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Ohio bill would extend health insurance coverage
Missouri-based system to sever contract with UnitedHealthcare
PA-based insurer’s CEO says Blues deal could hurt competition
January 30, 2008
Healthways stock skids 16 percent on cloudy Medicare forecast
Ohio legislator proposes subsidies to expand health coverage
Political divide in solving healthcare crisis
California steps up scrutiny of insurers
Health costs hinder overhaul
January 29, 2008
Study: Most small firms don’t offer health insurance
Panel kills Schwarzenegger’s health plan
California health plan faces fines of $1.33 billion
January 28, 2008
California governor’s plan for healthcare in trouble
More hitting cost limit on health benefits
January 25, 2008
Democrats’ proposals build on current system, reject single-payer
Healthcare up to public, Edwards says
January 24, 2008
New Mexico health plan debuts to mixed review
Key vote on healthcare coverage delayed in California
Employers put health coverage in workers’ hands
Cost of health initiative up $400 million in Massachusetts
Co-pays contribute to drop in preventive care
Bush’s second child insurance veto stands
January 23, 2008
Blue Cross proposes fix for uninsured Americans
Doubts over California health plan grow
Pennsylvania: No Medicaid pay for hospital errors
House to try for another SCHIP veto override
January 22, 2008
Wal-Mart says percentage of uninsured workers down
Dispute puts some Humana patients in a bind
Universal healthcare bill unveiled in Washington
Rising healthcare costs put focus on illegal immigrants
Blue Shield of Massachusetts aims to overhaul how it pays for healthcare
January 21, 2008
Workers caught in Wisconsin health dispute
California governor’s healthcare bill faces long hearing, close vote
Democratic hopefuls agree on Medicare as a healthcare model
January 18, 2008
Dallas-Fort Worth nonprofits offer healthcare to thousands without insurance
January 17, 2008
Universal healthcare plans up against U.S. law
AMA triples spending on ads for uninsured campaign
January 16, 2008
Maryland insurer to offer quality rewards
NY seeks to steer patients from ERs to family doctors
Wellness programs may face legal tests
January 15, 2008
Early retirees try to fill gap in health coverage
Georgia’s PeachCare gets monetary injection
Insurers stop paying for care linked to errors
Study: Most back mandatory health coverage
January 14, 2008
Florida Medicaid recipients sue state over new plan
Proposed $1.1 billion Medi-Cal cut would hit poor, elderly hardest
Reactions vary on changes to retiree health benefits rule
When a health insurer says it won’t pay
CIGNA’s PPOs get top rating
State requests bids for TennCare business
Health benefits take a hit in Massachusetts’ governor’s budget
YMCA tackles America’s health crisis
January 11, 2008
Lawmakers plan hearings on Missouri governor’s insurance program
Sides in Florida Medicaid dispute meet with mediator
Vermont hospital funding pushed at rally
Patients caught in Aetna-AMA out-of-network fight
Health insurance penalties too low in Massachusetts, panel official says
January 10, 2008
Appeals court allows San Francisco to enforce healthcare law
January 9, 2008
Regulators tell HealthMarkets to improve practices
Cuisine, decor--bedside manner
Commission seeks health coverage for more Iowa children
January 8, 2008
Michigan governor supports proposed healthcare amendment
Coventry Health Care to serve Pennsylvania workers fund
MOHealthNET: Public service, or politics?
Retiree healthcare crisis brewing in California
Petition drive begins for universal healthcare in Michigan
January 7, 2008
California insurer wins a reprieve on class actions
Government looks to control spending on diabetes care
January 4, 2008
Florida OKs Medicare supplement plan
New Blues chief sets broad agenda
Maryland to seek children eligible for insurance
Court gives San Francisco health plan a boost
Connecticut health plan moves forward
U.S. curtailing bids to expand Medicaid rolls
January 3, 2008
COBRA expense affects safety net appeal
San Francisco health plan has few takers on first day of expansion
January 2, 2008
UAW healthcare trust questioned
Assembly bill would help cover California's uninsured
Gastric surgery puts obese patients at odds with insurance industry
Despite ruling, San Francisco to expand health services
Penalties to rise for shunning insurance in Massachusetts
For uninsured, Medicare makes a healthy impact