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AEPC provides value-based group purchasing of health care services for workers and their families under collective bargaining agreements.

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Where did that $9,000 go?

We're talking about how health insurance costs are taking a big bite of workers' total compensation and what we can do about it. https://t.co/S6tXv875R2

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Child labor laws paved the way for kid...entrepreneurs? Check out how kids took over the summertime staple: lemonade stands. https://t.co/pP9e9vdqMj

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Le-go my ACA coverage! After a year of record enrollment, there's a cry from agents who've had their clients' coverage switched by rivals and consumers who have had to pay for the fraud. CMS is investigating, but it could take time to make new safeguards. https://t.co/DPYWE0NndM

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As doctors adopt #AI, one question is who pays when there's a mistake? One option proposed is drs can avoid liability if they opt-in to a patient outcomes tracking program. Bad healthcare and invasion of your privacy. Does that sound like "reform" to you? https://t.co/BLGSMh4JTx

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Keep your eye on it. Rogue insurance agents have been switching peoples' ACA coverage. AI tools in healthcare could help but no one wants the responsibility for mistakes. And how kids cornered the lemonade market. All this and more in #TheDownload. https://t.co/lmsU6dnb0O

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Ding-Dong, Fishes Calling. A city in the Netherlands is crowd-sourcing their fish dam observation. And people are obsessed monitoring their fish "doorbell" to open a dam and let fish access spawning waters. Do you want to take a shift as a fish bouncer? https://t.co/dlBejosTE8

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We know it causes cancer (and other health problems). So why is it taking decades for the EPA to ban asbestos? The EPA just announced another step forward, even now, asbestos lives on.
https://t.co/r73qPhk4wH

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We're still trying to take out the junk. Despite ACA coverage requirements for things like pre-existing conditions, short-term "junk" plans are still around and the Biden admin is going after them. Do we need a low-cost short-term option? https://t.co/hJZyTEyQ6p

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The hospital called an air ambulance for her baby. Her insurance deemed it "not medically necessary." The bill? $97,000. Is this just another example of bad faith actions skirting the laws trying to prevent this from happening? https://t.co/Am6zJc1gAU

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Can you solve these doorknocker problems?
1: When is emergency transport ordered by your hospital not medically necessary? 2: How many tries does it take to ban a known carcinogen? A
3: How did the fish get through the dam?
Answers in #TheDownload. https://t.co/anRT35orWx

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Always the villian. Octopuses (yes, not octopi or octopodes) are fascinating creatures that we have historically feared - and dined on. How many things can we say that about?
https://t.co/gxXzlmifYg

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Comfort food or source of anxiety? Eating high levels of ulta-processed foods is associated with higher incidences of colorectal cancer, depressive symptoms and obesity. The FDA is considering bad-for-you food labels. Would it change what you eat? https://t.co/bpTwY3BjH6

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Getting under your skin. Drs are using a simple skin test to detect Parkinson's and related brain disorders. The new method of identifying these disorders will help with diagnosis and hopefully clinical trial enrollment. https://t.co/8UGM9b93lr

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More than meets the eye? We can use your skin to test for brain disorders, processed foods effect more than your waistline, and octopus legs can think independently. All that and more in this week's #TheDownload https://t.co/bOkZuDxTcp

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The humble circus peanut...no one knows where it came from. But do you know what flavor they are...er..supposed to be? https://t.co/gBIWikATXy

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Improving health not just weight loss? The FDA has approved a label expansion for Wegovy to also reduce the risk of stroke, heart attacks and other cardiovascular problems in patients who are obese or overweight. https://t.co/dfcB4mWg5s

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Be careful what you put up your nose. You might think it goes without saying, but a new study found ~2/3 of adults think using tap water is safe for nasal rinses (or #netipots). Tap water can carry dangerous amoebas so stick with sterilized water. https://t.co/rLt5MZAq6w

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Spring has sprung! What are your big plans? #FirstDayofSpring #AEPC

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Know your risks? Celebrity endorsements of breast cancer risk calculators have doctors worried, a new study looks at the risks of using tap water, and Wegovy is lowering the risk of cardiovascular events. Test your luck in this week's #TheDownload https://t.co/X2o3ESMBdI

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What do the first word processor, non-reflective glass, rocket fuel, and a way to measure CO2 in seawater have in common? They were all invented by women who were ahead of their time. Read their stories. https://t.co/V7378Vepjv