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Pilot program in Florida offers free healthcare for uninsured
Insurers look at virtual visits to doctor
Washington, DC, plan could aid uninsured
March 28, 2008
Healthcare dispute brings problems in Pennsylvania
Washington insurer first to drop loophole, will pay for liver transplant
Minnesota healthcare bill passes key hurdle
Georgia insurers get break, critics say
Clinton details premium cap in health plan
March 27, 2008
Medical groups' anti-obesity drive urges exercise, healthy eating
Dad wins e-mail fight over daughter's healthcare
Survey: High-deductible employee benefit plans triple
Health aid programs targeted for budget cuts in Maryland county
March 26, 2008
HMO releases patient data online accidentally
San Francisco mayor ready to sue over cuts in Medi-Cal
Candidates go opposite ways on healthcare
Health insurers to meet with California agency on rescission probe
Healthcare cost increases dominate Massachusetts budget debate
Divided Michigan Senate approves healthcare budget
Doctor: Primary healthcare needs fixing before universal care can work
Outlook remains bleak for Medicare, Social Security
Kids' health insurance plan moves forward in Maryland
March 25, 2008
Supreme Court allows retiree benefit cuts
Tennessee Realtors association offers health coverage for agents
How government adds to the ranks of the uninsured
March 24, 2008
An exodus from Medi-Cal
New Jersey Senator answers questions on state’s healthcare-for-all plan
Health insurers limit advanced scans
March 21, 2008
Healthcare exclusions targeted in Connecticut
Humana to buy OSF HealthPlans insurer
Massachusetts health plan underfunded
Payers aim to rein in specialty drug spending
March 20, 2008
Debate continues over Michigan health insurance proposals
Blue Cross to push wellness in plans
Republicans and Democrats diverge on healthcare
March 19, 2008
750 uninsured Ohioans died unnecessarily in 2006, Families USA says
Healthcare advocates to get some help from California
Medicare, Medicaid managed care gets scrutiny for fraud
March 18, 2008
Kentucky House panel OKs expanding small biz health coverage
Iowa insurance plans met with skepticism
On health DVDs, the doctor is always in
Pennsylvania House passes health-insurance bill
Study backs anti-infection tests of all hospital patients
Coventry Health cuts 2008 profit outlook
Safety net hospitals in Massachusetts strained by reform
New Jersey to consider health plan to cover all
March 17, 2008
Insurers, doctors at odds over 'concierge' care
Universal healthcare bill readied for New Jersey
Healthcare switch causing headaches in Philadelphia
March 14, 2008
Florida governor's plan for health insurance for all can work, experts say
Pennsylvania House poised to pass health plan
Committee vote could delay Connecticut governor’s healthcare plan
Health cost bill advances in Connecticut
Clinton role in health program disputed
Poll: More Americans trust Democrats on healthcare reform
March 13, 2008
UnitedHealth probe reveals history of pricing questions
Two die each day in Michigan for lack of insurance
’Faith care’ helps families beat high premiums
Pennsylvania House debates Democratic health plan for uninsured adults
Massachusetts health leaders seek to change payment system
Hospitals to get $666 million from Medicare settlement
Heart scans still covered by Medicare
March 12, 2008
Texas enrollment in Children's Health Insurance program surges 7 percent
Hospitals file lawsuit over Medicaid
Aetna to offer an online service that helps link records and research
March 11, 2008
Kentucky bill aims for more young adults to have health insurance
Iowa lawmakers approve healthcare plan
Road to faster HMO care proves a rocky one
In Oregon, healthcare for the lucky
Errors delay BlueCross of Tennessee's release of doctor data
GOP Senate candidate seeks tax rebates for healthcare
Insurers pressed to pay more for prostheses
WellPoint cuts its outlook, sending shivers through shares of insurers
March 10, 2008
Hospital 'tax' proposed to help pay for care in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania House to debate health-plan expansion
Connecticut hospital settles probe
Chicago kids’ doctors call for boost in Medicaid reimbursement
Dealing with out-of-network costs
March 7, 2008
Doctors take on Highmark on office-visit drug co-pays
Florida Senate freezes Medicaid
Georgia Senate OKs online shop for cheaper health plans
New York AG expands probe of health insurers
March 6, 2008
House approves bill on mental health parity
Pending Medicaid cuts raise concerns in Florida
Health insurers get poor marks from hospitals
Private-market answer to rising costs has critics
CIGNA extends Healthways contract
March 5, 2008
New Humana program to monitor chronically ill
Fidelity: Couple needs $225,000 to cover healthcare in retirement
Medicaid cuts could shut Georgia hospitals
Judge OKs GM-UAW deal to create retiree healthcare trust
March 4, 2008
Medicare: The $34 trillion problem
Los Angeles city attorney asks Blue Cross to substantiate news release claims
States: Medicaid changes costly
Oregon conducts health insurance lottery
March 3, 2008
Washington state insurance commissioner to call shots on rate increases
Decline is seen in use of free care in Massachusetts
Coming soon: Healthcare debate, part 2
About those healthcare plans by the Democrats. . .
Rising healthcare costs a concern among young voters