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The National Hurricane Center plans to broaden its forecasting capabilities by conducting four in-house experiments in the upcoming season, including developing six- and seven-day track projections. The other tests include extending the tropical weather outlook from two to five days, developing advisories for disturbances before they become tropical systems […]

In 2009, children with public insurance were three times more likely and children with no insurance were eleven time more likely not to have a primary care physician, compared with children with private insurance. Without a primary care physician, the Emergency Department (ED) often becomes the primary point of contact ... […]

WASHINGTON -- The federal flood insurance program got another 30-day extension from the House on Thursday, while some lawmakers continue to work for the long-term extension they say is needed to ensure its stability. "I support the House version as a temporary extension to avoid a lapse, but getting to ... […]

Arizona is one of more than two dozen states challenging the federal health care overhaul, but Republican Gov. Jan Brewer's administration is moving to implement part of the contested law by reviewing health insurance rates to see if they should be labeled unjustifiably high. State officials say it's better ... […]

(AP) LOS ANGELES - Dog bites man does not get a lot of attention in the news, but it costs insurance companies hundreds of millions in claims every year. State Farm Insurance, one of the nation's largest home insurers, paid more than $109 million on about 3,800 dog bite claims nationwide ... […]