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Bill taxing Blue Cross killed by committee (Billings Gazette)

HELENA – A Senate panel Thursday killed a measure that would have required Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Montana pay taxes on insurance premiums, with opponents saying it doesn’t address larger problems with the health care system.

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Strikers’ health insurance expires Saturday (Mississippi Press)

PASCAGOULA — Although Northrop Grumman Ship Systems and union officials are expected to meet again soon, workers who continue to strike are worried about their health insurance expiring Saturday.

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CCCCD board passes on Blue Cross Blue Shield tax abatement (Allen American Star)

Based on a technicality, Collin County Community College District’s Board of Trustees voted to “pass” on reconsidering a tax abatement for KDC-Galatyn Investments I, L.P. and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas’ new 34-acre corporate campus site in Richardson Tuesday evening.

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Aiming to make health insurance more affordable (The Providence Journal)

PROVIDENCE — A national health-care crisis can’t be solved with a single bill.

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Say ‘ah’ to acupuncture

No one is entirely sure how acupuncture works, but groups like the National Institutes of Health and the World Health Organization agree it’s a useful remedy. Some of the best evidence shows it may offer relief for pain — from post-surgery dental pain to menstrual cramps, from migraines to tennis elbow.

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