North Carolina

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  Wearable robots getting lighter, more portable

  By Carla K. Johnson  |  May 9, 2013

  Not yet approved for personal use, robotic walkers must still be used under the supervision of a physical therapist.

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  States: PCIP running out of cash

  By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar  |  May 3, 2013

  A contract delivered Friday says states will be reimbursed "up to a ceiling."

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  How to prepare for a possible fiduciary standard

  By Charles K. Hirsch  |  May 2, 2013

  Three producers weigh in on the likelihood of a universal fiduciary standard ... and what they're doing to prepare, just in case.

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  GOP pillories PPACA exchange implementation

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  April 24, 2013

  What Congressman doesn't use a "Twilight Zone" reference now and then to describe health care reform over the years?

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  When an annuity makes sense

  By Corey Weiner  |  April 18, 2013

  Soft economic forecasts are definitely not required for an annuity to be a prudent financial instrument for your clients.

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  2 explosions at Boston marathon finish line

  By Jimmy Golen  |  April 15, 2013

  Eyewitnesses report seeing injured spectators.

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  Pensions at issue in Stockton bankruptcy

  By Tracie Cone  |  April 2, 2013

  What happens in this California city could have huge implications across the state and the rest of the nation, experts say.

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  North Carolina bill challenges Blues' contract provision

  By Gary D. Robertson  |  March 28, 2013

  Critics say the "most favored nation" requirement restricts competition.

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  C. Everett Koop (1916-2013)

  By Bill Coffin  |  March 22, 2013

  C. Everett Koop never let his science and his morality get confused, and in so doing, saved millions of lives along the way.

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  High Court Medicaid tort recovery ruling favors teen

  By The Associated Press  |  March 20, 2013

  The justices rule 6-3 that a Medicaid anti-lien provision trumps a state medical expense formula.