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Florida's rising temperatures, higher than normal for 57 of the last 60 months, pose health risks to farm and other outdoor workers. A heat-illness prevention bill died in this year's legislative session.

Heat Policies In Florida May Overlook Most Vulnerable

Ellen Bausbeck - WUFT

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Florida Gators football fans need only take a few steps to find relief from soaring stadium temperatures. Chilly misting stations, free all-you-can...

Baltimore's Franklin Square neighborhood is hotter than about two-thirds of the neighborhoods in the city. It's also in one of Baltimore's poorest areas.

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As Rising Heat Bakes U.S. Cities, The Poor Often Feel It Most

Meg Anderson

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Hotter neighborhoods tend to be poorer in dozens of major U.S. cities. That extra heat can have serious health effects for those living there.

Sweltering heat gripped much of Florida on Monday.

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How Hot Is It? Sweltering Heat Sets Records In Tampa Bay

Carl Lisciandrello

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It’s the middle of August in Florida, which means we should be accustomed to the sweltering, suffocating heat we’ve been sweating through across the...

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Scientists Prod Politicians To Address 'Killer Heat' Before It Becomes Reality

Steve Newborn

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A report released this week predicts a lot more days of extreme heat - so much that they're being called "killer heat" days. We conclude our three-part...

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As Temperatures Climb, A New Push To Keep Workers Safe

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester / Kaiser Health NewsLast month, on a day that was sweltering even by Phoenix standards, Filiberto Lares knew he wasn’t well. An…

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Report: 'Killer' Heat Days In Florida, U.S. Could Increase Exponentially

Steve Newborn

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A report released Tuesday says that the nation will face extremely hot days - along with deaths from killer heat waves - in the near future if carbon...

Medicare Advantage plans, administered by private insurance companies under contract with Medicare, treat more than 22 million seniors — more than 1 in 3 people on Medicare.

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Medicare Advantage Plans Overbill Taxpayers By Billions Annually, Records Show

Fred Schulte

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The federal government wants to deploy several new tools for catching insurers that have overcharged Medicare $30 billion in the past three years alone. But the insurance industry is balking.