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• 1 in 3 U.S. Children Lack Adequate Health Insurance

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• 1 in 5 Americans Has an STD: CDC

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• 18 Million Americans Can't Pay for Needed Meds

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• 3 Steps Could Nearly Eliminate COVID Infections on College Campuses: Study

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• 3D Mammograms Best at Spotting Tumors, But Many Black Women Missing Out

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• 4 in 10 U.S. Adults Who Need Mental Health Care Can't Get It: Survey

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• 8/8 -- Inflation Has Many Americans Cutting Back on Health Care, Poll Finds

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• Almost 13 Million Americans Per Year Skip Meds Due to Cost

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• Almost Half of Americans Worry About Surprise Medical Bills: Poll

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• Americans' COVID Medical Bills Are Set to Rise

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• Are Pricey Air Ambulance Rides Really Saving More Lives?

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• As Testing Costs Rise, Neurology Patients May Skip Screening

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• Average COVID Hospital Bill for U.S. Seniors Nearly $22,000

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• Biden Administration Buys More Monoclonal Antibody Treatments to Ward Off Shortage

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• Biden Plan Will Spend $1.5 Billion to Boost Health Worker Supply

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• Biden Pledges to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for Americans

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• Biden to Sign Bill That Helps Veterans Exposed to Toxic Burn Pits

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• Black Americans, Mexican Americans Develop Diabetes Earlier in Life

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• Black Cancer Survivors Often Face Added Challenges: Study

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• Breast Cancer Takes Big Financial Toll on Some Young Patients

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• Can a Drug Help Prevent Diabetic Vision Loss?

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• Cancer Care Costs U.S. $156 Billion Per Year; Drugs a Major Factor

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• Cancer Costs U.S. Patients $21 Billion a Year

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• Cancer Med Might Be Powerful Treatment for MS

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• Cancer Survivors Fared Better Financially After Obamacare

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• Cancer Takes Heavy Toll on Women's Work and Finances: Study

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• Choice of Brand-Name Drug Over Generics Costs Medicare Nearly $2 Billion Annually

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• Christina Applegate Announces She Has Multiple Sclerosis

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• Cluster of Symptoms Common in People First Diagnosed With MS

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• Colonoscopy Surprise Bills Should Be Thing of the Past, Experts Say

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• Common MS Meds Might Be Less Effective in Black Patients

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• Companion Drug Might Help Prevent Kidney Complications of Lupus

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• Compared to Other Countries, Americans Pay Much More for Prescription Drugs

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• Converting Hotels to Rooms for Homeless People Curbed COVID's Spread

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• Cost a Barrier to Cervical Cancer Screening for Many U.S. Women

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• Cost of Brand-Name Epilepsy Meds Is Soaring

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• Costs Would Keep 1 in 7 Americans From Seeking COVID-19 Treatment

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• Could Cheaper, Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Finally Be Here?

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• Could Home Test for Colon Cancer Mean a Big Medical Bill to Come?

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• Could Stem Cell Therapy Be a Breakthrough Against MS?

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• Could the 'Mono' Virus Help Trigger Multiple Sclerosis?

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• COVID Fears Mean More Cancers Are Being Diagnosed at Later Stages

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• COVID-19 Vaccines Boost Antibodies, Even in People With Weak Immune Systems

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• Crowdsourcing Raises Billions for Families Hit Hard by Medical Bills

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• Cycling During Dialysis? It Might Help Patients

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• Death Rates Are Rising Across Rural America

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• Depression Can Be a Killer for People With MS

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• Diabetes Is Deadlier for Black Americans: Study

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• Did Obamacare Expand Access to Insurance for Minorities? In Some U.S. States, Hardly at All

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• Dirty City Air Might Raise MS Risk

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• Doctors Divided Over Use of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug

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• Does Race Affect the Odds of Developing MS?

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• Drug Lynparza Could Help Fight Some Early-Stage Breast Cancers

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• Drug May Boost Thinking Skills in People With Advanced MS

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• Eating Disorders Cost Billions in the U.S.

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• Emergency Transport Can Surprise Many With Big Bills

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• Even When Undergoing Treatment, People With MS Gain From COVID Vaccines

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• FDA Eases Access to Cheaper Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids

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• FDA OKs Automatic Use of a Cheaper Generic  Insulin

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• Fear of Losing Health Insurance Keeps 1 in 6 U.S. Workers in Their Jobs

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• Finding a Doctor Is Tough and Getting Tougher in Rural America

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• First Signs of MS May Often Go Undiagnosed

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• For the Poor, Even a Small Medical Bill Can Trigger Coverage Loss

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• Gun Violence Wreaks Havoc on Lives of Survivors, Their Families

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• Gut Immune Cells May Play Key Role in MS

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• Health Savings Accounts Used Least by People Who Need Them Most: Poll

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• Heart Screening of Young Athletes Is Cost-Effective

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• Here's How New Federal Legislation Might Cut Your Drug Costs

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• High Costs Lead Millions of Americans to Shop Abroad for Rx Drugs

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• Hope for 1st Vaccine Against Virus Driving 'Mono,' Cancers and Maybe MS

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• Hospitalizing the Unvaccinated Has Cost U.S. Nearly $6 Billion

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• House Committees to Investigate New Alzheimer's Drug Approval

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• How Climate Change Could Put More MS Patients in Danger

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• How Did New 'Surprise Medical Bill' Laws Affect Your State?

