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States, medical groups oppose abortion rule   Several medical associations and 13 state attorneys general voiced their opposition Wednesday to a proposed federal rule that they fear would open the door for hospitals and physicians to deny access to contraception.

Studies Show Strain of Medical Bills  As Washington debates the best way to avert an economic meltdown, increasing numbers of Americans are struggling with another financial crisis: the growing burden of unpaid medical bills.

Mayor Clears Air on Medical Condition, Watch Exclusive Interview  CEDAR RAPIDS - Cedar Rapids Mayor Kay Halloran first came under fire in the months after the flood for nodding off at more than one council meeting. The mayor will reveal the details of her medical condition to the public at the city council meeting on Wednesday evening.

States, medical groups oppose abortion rule  Several medical associations and attorneys general in 13 states including Maine voiced their opposition Wednesday to a proposed federal rule that they fear would open the door for hospitals and physicians to deny access to contraception.

Closing arguments postponed in trial of two former Roger Williams Medical Center executives  PROVIDENCE �� The closing arguments in the corruption trial of Robert A. Urciuoli and Frances P. Driscoll, two former executives at Roger Williams Medical Center, have been delayed until Monday or later, a judge announced yesterday.

Ahead of the Bell: Natus Medical downgraded   A Needham and Co. analyst downgraded shares of Natus Medical Inc. Wednesday, saying he expects the medical device maker be hurt if hospitals decrease their spending in 2009.

Suspect medical bills a hot topic with MACo  Nine months after starting negotiations, Montana��s county governments, hospitals and law enforcement agencies have deadlocked over who should pay the rising medical bills of people injured in encounters with law enforcement officers.

Millions in losses drives Rancho Mirage's Eisenhower Medical Center to terminate Medi-Cal contract; some services ...  Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage this year is the first Inland hospital to terminate its contract to care for some Medi-Cal patients. Michael Landes, president of the hospital's foundation, said an estimated 3 percent of all Eisenhower Medical Center's patients probably would be affected.

Education officials support UCR medical school proposal  SACRAMENTO - California's higher-education panel rallied behind UC Riverside's medical school proposal Tuesday, with officials saying the school's importance outweighs any concerns about the state's troubled finances.

Vitas, Medical Mutual sign coverage agreement  Vitas Innovative Hospice Care will provide hospice services to Medical Mutual members through a new agreement signed by the two companies. CHE

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