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CDC · AtlantaA lone gunman fired 180 shots at the Atlanta Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters on Friday, with bullets piercing about 150 windows, the Associated Press reported, citing internal reports. An array of buildings was damaged, including one where CDC Director Susan Monarez’s office is housed. See the Story
Gunman fired more than 180 shots at CDC headquarters, but no staff wounded, officials say
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UnitedHealth · KentuckyUnitedHealth Group's multibillion-dollar pharmacy benefit manager, Optum Rx, is suing five Kentucky counties in an attempt to force them out of national opioid litigation against the company.See the Story
Optum Rx Invokes Open Meetings Law to Fight Kentucky Counties on Opioid Suits
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Insurance · United States“My son was diagnosed with congenital CMV, a virus that can cause hearing loss. As part of this diagnosis, he will be required to have routine hearing tests every few months until he is 10 years old. I reached out to you because I wanted to know why my son’s hearing tests weren’t covered by our insurance and why we needed to pay for it.” — Anna Deutscher, 29, from Minnesota, writing about her infant son, Beckham Trying to figure out why her clai…See the Story
Try This When Your Doctor Says ‘Yes’ to a Preventive Test but Insurance Says ‘No’
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