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• How Insurance Plans Keep Black Patients From Cancer Care

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• How Much Will That Hip Replacement Cost? Many Hospitals Still Aren't Saying

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• Icky Prescription: Could Hookworms Help Ease MS?

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• If Protections Expire, COVID Patients Could Soon Face Big Medical Bills

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• In U.S., Price Tag for MS Care Tops $85 Billion

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• Insurance Often Covers Ivermectin for COVID, Even Though Drug Doesn't Work

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• Insured Patients Are Getting Surprise Bills After Colonoscopies

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• Is Medicare Overspending? Costco Prices Much Less for Generic Drugs

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• Just 8% of Americans Lack Health Insurance, a Record Low

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• Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All

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• Major Credit Agencies Will Drop Most Medical Debt From Reports

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• 'Major Financial Hardship' Hits Most Patients Battling Advanced Colon Cancer

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• Maker Cuts Price of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug in Half

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• Many Americans Don't See Links Between Racism,  Health Outcomes: Poll

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• Many Cancer Patients Face Mounting Bills Despite Having Insurance

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• Many MS Patients Struggle With Finances, Forgo Treatments

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• Many Pre-Surgery Tests Are Useless, So Why Are Hospitals Still Using Them?

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• Many Seniors on Medicare Falling Into Medical Debt

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• Medical Bill Worries Tied to Worse Outcomes for Cancer Patients: Study

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• Medical Care for COVID-19 Could Cost U.S. Hundreds of Billions: Study

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• Medical Pot May Help Many Battle Insomnia, Pain and Stress: Study

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• Medicare Could Save Millions By Taking Cue from Mark Cuban's Online Pharmacy

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• Medicare May Rethink Premium Hike for Pricey Alzheimer’s Drug

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• Medicare Mulls Coverage for Controversial Alzheimer's Drug

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• Millions Who Joined Medicaid During Health Emergency Could Soon Lose Coverage

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• 'MIND' Diet Can Help Preserve Brain in People With MS

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• Mindfulness May Ease the Emotional Burden of MS

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• Months After New Rule, More Than Half of U.S. Hospitals Still Don't Disclose Prices Online

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• Most Injured Workers Resume Jobs After Recovery, But Finances Suffer

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• Moves, Evictions Often Trigger Harmful Breaks in Health Care: Study

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• Moving Monoclonal Antibody Treatments for COVID From Hospital to Home

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• MS Doesn't Put Women at Higher Risk During Pregnancy

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• MS Has Mixed Impact on Patients' Cancer Risk: Study

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• MS May Not Affect Breast Cancer Prognosis

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• MS Patients Turn to Marijuana, Other Alternative Treatments

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• Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug

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• New Clues to Why Disability Strikes People With MS

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• New Drug May Beat Older One at Preventing MS Relapse

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• New MRI Technique Might Help Spot MS Sooner

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• Obesity Costs the Average U.S. Adult Almost $1,900 per Year: Study

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• Obesity in Youth Could Be Big Risk Factor for MS

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• Out-of-Network Costs Raise Medical Bills for Special Needs Kids

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• Out-of-Pocket Costs Delay Cancer Follow-Up Care, Even for the Insured

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• Out-of-Pocket Medical Bills for COVID-19 May Average $3,800 in 2021: Study

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• Overuse of Antibiotics in Kids Adds Millions to U.S. Health Care Costs

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• Pandemic Means Financial Hardship for Many With Diabetes

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• Parents of Hospitalized Kids Need More Info on Costs: Study

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• Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients

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• People With MS Have Worse Survival If Colon Cancer Strikes

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• People With MS Should Get the COVID-19 Vaccine: Expert

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• Pfizer COVID Vaccine Saved 110,000 American Lives: Study

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• Pregnancy May Delay MS

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• Pricey Alzheimer's Drug Drives Spike in Medicare B Premium: Officials

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• 'Race Gap' in U.S. Heart Health Has Changed Little in 20 Years: Report

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• Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer Can Cause Financial Pain: Study

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• Relief for America's Unemployed Could Be Crucial for Health

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• Saline IV Drip Just as Good as Pricier Options in Hospital ICUs: Study

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• Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER

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• Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Is Costing American Lives

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• Sleep Disorders Cost U.S. Health Care System Nearly $95 Billion Per Year

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• 'Stepped' Approach to Treating Diabetic Eye Disease May Be Best

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• The High Cost of Living With Sickle Cell Disease

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• Think You Can Skip That Annual Physical?  Think Again

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• Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds

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• Two PrEP Meds Work Equally Well; One Is Much Cheaper

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• U.S. Spends More on Cancer Than Any Other Country. Why Are Survival Rates Low?

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• U.S. Women More Likely to Skip Meds Than Men, Study Finds

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• Vibration Therapy May Help Body, Mind in People With MS

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• What Difference Do Calorie Counts on Menus Make?

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• When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier

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• When Deductibles Rise, More Diabetes Patients Skip Their Meds

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• When Drug Companies Raise Prices, Patients' Out-of-Pocket Costs Rise

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• Who Fares Worse After Multiple Sclerosis Strikes?

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• Why a COVID Diagnosis Could Cost You Way More Money in 2021

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• Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse When MS Strikes?

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• Workers' Share of Annual Premium for Employer Health Plans Nears $6,000