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Update: Health Care - The Presidential Race’s Discord

Update: Health Care - The Presidential Race’s Discord

Over 45 million Americans – including over 8 million children - lack health insurance, while some...
» read full story October 09th, 2008 - 14:11
McCain’s Health Care Progressive Plan

McCain’s Health Care Progressive Plan

Health Care for America Now gave enthusiastic approval to Democrat Barack Obama and sharply...
» read full story October 09th, 2008 - 00:26
Bailout Legislation Expands Mental Health Coverage

Bailout Legislation Expands Mental Health Coverage

Bailout legislation approved last week by Congress and signed by President George W. Bush, as a...
» read full story October 06th, 2008 - 14:09
Judges Sanction San Francisco Health Plan

Judges Sanction San Francisco Health Plan

A three-judge appeals panel of the United States 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that...
» read full story October 01st, 2008 - 17:03

Medical Costs Increase Strain, Studies And Policy Analysts Say

More and more United States citizens confront with a financial problem, which is the rising burden...
» read full story September 29th, 2008 - 16:01
Medicare Prescription Drugs Premiums to Increase

Medicare Prescription Drugs Premiums to Increase

Analysis of government data has revealed that in 2009, Medicare prescription drug-plan...
» read full story September 26th, 2008 - 17:18
Medicare Drug Premium Expected to Rise in 2009

Medicare Drug Premium Expected to Rise in 2009

Premiums for Medicare drug coverage will rise an average 24 percent for elderly and disabled...
» read full story September 26th, 2008 - 16:30
Mental Health Bill Gets Congress Approval

Mental Health Bill Gets Congress Approval

Two days ago, legislation that requires private insurers to provide equal benefits for mental...
» read full story September 24th, 2008 - 21:17
US Medicaid Children Have Their Teeth Problems Left Untreated

US Medicaid Children Have Their Teeth Problems Left Untreated

An analysis released Wednesday by Government Accountability Office showed that 6.5 million US...
» read full story September 24th, 2008 - 16:44
Abortion Rate - The Lowest in 30 Years But Still High Among Minorities

Abortion Rate - The Lowest in 30 Years But Still High Among Minorities

Abortion rates in the United States appear to have declined significantly in the past 30 years...
» read full story September 24th, 2008 - 14:40

Health Care Costs Expected to Rise in 2009

A few days after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that Medicare premium...
» read full story September 23rd, 2008 - 16:17
CMS: Medicare Premium Rates Don’t Go Up in 2009

CMS: Medicare Premium Rates Don’t Go Up in 2009

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced on Friday that Medicare premium rates...
» read full story September 22nd, 2008 - 15:45

Update2: Number Of Americans Without Health Insurance Drops

According to a report released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Wednesday, the number of Americans...
» read full story August 28th, 2008 - 16:19
America’s Health Insurance Rates, Median Income Increase,Census Bureau Says

America’s Health Insurance Rates, Median Income Increase,Census Bureau Says

America’s poverty rate remained flat in 2007 as median household income edged upward, according to...
» read full story August 27th, 2008 - 13:00
Will Lowering Alcohol Age Reduce Binge Drinking?

Will Lowering Alcohol Age Reduce Binge Drinking?

Lowering the legal drinking age would cease binge drinking to some extent, an estimated 100 college...
» read full story August 25th, 2008 - 14:20
LA Hospitals Used Homeless People For Fraud

LA Hospitals Used Homeless People For Fraud

After raids on three hospitals in Los Angeles and Orange counties, two hospital executives were...
» read full story August 08th, 2008 - 15:23
Cynthia Rodriguez, A-Rod’s Wife, Files for Divorce

Cynthia Rodriguez, A-Rod’s Wife, Files for Divorce

After a week of debating over Alex Rodriguez and Cynthia Rodriguez’s marriage, things look...
» read full story July 08th, 2008 - 11:12
Report: San Francisco - The Fittest City in the US

Report: San Francisco - The Fittest City in the US

A scientific analysis by the American College of Sports Medicine released at its annual meeting in...
» read full story June 01st, 2008 - 09:44
Death Gap Expands between Educated and Less Educated in the US

Death Gap Expands between Educated and Less Educated in the US

Being educated could boost your chances to live longer new research suggests. American...
» read full story May 15th, 2008 - 14:46
Michigan Court: Same-Sex Partners not Entitled to Health Benefits

Michigan Court: Same-Sex Partners not Entitled to Health Benefits

Same-sex relationships are out in the open again, as the Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that a...
» read full story May 08th, 2008 - 12:44
House Approves Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

