'll pay

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Huge Drug Cost Disparities Seen in Health Overhaul

LOS ANGELES – A California law that created an agency to oversee national health care reforms granted it sweeping authority to conceal spending on the contractors that will perform most of its functions, creating a barrier from public disclosure that stands out nationwide.

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AP Exclusive: Calif. exchange granted secrecy

WASHINGTON – Thousands of people with serious medical problems are in danger of losing coverage under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul because of cost overruns, state officials say….

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States Fear Losing Aid for "Uninsurables"

Brain Specimens Sought for Autism Research Obama ‘Comfortable’ With Lower Age Limit for ‘Morning-After Pill’ High Levels of TV Violence Concern Group

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Health Highlights: May 3, 2013

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration's decision to appeal a court order lifting age limits on purchasers of the morning-after pill set off a storm of criticism from reproductive rights groups, who denounced it as politically motivated and a step backward for women's health. “We are profoundly disappointed. This appeal takes away the promise of all women having timely access to emergency contraception,” Susannah Baruch, Interim President & CEO of the Reproductive Health Technologies Project, said in a statement late Wednesday….

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Women’s Groups Decry Appeal on Morning-After Pill

WASHINGTON – The first draft was as mind-numbing and complex as tax forms. Now the Obama administration is unveiling a simplified application for health insurance benefits under the federal health care overhaul. Details to be released Tuesday include a three-page short form that single people can fill out, administration officials said.

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Obama Administration Simplifies Health Care Form