Medicaid Becomes Lifeline As Recession Expands Coverage
Tammy Morse’s July struggle reflects a nationwide rise in Medicaid enrollments as state budgets tighten and unemployment climbs. Governors seek federal aid to raise Medicaid funding, while families like Morse and Cassandra Edmonds rely on HUSKY for health coverage and essential care for their children.
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Barack Obama
Congress
Kaiser Family Foundation
Cassandra Edmonds
Connecticut
HUSKY
Bridgeport
EPA shields hazardous chemical data in filings
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports the EPA routinely allows secrecy on new chemical information including cancer and respiratory risk data. In over half of more than 2,000 filings examined, names were hidden or firms kept addresses confidential, despite law requiring public notice. Critics say this sanitizing undermines the Toxic Substances Control Act and public safety. EPA stresses attempt to secure more disclosure when possible and notes confidentiality claims can limit public understanding.
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Milwaukee
Wis
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
EPA
Wendy Wagner
University of Texas-Austin
Dale Kenery
Scientists seek ways to ward off killer asteroids
A blue ribbon panel of scientists studies detection and deflection of near Earth objects. Congress asked the National Academy of Sciences to assess methods to detect 90 percent of asteroids wider than 460 feet by 2020 and to review nuclear, explosive, and spacecraft options to avert a potential 2036 Apophis strike.
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Washington
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University of Hawaii
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Congress
Academy
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NASA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena
Calif
Mars
Venus
China Faces AIDS Awareness Push as World AIDS Day Arrives
Beijing launches a public education drive to combat AIDS stigma, with state media featuring anti discrimination editorials and a giant red ribbon banner at the National Stadium. Officials urge recognizing AIDS as a disease, while ignorance remains widespread among 6000 Chinese polled, with 48 percent wrongly thinking mosquitoes spread HIV.
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Beijing
China
National
New China News Agency
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