House Approves Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

The House of Representatives in a near-unanimous vote (414-1) approved the Genetic...
» read full story May 02nd, 2008 - 13:08
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Barack Obama Versus John McCain: The Health Care System Round

Barack Obama Versus John McCain: The Health Care System Round

With the presidential campaigns nearing the end and the elections on November 4, 2008...
» read full story October 09th, 2008 - 12:15

As Stock Markets Plunge, US Candidates Duel over Way Out

Washington (dpa) - As the financial crisis erodes the retirement nest eggs of millions of...
» read full story October 08th, 2008 - 10:44

After Years Of Effort, Mental Health Legislation Finally Passes

After 12 years of effort to pass legislation requiring insurance companies to cover mental...
» read full story October 05th, 2008 - 10:50
Obama To Launch Multifaceted Attack On McCain’s Health Care Plan

Obama To Launch Multifaceted Attack On McCain’s Health Care Plan

Barack Obama launched an attack on John McCain’s health care plan Saturday and focused its...
» read full story October 04th, 2008 - 16:19
Obama and McCain on U.S. Health Care

Obama and McCain on U.S. Health Care

There are very few issues on which both U.S. presidential candidates agree. One of those issues is...
» read full story September 11th, 2008 - 18:27

US Campaign Rhetoric Shows Resurgent "Culture Wars"

San Francisco - The United States might be fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but back on home...
» read full story September 11th, 2008 - 09:54
Medicare Payment Error Rate Higher Than Said

Medicare Payment Error Rate Higher Than Said

The inspector general at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services denounced Medicare for...
» read full story August 26th, 2008 - 15:16
Hospital Executives Detained For Using Homeless People In Medical Fraud

Hospital Executives Detained For Using Homeless People In Medical Fraud

FBI discovered an alleged fraud scheme involving federal Medicaid and state Medi-Cal health...
» read full story August 10th, 2008 - 14:06

Barack Obama’s Speech at the La Raza Convention

Sunday, Barack Obama spoke to about 2,000 members of the National Council of La Raza, a Latino...
» read full story July 14th, 2008 - 14:15
Democrats Blame Republicans For Medicare Bill Rejection

Democrats Blame Republicans For Medicare Bill Rejection

Democrats rushed Friday to blame republican senators for voting against a Medicare bill that would...
» read full story June 28th, 2008 - 19:26

House Passes Bill Blocking Medicare Cut for Doctors

The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed legislation to block a July 1...
» read full story June 25th, 2008 - 13:31
The Health Care System Needs A Good Treatment

The Health Care System Needs A Good Treatment

The health care plans in the United States have become one of the main issues debated in the...
» read full story June 07th, 2008 - 18:41
Bush Signs Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

Bush Signs Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act was passed by the majority in the House of...
» read full story May 22nd, 2008 - 14:16
Gay Couple Sues Univ. For Rejecting Campus Housing Application

Gay Couple Sues Univ. For Rejecting Campus Housing Application

A gay couple has filed a suit against the University of Hawaii alleging the institution has...
» read full story March 11th, 2008 - 17:02
Man From Illinois Killed Another To Fake His Own Death

Man From Illinois Killed Another To Fake His Own Death

According to authorities in northern Illinois, a man from Lake Barrington made a great effort to...
» read full story March 07th, 2008 - 15:05
Consumer Rights Legend Ralph Nader in 5th Run for Presidency

Consumer Rights Legend Ralph Nader in 5th Run for Presidency

Attorney and political activist Ralph Nader, 73, announced Sunday another run for the White House....
» read full story February 24th, 2008 - 20:12
Bush Agrees To 3 Months Extension For Children Health Program

Bush Agrees To 3 Months Extension For Children Health Program

The federal-funded health insurance program for children has been finally given a green light,...
» read full story December 30th, 2007 - 13:24
Clinton Upset about Obama's "Universal" Health Care Plan

Clinton Upset about Obama's "Universal" Health Care Plan

Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential campaign called yesterday morning on the Obama campaign to...
» read full story December 01st, 2007 - 22:44
Bush's Veto of SCHIP Expansion Blasted

Bush's Veto of SCHIP Expansion Blasted

President Bush's long war against health insurance for U.S. children from families which earn less...
» read full story October 06th, 2007 - 13:53
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Medicare Drug Premiums Expected To Rise In 2009

Medicare Drug Premiums Expected To Rise In 2009

Premiums for Medicare drug coverage will rise an average 24 percent for elderly and disabled...
» read full story September 28th, 2008 - 23:05

