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2:23pm

Thu July 26, 2012
Shots - Health Blog

Feds And Health Insurers Partner To Fight Fraud

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The Obama administration is enlisting new allies to fight health care fraud: insurers.

Today the Departments of Health and Human Services and Justice announced a partnership with more than a dozen health insurers and industry groups to nip fraudulent schemes in the bud, instead of tracking down bad guys after the fact.

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11:02am

Thu July 26, 2012
Shots - Health Blog

How A 'Google Bomb' Improved Russia's HIV Drug Supply

Originally published on Thu July 26, 2012 2:25 pm

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In countries where censorship is part of daily life, speaking out against the government often requires innovative tactics. No one knows this better than Russian activist Alexandra Volgina.

A few years ago, Volgina, an HIV-positive mother from St. Petersburg, wanted the Russian Ministry of Health to fix their floundering HIV treatment program. So she launched a "Google bomb."

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8:18am

Thu July 26, 2012
Shots - Health Blog

'Calling My Children' And The Faces Of AIDS

Originally published on Sat February 2, 2013 8:06 am

Credit David Binder

Photographer David Binder began documenting stories about AIDS in the late 1980s and became well known for humanizing the epidemic for various publications, including Life magazine and The Philadelphia Inquirer.

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