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- This image provided by Eisai in January 2023 shows vials and packaging for their medication, Leqembi. Several health plans in the U.S. will not cover the recently approved Alzheimer’s drug for certain customers, exposing those patients to thousands of dollars in potential costs. Their decision stands in contrast to Medicare. The federal coverage program mainly for people ages 65 and older announced in July 2023 that it will cover Leqembi shortly after regulators gave the drug full approval. (Eisai via AP, File)
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Insurers won't cover new Alzheimer's treatment for some customers
By TOM MURPHY - AP Health Writer
Fri,08/11/23-9:11AM , 395 Reads
Some private insurers are balking at paying for the first drug fully approved to slow mental decline in Alzheimer’s patients.
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- Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre speaks with reporters prior to his induction to the Mississippi Hall of Fame in Jackson, Miss., Aug. 1, 2015. The Mississippi Supreme Court said Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, that it will not remove Favre as a defendant in a civil lawsuit that seeks to recover millions of dollars of misspent welfare money meant to help some of the poorest people in the United States. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
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Mississippi Supreme Court won't remove Favre from lawsuit over misspent welfare money
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Thu,08/10/23-10:35AM , 810 Reads
JACKSON, Miss.
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- President Joe Biden takes a photo with Emma Kate Cox, daughter of Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, at the George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Alex Goodlett)
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Biden praises political unity at anniversary of the PACT Act expanding veterans benefits
By CHRIS MEGERIAN - Associated Press
Wed,08/09/23-11:08PM , 342 Reads
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — President Joe Biden evoked the memory of his late son and praised leaders from both parties for unifying behind veterans Thursday as he and Utah's Republican governor paid tribute to a year-old law that is delivering
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Today in History: August 14, McVeigh sentenced to death
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mon,08/07/23-5:42AM , 17 Reads
Today in History

Today is Monday, Aug. 14, the 226th day of 2023. There are 139 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:

On Aug. 14, 1945, President Harry S. Truman announced that Imperial Japan had surrendered unconditionally, ending World War II.

On this date:
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