Bush's Republicans in revolt over finance rescue plan

Washington - US legislators worked behind closed doors through Saturday seeking agreement on a...
» read full story September 28th, 2008 - 10:28
Medicare Premiums To Remain Steady In 2009

Medicare Premiums To Remain Steady In 2009

Medicare officials have announced that 2009 would be the sixth year not to register an...
» read full story September 21st, 2008 - 22:26
Medicare Issue Still to Be Addressed

Medicare Issue Still to Be Addressed

On Friday, Secretary Mike Leavitt announced the current Medicare pricing system will be kept...
» read full story June 29th, 2008 - 16:34
New Legislation in Health Insurance by the EEOC

New Legislation in Health Insurance by the EEOC

On Wednesday the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced that the employers could either...
» read full story December 27th, 2007 - 16:46
ACE Will Acquire Combined Insurance Co. From Aon for $2.4 billion

ACE Will Acquire Combined Insurance Co. From Aon for $2.4 billion

Ace Ltd., the property and casualty insurer based in Hamilton, Bermuda, made public that an...
» read full story December 17th, 2007 - 10:19
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Comcast Sets 250GB Monthly Traffic Limit

Comcast Sets 250GB Monthly Traffic Limit

After being hit with heavy criticism over its throttling and/or blocking P2P traffic over its...
» read full story August 29th, 2008 - 19:08
Silicon Valley Janitors On Strike Over Low Wages

Silicon Valley Janitors On Strike Over Low Wages

Silicon Valley janitors went on strike today over low wages and the unavailability of health care....
» read full story May 20th, 2008 - 15:30
Microsoft Buys Thai Hospital Software Maker

Microsoft Buys Thai Hospital Software Maker

Microsoft Corp. announced it will buy Bangkok-based Global Care Solutions Ltd., or GCS, which...
» read full story October 29th, 2007 - 22:18
Microsoft Launches HealthVault

Microsoft Launches HealthVault

In a quite unexpected move Microsoft launched a new Web service med at helping people better...
» read full story October 07th, 2007 - 15:52
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Census: 1 in 6 People Living in the US Lacked Health Insurance in 2005

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...
» read full story October 10th, 2008 - 15:35
McCain, Obama Have Different Views On The Health Care System

McCain, Obama Have Different Views On The Health Care System

Democrat Barack Obama’s plan would cover 34 million of the nation’s projected 67 million uninsured...
» read full story October 10th, 2008 - 14:00
Obama Versus McCain: The Health Care System Round

Obama Versus McCain: The Health Care System Round

With the presidential campaigns nearing the end and the elections on November 4, 2008...
» read full story October 08th, 2008 - 23:11
Do You Know What Your Child Is Taking?

Do You Know What Your Child Is Taking?

In lack of a health care plan and in need of a doctor – it’s a situation that many Americans...
» read full story October 06th, 2008 - 21:31
Whose Health Care Plan Is Better? Obama Says McCain’s All Talk, No Substance

Whose Health Care Plan Is Better? Obama Says McCain’s All Talk, No Substance

As the presidential campaign entered its final round, Sen. Barack Obama launched an attack on...
» read full story October 06th, 2008 - 17:00

Medicare Won’t Pay For Certain Hospital Errors Anymore

Medicare, the government insurance program for the elderly and disabled, will stop paying hospitals...
» read full story October 06th, 2008 - 14:50
The Domenici Wellstone Health Bill Approved

The Domenici Wellstone Health Bill Approved

Though mental illnesses have been regarded for a long time as real diseases, caused by certain...
» read full story October 06th, 2008 - 13:18
Obama Sharply Criticizes McCain’s Health Care Reform Plan

Obama Sharply Criticizes McCain’s Health Care Reform Plan

While the presidential campaign entered its last month, Barack Obama launched an attack on...
» read full story October 05th, 2008 - 13:41

After Years of Effort, Mental Health Legislation Finally Passes

After 12 years of effort to pass legislation requiring insurance companies to cover mental...
» read full story October 04th, 2008 - 14:20
The Debate Over Presidential Rivals’ Health Care Plans Continues

The Debate Over Presidential Rivals’ Health Care Plans Continues

Polls show voters favor Sen. Barack Obama in the presidential contest, with health care as one of...
» read full story October 04th, 2008 - 14:00

The Mental Health Treatment Provision is Here

The long-sought bill that Sen. Pete Domenici initiated in order to require mental health insurance...
» read full story October 04th, 2008 - 00:52
Confusion around Health Care Plans Offered by McCain and Obama

