US Brazilian teams begin Zika study in Parai ba slums
US and Brazilian health workers launched a Zika microcephaly study in Joao Pessoa Paraiba amid traffic jams heavy rains and foul streets. Eight teams will enroll about 100 mothers of babies with microcephaly and 200 to 300 controls to determine if Zika causes the condition or if other factors are involved.
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Joao Pessoa
Brazil
U.S
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Paraiba
Alexia Harrist
CDC
Epidemic Intelligence Service
Harrist
Aline Ferreira
Angeline Karolayne
Ferreira
Zika
Sierra Leone
West Africa
Santos
United States
Shayde Henrique
Joao
HealthCare.gov passivity questioned in fraud probe
A GAO report says HealthCare.gov and CMS use a passive approach to fraud detection, failing to aggregate data hub results or track eligibility verification. It cites millions of unresolved inquiries affecting subsidies and potential waste, with billions in subsidies at stake and tens of thousands of unresolved cases.
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Government Accountability Office
Barack Obama
Centers For Medicaid and
Medicare Services
GAO
House Energy and Commerce Committee
Department of Health and Human Services
Fred Upton
Rmich
HHS
HealthCare.gov
Data Services Hub
Social Security
IRS
Homeland Security
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