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UnitedHealth Group Launches Product To Protect Members' Future Insurability

04 December 2008

UnitedHealth Group on Tuesday announced a new, "first of its kind" product that allows members to pay a monthly fee to secure future health coverage, even if they become ill, the...
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Automakers Seek Financial Assistance; GM Proposal Includes Proposed Delay In Contributions To VEBA

04 December 2008

Officials from the Big Three automakers on Tuesday presented to Congress individual proposals that included requests for as much as $34 billion in financial assistance to help prevent bankruptcy, as well as revisions to...
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Health Insurance, Business Lobbyists Join Discussions About Overhauling U.S. Health Care System

04 December 2008

The Boston Globe on Wednesday examined how "[p]owerful special interest groups that helped torpedo health care reform 16 years ago are now advocating significant changes in the nation's health insurance and delivery system"...
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04 December 2008

New York Times Examines British Cost-Effective Treatment System; Could Become Model For U.S.

Opinion Pieces Discuss Obama Administration, Health Care

Report Looks At Integration Of Health Services For Dual Eligibles; Primers Include Updated Information About Medicaid, Medicare

Loss Of Funding, Increase In Participants Likely To Cause Kentucky ADAP To Implement Waiting List

Lawmakers Must Act To End Gender Bias In Individual Health Insurance Market, Editorial Says

03 December 2008

Wall Street Journal Examines Challenges Faced By Obama Administration, New Congress

Automakers Return To Washington To Present New Case To Congress For Loans

Fewer Patients Using Health Care Provider Quality Ratings Web Sites To Make Decisions

Mental Health Parity Law Likely To Force Small Businesses To Make Choices About Coverage

Access, Cost Of Health Care Top Specific Medical Conditions As Most Urgent Health Problems In U.S., Survey Finds

Massachusetts Health Insurance Law Highlighting Shortage Of Doctors In State

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries

Baucus Plan Will Not Involve 'Oppressive' Rules, Letter To The Editor States

Editorial, Letter Address Boston Globe Investigation Of Insurance Payment Discrepancies

02 December 2008

Consensus For Universal Health Care Coverage Appears To Be Emerging, According To Los Angeles Times

Washington Post Examines Waste, Inefficiency In U.S. Health Care System

One-Third Of Farm Workers' Children Lack Health Insurance

01 December 2008

Improving Occupational Safety And Health Worldwide - International Conference To Be Held In Dresden In January 2009

30 November 2008

Beware A Rapidly Emerging Healthcare-Associated Infection: Acinetobacter Baumannii

28 November 2008

Efforts Raise Diabetes Awareness, Encourage Health Care Equity, Offer Pregnancy Advice For Minorities

27 November 2008

About One In Nine U.S. Children Uninsured In 2007, Study Finds

Editorials, Opinion Pieces Discuss Health Care Overhaul Efforts

Obama Chooses Orszag As OMB Director; Position Will Have Broader Role In Developing Approaches To Health Care, Other Issues

26 November 2008

Overhauling Health Care System 'Integral' To Economic Recovery Effort, President-Elect Obama Says

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries

Economic Downturn Forcing People To Choose Between Medical, Home Payments

Kaiser Family Foundation To Launch Health Policy News Service

Recent Editorials, Opinion Pieces Address Issues Related To Health Care Reform

Study Examines Recent Hispanic Immigrants' Access To Care

More Than One Out Of Every 11 Children In Arkansas Is Uninsured, And The Total May Grow

25 November 2008

Opinion Pieces Discuss Efforts, Prospects For Health Care Overhaul Legislation

Rep. Wolf Calls For Creation Of Commission To Overhaul Entitlement Programs

Washington Post Op-Ed Examines Health Care Myths

Sen. Wyden, 14 Other Senators Send Letter To President-Elect Obama Touting Healthy Americans Act

CQ's Carey Discusses Economic Stimulus Bill, Senate Efforts To Draft Health Care Legislation, Rep. Waxman's Victory In House Panel Race, More

HIVMA Calls On President-Elect Obama For Leadership, Realistic Funding For HIV/AIDS - World AIDS Day: Dec. 1, 2008

Wall Street Journal Task Force Discusses Priorities For Health Care Overhaul

Health Insurance Deductible Of $1,000 Becomes The Norm In 2008, From $500 In 2007, Mercer Survey Finds

Shows Incentives And Employee Communications Linked In Driving Health Promotion Programs, Study Indicates

Health Plans Propose Guaranteed Coverage For Pre-Existing Conditions And Individual Coverage Mandate

Is Private Health Care The Answer To The Health Problems Of The World's Poor?

The Economic Decline Of America's Middle Class: 76 Percent Of American Middle-Class Households Not Financially Secure

Baby Boomers, Seniors Hardest Hit By New Economic Woes

24 November 2008

Rep. Waxman Expected To Act On Health Care, Energy, Environment As New Chair Of House Energy And Commerce Committee

Roll Call Opinion Pieces Address Health Care Reform, Other Issues Obama Administration, Congress Should Address In 2009

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Recent Developments Related To Health Care Overhaul Efforts

Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries

American Indian Tribes Hope For Improvements In IHS With Tom Daschle As HHS Secretary

Pennsylvania Gov. Rendell Extends Health Care Cost Containment Council Set To Expire Nov. 30

Massachusetts Hospitals Respond To Boston Globe Investigation Of Insurance Payment Discrepancies

Utah Health Plans Rated In 12th Annual Report

Allsup Finds Healthcare Costs Consuming Larger Part Of Fixed Incomes, USA

23 November 2008

Private Insurers, ER, Federal And State Agencies Fail To Routinely Test For HIV Despite National Guidelines

64 Million French Citizens Now Have Reimbursed Access To Non-Invasive Tool For Diagnosing Small Bowel Disease

21 November 2008

Senate Leaders Hold Closed-Door Meeting To Discuss Health Care Overhaul Legislation

Connecticut Attorney General Calls For Rebidding Of State Health Insurance Programs, Governor Says Move Is Unnecessary

Obama Appoints Former Sen. Daschle As HHS Secretary, Democratic Officials Say

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