Confusion around Health Care Plans Offered by McCain and Obama

Both presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain agree that Americans are spending too...
» read full story October 02nd, 2008 - 14:30
Medicare to Halt Hospital Payments for Medical Errors

Medicare to Halt Hospital Payments for Medical Errors

On Wednesday, a Medicare resolution that entails stopping hospital payments for costs of medical...
» read full story October 01st, 2008 - 19:46
San Francisco Healthcare Program Declared Legal

San Francisco Healthcare Program Declared Legal

Tuesday, a panel of federal judges ruled that San Francisco’s federal labor law that requests...
» read full story October 01st, 2008 - 18:54
Long-Term Psychotherapy - More Benefic In Complex Mental Disorders

Long-Term Psychotherapy - More Benefic In Complex Mental Disorders

People with complex mental disorders such as personality disorders should consider long-term...
» read full story October 01st, 2008 - 14:37
Court Declares Healthy San Francisco Plan Legal

Court Declares Healthy San Francisco Plan Legal

San Francisco’s landmark universal health care program won considerably on Tuesday when a panel of...
» read full story October 01st, 2008 - 14:08
90% of  U.S. Nursing Homes Cited for Violating Federal Care Standards

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...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 14:30
McCain And Obama's Bold Health Plans, Just Groundless Campaign Promises?

McCain And Obama's Bold Health Plans, Just Groundless Campaign Promises?

Both John McCain and Barack Obama promise to solve the nation's quickly-mounting health insurance...
» read full story September 29th, 2008 - 23:07
Federal Health Insurance To Rise 7 Percent In 2009

Federal Health Insurance To Rise 7 Percent In 2009

Health insurance premiums for federal employees are expected to rise by an average of 7 percent in...
» read full story September 28th, 2008 - 15:00
Health Care Insurance Costs Grew 5% in 2008, Doubled Since 1999

Health Care Insurance Costs Grew 5% in 2008, Doubled Since 1999

Health care insurance costs are up again.According to a survey conducted by Kaiser Family...
» read full story September 27th, 2008 - 14:52
Medicare Drug-Plan Premiums To Rise in 2009

Medicare Drug-Plan Premiums To Rise in 2009

In the coming year, Medicare drug premiums will significantly increase, an analysis of new...
» read full story September 26th, 2008 - 14:22
Health Insurance Costs Increased Again

Health Insurance Costs Increased Again

It seems that Americans are fighting against another financial crisis: the unpaid medical bills....
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 23:06
Health Care Costs Increase, Family Income Stays The Same

Health Care Costs Increase, Family Income Stays The Same

A survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research and Educational Trust found...
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 14:00

David Wellstone Works To Pass His Father’s Legislation

The U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate are on the point of clearing legislation to...
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 14:05

House And Senate Approve Mental Health Bill

After several months of disagreements over a bill compelling group health insurance plans to offer...
» read full story September 24th, 2008 - 14:30
6.5 Million US Medicaid Children Lack Dental Care

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...
» read full story September 24th, 2008 - 14:30
Health-Care Coverage Costs to Increase in 2009

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...
» read full story September 23rd, 2008 - 14:00
Obama, McCain Have Different Visions of the Health Care System

Obama, McCain Have Different Visions of the Health Care System

Both presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain are promising to expand healthcare...
» read full story September 22nd, 2008 - 14:30
Medicare Premiums to Remain Steady in 2009

Medicare Premiums to Remain Steady in 2009

Medicare officials have announced that 2009 would be the sixth year not to register an...
» read full story September 20th, 2008 - 16:14
CVS Opens Doors of First MinuteClinic in Massachusetts

CVS Opens Doors of First MinuteClinic in Massachusetts

CVS Caremark Corp. has opened its first MinuteClinic in Medway, Massachusetts announcing at the...
» read full story September 18th, 2008 - 16:00
Staten Island University Hospital to Pay $88.9M in Fraud Case

Staten Island University Hospital to Pay $88.9M in Fraud Case

New York’s Staten Island University Hospital will have to pay $88.9 million to federal and state...
» read full story September 16th, 2008 - 16:00
New Medicare Restrictions Target “High Pressure” Sales Tactics

New Medicare Restrictions Target “High Pressure” Sales Tactics

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have imposed new rules on private insurance...
» read full story September 16th, 2008 - 14:57

Barack Obama’s Health Plan Vs. John McCain’s

Medical economists who criticize the plans of the two presidential candidates say that while...
» read full story September 16th, 2008 - 14:30
Health Net Settles For $25 Million Rescission Case

