In Matters Of Health
What the health care bill means to you
Some parts of the new plan, including a change on pre-existing conditions, will take effect immediately.
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Timeline for health care changes
Consumers will see effects of the new law soon, but key benefits are far off.
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Super mosquito could fight malaria
They are normally transmitters of the disease, but mosquitoes could one day be used to tackle malaria after scientists developed a genetically engineered version of the species that can deliver a vaccine.
Company policy at insurance giant Assurant Health targeted HIV+ customers for fraud investigation and policy cancellation.
Huge insurance conglomerate Wellpoint Health Networks (which operates as Blue Cross of California, Blue Cross of Georgia, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield in New York, Blue Cross Blue Shield in Missouri and Wisconsin, HealthLink, and UNICARE) promised to give $30-million in health care for uninsured, but came up $24-million short on that pledge.
The Food and Drug Administration has announced its long-awaited regulation of tobacco, with a list of actions that make good sense to me. Under the new rules, the FDA will:
Ban tobacco companies from sponsoring sporting and entertainment events.
Outlaw free cigarette samples and giveaways of non-tobacco items with the purchase of tobacco.
Prohibit the sale of cigarettes in packs of fewer than 20, eliminating so-called "kiddie packs" that public health experts say make cigarettes more affordable.
Restrict tobacco products in vending machines and self-service displays to adult-only facilities, and require stores to place them behind the counter.Forbid sales to children younger than 18 and require photo identification for over-the-counter sales.
Provide for federal enforcement against violators, ranging from warning letters to criminal penalties.
In addition, the agency is weighing whether to issue an additional rule for outdoor advertising, such as billboards.
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