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Risk Selection Defined

Any situation in which health plans differ in the health risk associated with their enrollees because of enrollment choices made by the plans or enrollees. That is, where one health plan's expected costs differ from another's due to underlying differences in their enrolled populations.

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Am Jrl of Public Health Highlights: February 2009

Published December 4, 2008, 1:18 pm, Newswise

1) School-based screenings helpful component for identifying at-risk students; 2) Close proximity to alcohol outlets puts adolescents at greater risk; 3) Child safety seats offer a safer ride than seat belts for children; 4) Higher socioeconomic status linked to healthier behaviors.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Published December 4, 2008, 1:10 pm, US News & World Report

America's Best High Schools 2009.

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Top Scoops

Published December 4, 2008, 12:16 pm, Scoop.co.nz

Yesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...

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Africa: HIV/Aids and the Continent's Military - Are We Winning This War?

Published December 4, 2008, 7:18 am, AllAfrica.com

In this paper, Azad Essa explores the extent to which Africa's military has been affected by HIV/AIDS. He outlines the varied responses from Africa's armed forces, with a specific focus on recruitment, care and precarious human rights issues pertaining to HIV-positive personnel.

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Business digest for Dec. 4

Published December 4, 2008, 6:42 am, The MetroWest Daily News

Articles on Tata & Howard Inc., Britton Homes LLC,  Ten Spa holiday event, Wayside Youth & Family Support Network, Lonza Biologics, Evergreen Solar Inc., Sepracor Inc., Friendly Neighborhood Comics, United States Mixed Martial Arts Training Center and dressbarn. 

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BBB warns of work-at-home schemes

Published December 4, 2008, 6:41 am, The Herald-Press

Your BBB of Northern Indiana has received numerous calls from consumers stating that they have either been contacting work-at-home companies who advertise in the paper, or have been receiving information in the mail about work-at-home opportunities.

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MetLife Foundation Announces $250,000 in Grants for New Out-Of-School Time Initiative

Published December 4, 2008, 6:01 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! News

MetLife Foundation today announced grant recipients of its 2008 Out-of-School Time Initiative. The grants, totaling $250,000, were awarded to six nonprofit organizations to launch or expand programs that increase opportunities for middle and high school youth to participate in constructive activities during the out-of-school hours.

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Briefly in Tompkins

Published December 4, 2008, 2:37 am, The Ithaca Journal

As part of The Ithaca Journal's coverage of Barack Obama's inauguration as president of the United States on Jan. 20, 2009, we would like to involve area residents in our news coverage before and after the event.

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UGANDA DIARIES: Esther Lalam, a teacher in northern Uganda - an Xmas feast and reunion

Published December 4, 2008, 1:47 am, IRIN

KITGUM, 4 December 2008 (IRIN) - This is part of a special IRIN series: Uganda diaries, in which a selection of ordinary people in northern Uganda talk about their lives in their own words. Esther Lalam's diary follows (updated 27 December)

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Peoria's Chef-to-Chef service delivers without the hassles

Published December 3, 2008, 12:05 pm, The Arizona Republic

Peoria resident's Chef-to-Chef service aims to deliver fresh produce without the hassles and limited selection of farmers' markets.

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