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One View: Candidates must address health policy questions
April 5, 2016  Reno Gazette-Journal Tom McCoy   Think about the people who live on your street or apartment building, the people you see every day. According to the averages, the majority of them – 54 percent of Nevadans according to
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Apr 12,2016
Time to put the candidates on the spot about health care
March 31, 2016  The Tampa Tribune By: Candace Dematteis   Even after Floridians get a breather from the nonstop intensity of the presidential primary, we should never forget the important role
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Mar 31,2016
The Unsung Success of a Diabetes Prevention Program
The New York Times Aaron E. Carroll  March 30, 2016 More than 86 million people, including 22 million people 65 or older, have pre-diabetes, which increases their risk of heart disease, strokes or diabetes. As we’ve watched that number grow, it has somehow felt that despite
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Mar 30,2016
Your Views: Politicians must focus more on fighting chronic diseases
March 29, 2016  The Janesville Gazette By: Arthur Taggart   There are alarming statistics on the prevalence of chronic disease in Wisconsin from The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease. It is clear to me that our
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Mar 29,2016
My View: Demand health care details from candidates
March 25, 2016  Tallahassee Democrat By: Candace Dematteis   Even after Floridians get a breather from the nonstop intensity of the presidential primary, we should never forget the important role this state will
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Mar 25,2016
How will you fight the rise of chronic illness?
March 23, 2016  The Gazette  By: Jim Henter   Many political analysts are describing this year’s election as a crossroads moment. You can make a case that this is true on a number of issues, from the Supreme Court to foreign policy to the environment. It’s important
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Mar 23,2016
Adverse effects of chronic disease ripple through economy
March 23, 2016 The Business Record  By: Business Record Staff   America's health care spending cannot be addressed without giving serious attention to chronic disease and its impact on our entire population and the economy, according to a new white paper released today by the
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Mar 23,2016
The Costly Chronic Disease Epidemic in Florida
The state of chronic disease in Florida and what opportunities lead to better health. Click here to read PFCD's Florida White Paper. 
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Mar 22,2016
Costly Chronic Disease Epidemic Must Rank Higher on Political Agenda
For Immediate Release   Opportunities for health care improvement and savings abound for next president   PFCD Outlines Opportunities for Health Care Improvement and Savings for Next President, Answering Call from More than 55,000 Americans and Nearly 100 Economists 
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Mar 22,2016
Outmaneuvering cancer
THE HILL March 16, 2016, 03:00 pm By Helen Durkin   You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who doesn’t tense up when they hear the word “cancer,” or have some other visceral response to it. It’s one of the few stand-alone words in the English language
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Mar 22,2016

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