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CDC Director Brenda Fitzgerald Resigns After Reports Show Investment In Tobacco Stocks

Brenda Fitzgerald, director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, resigned on Wednesday because of financial conflicts of interest. The chief public health official bought stocks in tobacco and health care companies after she started working at the agency.

CDC Director Brenda Fitzgerald Resigns After Reports Show Investment In Tobacco Stocks

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CDC Director Resigns Because Of 'Complex' Financial Entanglements

Brenda Fitzgerald, Georgia Department of Public Health commissioner, and Gov. Nathan Deal respond to questions about Ebola victims at Emory University Hospital and efforts to screen for Ebola in 2014. A report in Politico revealed documents showing several new investments, including in a tobacco company, by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Brenda Fitzgerald. David Tulis/AP hide caption

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CDC Director Resigns Because Of 'Complex' Financial Entanglements

Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald had "complex financial interests," according to a statement from the Department of Health and Human Services. News reports say she bought tobacco stock while CDC director.

What Do Amazon, JPMorgan Chase And Berkshire Hathaway Have Planned For Health Care?

Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase announced a joint company that will use technology to lower health care costs. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Kevin Schulman of Duke University.

What Do Amazon, JPMorgan Chase And Berkshire Hathaway Have Planned For Health Care?

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How Amazon, JPMorgan Chase, Berkshire Hathaway Could Reshape Health Care Industry

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Steven Halper, managing director at Cantor Fitzgerald about Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase's announcement that they are creating a new health care company.

How Amazon, JPMorgan Chase, Berkshire Hathaway Could Reshape Health Care Industry

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Health Stocks Drop After Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway And JPMorgan Chase Announcement

Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway are launching an effort to make health care simpler and cheaper for their own workers. The announcement sent health company stock prices lower.

Health Stocks Drop After Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway And JPMorgan Chase Announcement

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Amazon, JPMorgan Chase And Berkshire Hathaway Pursue The Health Care 'Unicorn'

(From left) Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase; Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway; and Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, are creating health care venture, but details are scarce. (From left) Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Andy Kropa/Invision/AP; Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption

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Amazon, JPMorgan Chase And Berkshire Hathaway Pursue The Health Care 'Unicorn'

Details are scarce, but the companies said they want to help their employees get high-quality health care at a reasonable cost. Will this consortium have better luck than those that have preceded it?

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Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway And JPMorgan Tackle Health Care Costs

Some of the biggest names in business are aligning to launch a new health care venture for their U.S. employees. Scott Hensley, editor of NPR's Shots health blog, has an overview.

Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway And JPMorgan Tackle Health Care Costs

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Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway And JPMorgan Chase Launch New Health Care Company

Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett (left) in 2017; Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, in 2013; and JP Morgan Chase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon in 2013. Berkshire Hathaway, Amazon and JPMorgan Chase are teaming up to create a health care company announced Tuesday that is "free from profit-making incentives and constraints." AP hide caption

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Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway And JPMorgan Chase Launch New Health Care Company

The new company will be "free from profit-making incentives and constraints" as it tries to find ways to cut costs and improve health care plan satisfaction for employees.

After A Polyp Is Found, Patients May Have To Chip In For Colonoscopies

Patients with a history of polyps who need more subsequent tests may have to pick up some of those costs. PeopleImages/Getty Images hide caption

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After A Polyp Is Found, Patients May Have To Chip In For Colonoscopies

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While the federal health law made insurers cover the full cost of screening colonoscopies, consumers with a history of polyps who need more frequent tests may have to pick up some costs.

Idaho 'Pushing Envelope' With Health Insurance Plan: How Far Can It Go?

Critics say Idaho's insurance department can't unilaterally ignore federal law, including some of the Affordable Care Act's protections for people with pre-existing conditions. Otto Kitsinger/AP hide caption

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Idaho 'Pushing Envelope' With Health Insurance Plan: How Far Can It Go?

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Will the Trump administration compel Idaho to stick to health insurance rules laid out in the Affordable Care Act or let the state proceed with plans to skip some of its consumer protections?

After Years In the Trenches, Planned Parenthood's Cecile Richards Will Step Down

Cecile Richards attends the 2017 Glamour Women of the Year Awards at Kings Theatre on Monday, Nov. 13, 2017, in New York. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP hide caption

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After Years In the Trenches, Planned Parenthood's Cecile Richards Will Step Down

Since taking over as president of Planned Parenthood in 2006, Cecile Richards has led the organization through numerous political fights. Those conflicts have intensified under President Trump.

An Uncle's Overdose Spurs Medicaid Official To Change Course

The revelation that a favorite uncle had died from a long-hidden drug habit shook Dr. Andrey Ostrovsky to his core. Last month Ostrovksy quit his job as Medicaid's chief medical officer and joined a group that's working to dispel the shame of addiction. Gary Waters/Getty Images hide caption

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An Uncle's Overdose Spurs Medicaid Official To Change Course

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Dr. Andrey Ostrovsky, until recently chief medical officer for Medicaid, quit his job to more directly fight the stigma of addiction — a stigma that made his beloved uncle afraid to ask for help.