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Drug Store Group Launches Immunization Initiative

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After winning the CDC grant, NACDS released a request for proposals in February 2016 seeking pharmacies and healthcare entities that would be willing to collaborate in order to boost immunization rates. Hy-Vee, the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and Nebraska Health Network, and the University of Iowa Health Alliance.

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How One Association Drummed Up a Moment of Advocacy

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Despite being released during a congressional recess, a proposed Medicare policy change that could negatively affect those who rely on prosthetics hasn’t gone unnoticed by disability advocates. “I understand they want to cut costs, but how they want to do it will devastate,” she told The Washington Post.

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Medical Societies Speak Out on Proposed Aid-in-Dying Bills

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Last week a Nebraska legislative committee began deliberations on one such bill , prompting protests from the Nebraska Medical Association and Nebraska Academy of Family Physicians. Vermont, Oregon, Washington, and Montana, along with California, have passed such bills.). The issue is also contentious north of the border.