Health Net Settles For $25 Million Rescission Case

Health Net Inc. has agreed to settle with the California Department of Insurance to pay a fine as...
» read full story September 15th, 2008 - 14:44
Health Net Agrees to Pay $25 Million in Rescissions Case

Health Net Agrees to Pay $25 Million in Rescissions Case

Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Health Net Inc., one of the state’s largest health care insurers, has...
» read full story September 14th, 2008 - 14:30

Bariatric Surgery, a Cost-Effective Way to Deal with Obesity, Study Shows

Insurers fully recover the costs of laparoscopic bariatric surgery in about two years compared to...
» read full story September 09th, 2008 - 15:02
Continuous Glucose Monitoring Devices Help Control Diabetes Better

Continuous Glucose Monitoring Devices Help Control Diabetes Better

Adults with type 1 diabetes who use continuous glucose monitoring devices to control their blood...
» read full story September 09th, 2008 - 14:00
Employers Pay More For Insurance, Plan To Make Employees Bear Costs

Employers Pay More For Insurance, Plan To Make Employees Bear Costs

Employers across the country are paying more for health insurance and are trying to transfer at...
» read full story September 05th, 2008 - 22:49
American Health Insurance, Census Report, Positive and Negative Aspects

American Health Insurance, Census Report, Positive and Negative Aspects

As the findings of a recent study conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau revealed, the number of...
» read full story September 01st, 2008 - 13:30
Massachusetts Knows Good Health Insurance Policy

Massachusetts Knows Good Health Insurance Policy

Tuesday, United Stated Census Bureau officials announced that the number of Americans without...
» read full story August 30th, 2008 - 17:38
Canadian Listeriosis Outbreak Triggers Lawsuits Against Maple Leaf

Canadian Listeriosis Outbreak Triggers Lawsuits Against Maple Leaf

After more than a dozen people died from infections with Listeria, and dozens of others suffered...
» read full story August 28th, 2008 - 18:21

Controversial Census Report Says the Number of Uninsured Americans Declines

As it was reported earlier this week by the US Census Bureau, the number of Americans without...
» read full story August 28th, 2008 - 15:43
Number of U.S. Residents Who Lack Health Insurance Drops

Number of U.S. Residents Who Lack Health Insurance Drops

A recent study conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau revealed the surprising fact that, for the first...
» read full story August 27th, 2008 - 23:39
Toronto Plant Targeted in Probe of Deadly Listeriosis

Toronto Plant Targeted in Probe of Deadly Listeriosis

There has been much hype around Salmonella and E. coli food borne infections, but, in fact, they...
» read full story August 25th, 2008 - 19:05
Study: One In Four US Hispanics Does Not Have A Personal Physician

Study: One In Four US Hispanics Does Not Have A Personal Physician

According to the results of a recently ended study conducted by the Pew Hispanic Center and the...
» read full story August 14th, 2008 - 18:54

Only A Quarter of Hispanics Seeking Regular Medical Help, Study

How often Hispanics in the United States see a doctor, where they go to seek health information...
» read full story August 13th, 2008 - 17:30
The American Health Care System Has A Long Way To Go

The American Health Care System Has A Long Way To Go

As found in the results of a health care oriented study completed last year by the Commonwealth...
» read full story August 11th, 2008 - 15:19
Americans Dissatisfied with the Present Health Care System

Americans Dissatisfied with the Present Health Care System

When it comes to health care, most Americans are deeply dissatisfied with it and hope the...
» read full story August 08th, 2008 - 16:40
CDC Report: Emergency Room Visits Up by 26 Percent in a Decade

CDC Report: Emergency Room Visits Up by 26 Percent in a Decade

It appears that the number of Americans visiting hospitals’ emergency rooms increased in...
» read full story August 07th, 2008 - 15:41
Can Medication Replace Talk Therapy?

Can Medication Replace Talk Therapy?

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore found that...
» read full story August 05th, 2008 - 14:49
One Third of Uninsured Americans Suffers from a Chronic Illness

One Third of Uninsured Americans Suffers from a Chronic Illness

According to a recent study conducted by a team of researchers from Harvard Medical School in...
» read full story August 05th, 2008 - 13:47

Blue Shield of Georgia Send 202,000 Letters To the Wrong People

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia, Georgia’s largest health insurance provider, sent...
» read full story July 30th, 2008 - 15:26
Survey Warns about High Rates of HIV/AIDS among Hispanics

Survey Warns about High Rates of HIV/AIDS among Hispanics

A recent survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation concluded that the num