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Insurers Group Backs Universal Health Care
America’s
Health Insurance Plans, a trade group representing companies that insure more
than 200...
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Rate of Uninsured Kids Declines, More Children Living in Poverty
According to a report released Nov. 25 by
Families USA, the number of American children without...
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Medicaid Paid Almost $200 Million On Unapproved Drugs
Federal data revealed that Medicaid paid out more than $200 million for drugs that had never...
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U.S. Government Paying for Unapproved Drugs
Analysis of federal data conducted by the Associated Press has
revealed that the United States...
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Unapproved Drugs, Covered By Medicaid
The health care system has long been subject to extensive criticism. One of the main campaigning...
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Medicare Plans Cost a Lot, Offer Little, Study Says
According to studies published on Monday, private health
insurance plans, which server roughly a...
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Universal Health Coverage, In Discussion
As medicine, technology and science advance at a very fast rate, medical breakthroughs now happen...
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Enrollment for Next Year’s Medicare Started
Enrollment for Medicare 2009 started Saturday. People 65 years of age or older who did not sign up...
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Enrollment For Medicare’s Prescription Drug Plans Starts Today
It’s time for you to decide on a Medicare’s prescription drug plan! The enrollment period started...
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Health Care Reform, a Difficult Mission for Barack Obama
Health care reform was one of the central issues in his campaign. Barack Obama has proposed major...
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Barack Obama Wins: Will He Keep His Promises about the Health Reform?
Barack Obama has promised major changes to U.S. health care, pledging to create a new national...
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Update: Survey Shows Many US Hospitals Get Low Scores On Pain Management
In an attempt to provide a portrait of
patients’ experiences in US hospitals, a team of...
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U. S. Presidential Nominees’ Health-Care Plans: Behind The Scenes
Over the
past month, there has been much ado about the United States presidential
nominees’ views...
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3 Percent of American Children Are Unisured, with an Insured Parent
More than 2 million American children have
no health insurance because their parents can’t afford...
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Anesthesia May Predispose Children to Developmental Problems
A new study suggests that children exposed
to anesthesia are more predisposed to developmental and...
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Medicaid Spending Expected to Rise to $674 by 2017
Federal and state Medicaid spending is
expected to grow annually at a rate of 7.9 percent over the...
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Update: White House Rivals’ Debate On U.S. Health Care
Health care ranks are among the leading topic for voters according to recent polls, and both...
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Obama Continues Attack On Rival McCain’s Heath Care Plan
Barack Obama expanded his critique of presidential rival John McCain's healthcare proposal,...
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Obama Ad Takes Aim At McCain’s Health Care Plan
The
Democratic Party’s presidential nominee Barack Obama is preparing to launch, as
part of his...
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Census: 1 in 6 People Living in the US Lacked Health Insurance in 2005
Health insurance continues to be a major problem for
Americans, according to a report released...
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Leading Emory Psychiatrist ‘Fails’ to Report $1.2 Million of Drug Income
Emory University psychiatrist Charles Nemeroff has been accused of not reporting almost half of the...
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Confusion around Health Care Plans Offered by McCain and Obama
Both presidential candidates Barack Obama
and John McCain agree that Americans are spending too...
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Medicare to Halt Hospital Payments for Medical Errors
On
Wednesday, a Medicare resolution that entails stopping hospital payments for
costs of medical...
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90% of U.S. Nursing Homes Cited for Violating Federal Care Standards
More than 90% of U.S. nursing homes surveyed were
cited for violating federal care standards in...
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Medicare Drug-Plan Premiums To Rise in 2009
In the coming year, Medicare drug premiums will significantly increase, an analysis of new...
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Health Care Costs Increase, Family Income Stays The Same
A survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation
and the Health Research and Educational Trust found...
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6.5 Million US Medicaid Children Lack Dental Care
An estimated 6.5 million US Medicaid
children had untreated tooth decay, according to a report...
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Health-Care Coverage Costs to Increase in 2009
U. S.
workers with job-based health insurance can expect health-care coverage to climb
nearly 9...
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Obama, McCain Have Different Visions of the Health Care System
Both presidential candidates Barack Obama
and John McCain are promising to expand healthcare...
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No Medicare Increase For 2009
This is the first time since 2000 when Medicare premiums rates won’t go up, the federal government...
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