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Pennsylvania Gov. Rendell Reinstates State Health Care Cost Containment Council
Gov. Ed Rendell (D) on Tuesday signed an executive order reopening the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council one week after it was closed due to budgetary constraints, the

NPR Series Examines Health Care Systems In Five European Nations
NPR, in series titled "Health Care for All," recently examined the health care systems in five European nations, which have lower health care costs than the U.S. and provide a higher quality of care on several measures. Summaries of the stories in the series appear below. Britain "

Bangor Daily News Examines Reasons For Higher Mortality Rate Among Women In Multicultural Maine County
The Bangor Daily News on Wednesday examined findings from a recent national study that shows life expectancy of women in Washington County, Maine, declined significantly over a 16-year period. Washington County is the most culturally diverse area in the state with a large population of Hispanic migrant workers and two American Indian reservations.

AMA To Issue Apology For Past Transgressions Toward Black Physicians
The American Medical Association on Thursday is scheduled to release a formal apology for its "historical antipathy" toward black physicians and to express regret for a "litany of transgressions," the Washington Post reports.