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Ballot measures would legalize pot, end death penalty, create single-payer health care

Ballot measures would legalize pot, end death penalty, create single-payer health care

While this year's explosive presidential politics have drowned out battles at the state level, voters across the country nevertheless face a daunting number of weighty ballot questions on Nov. 8 – ranging from an effort to abolish the death penalty to one that would usher in a state-run health care system.Other states are jumping on the bandwagon of weighing marijuana legalization, while minimum-wage hikes, gun control and even a statewide plastic-bag ban are being put to voters.As usual, California leads in the number of statewide ballot measures with 17, including ones that revisit two hot-button social issues from the past.


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Second annual conference at UofL focuses on improving access to quality health care for adults with IDD

Second annual conference at UofL focuses on improving access to quality health care for adults with IDD

Thanks to advances in medical science and a highly developed network of specialized pediatric health care services, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are much more likely to live into adulthood than they were several decades ago.However, once they reach age 18, they may find a limited number of providers available to address their unique and specialized health care needs.To improve access to quality health care for adults with IDD, the University of Louisville School of Medicine, UofL School of Dentistry and the Lee Specialty Clinic are sponsoring the Second Annual Caring for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Conference on Saturday, Nov. 12 at UofL.


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Candidates make health care a key part of closing pitch

Candidates make health care a key part of closing pitch

Candidates make health care a key part of closing pitchJoe Biden says Obamacare's "not as good as it should be," and D.C. brings up in the rear in today's new Leapfrog safety scores.But first: how health care issues are playing a key role in the election's final stretch.CANDIDATES MAKE HEALTH CARE PART OF CLOSING PITCH — With Election Day just eight days away, both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have ramped up the health care focus in their stump speeches, albeit in very different ways.


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Forby sees what it's like for home health care providers

Forby sees what it's like for home health care providers

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