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Santa Fe marijuana dispensary robbed at gunpoint

May 17

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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities are looking for three men who robbed a licensed medical marijuana distributor in Santa Fe on Friday.

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Retired couples may need $220K for health care

May 15

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WASHINGTON (AP) — After years of increasing health care costs, the outlook is improving for seniors worried about paying their medical bills during retirement.

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Report: NM facing medical access difficulties

May 15

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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexicans could have longer waits for a doctor or specialist as demand grows for medical services because of an aging population and expanded insurance coverage under a federal health care law, legislative auditors said Wednesday.

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Angelina Jolie’s double mastectomy: Q&A

May 14

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This March 8, 2012 file photo shows actress Angelina Jolie at the Women in the World Summit in New York. Jolie authored an op-ed for Tuesday’s May 14, 2013 New York Times where she writes that in April she finished three months of surgical procedures to remove both breasts as a preventive measure. She says she’s kept the process private but is writing about it now with hopes she can help other women. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)

Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie disclosed Tuesday that she had a preventive mastectomy after learning she had a gene mutation that significantly raised her risk of breast cancer. A look at the procedure:

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Huge drug cost disparities seen in health overhaul

May 13

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In this May 3, 2013 photo, Daniel N. Mendelson, CEO of data analysis firm Avalere Health, poses for a photograph at their Washington office. Cancer patients could face high costs for medications under President Barack Obama's health care law, Mendelson warns. Avalere’s research shows that one in four cancer patients walks away from the pharmacy counter empty-handed when facing a copay of $500 or more for a newly prescribed drug. “It’s important that the benefit design not discriminate against people with chronic illness, and high copays do that,” he says. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cancer patients could face high costs for medications under President Barack Obama’s health care law, industry analysts and advocates warn.

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