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Texas lawmakers vow to press for expansion of health insurance for children
Senate passes genetic discrimination bill
BlueCross of Tennessee now accepted at Walgreens’ retail clinics
Flu season can be windfall for hospitals, hardship for health plans
Schwarzenegger to try healthcare fix again
April 29, 2008
Cost of insurance far outpaces income
Missouri Senate passes revamped healthcare bill
Michigan bill would give motorists choice in medical coverage
Polls show healthcare a growing concern
Health official: New fees in New Jersey may lead poor to skip care
Separate managed-care deals ordered for Illinois hospitals
McCain seeks tax credit for healthcare
April 28, 2008
Florida to examine faith-based healthcare
Healthcare system pains California voters in poll
One in four uninsured eligible for aid but not enrolled
McCain focuses on lower costs on healthcare tour
April 25, 2008
Survey: Providing healthcare an increasing challenge for small business
Bipartisan vote shields Medicaid funds
Health coverage compromise sought in Michigan
Increase in diagnostic imaging fueled by self-referring doctors
April 24, 2008
California orders sweeping review of HMO policy cancellations
Two Florida health programs kept alive by cash infusion
Connecticut House passes bill opening insurance to more people
Tennessee Medical Association wants law changed to insure more young adults
Illinois governor appeals blocking of healthcare expansion
Congress close on bill to ban genetic discrimination
House challenges administration on Medicaid rules
April 23, 2008
Streamlined KidCare debated in Florida
Insurer says economy has dented its prospects
April 22, 2008
Michigan doctors, nurses, students back healthcare ballot proposal
Ohio governor trying to insure more children
Poll: Healthcare lacking in Kentucky
Minnesota governor, legislators haggle over healthcare system changes
Minnesota county’s HMO gets $6 million bailout
April 21, 2008
GAO backs states on child healthcare
CBO chief is healthcare referee
Parties’ split most apparent on healthcare
April 18, 2008
Five percent cut would affect Louisiana Medicaid
Minnesota health plans post operating losses
Minnesota healthcare changes spur access worries
Florida House ponders health insurance fix
California to review canceled health insurance policies
Two Tenet hospitals at odds with Blue Cross
Massachusetts Senate approves bill to rein in healthcare costs
CIGNA to stop hospital reimbursements for medical mistakes
April 17, 2008
Florida Senate passes healthcare bill
White House backs appeal on San Francisco healthcare
Los Angeles city attorney sues health insurer for canceling coverage
Three insurers bid for Connecticut plans
Former senators tackle health issues
April 16, 2008
Committee brushes aside Bush veto threat on Medicaid bill
Maryland aims to help children without insurance
Ruling thwarts Illinois governor’s plan to expand state-backed healthcare
WellPoint customer data may have been accessed via Internet
April 15, 2008
Oregon Health Plan cutbacks sent more to ER
Web service addresses health, wellness at companies
April 14, 2008
Study: Boomers to flood medical system
Project gives safety net for healthcare that can’t wait in North Carolina
Florida governor tries to insure more as legislators cut health programs
Judge's ruling delays trial plan to cut Medicare lab costs
Costs soar for Massachusetts healthcare law
The health insurance mafia
April 11, 2008
Healthcare affordability figures updated in Massachusetts
April 10, 2008
Ex-Blues boss to oversee VEBA
New Orleans healthcare revamp faces Senate criticism
House pushes Medicaid experiment for nine additional Florida counties
Judge OKs plan for healthcare trust at Chrysler
Bill advances to suspend Medicaid cost-shift rules
April 9, 2008
Gubernatorial candidate in Indiana rolls out healthcare plan
Ohio bill aims to thwart Medicaid fraud
Study aims for wise choices from a wealth of health plans
Firms’ health clinics cut costs
April 8, 2008
Tennessee to get Medicare, Medicaid funds
Government to raise pay to seniors’ health insurers
Wisconsin governor meets with Leavitt to discuss health insurance program
Iowa Senate approves $25 million healthcare expansion
Maine governor speaks up for Dirigo Health adjustments
Old, new boards for Atlanta hospital sign agreement transferring control
Some candidates disagree, but studies show it’s often cheaper to let people get sick
April 7, 2008
Supporters vow to continue work on Kentucky dialysis reimbursements
Plan to extend medical aid hits New Jersey bump
In Massachusetts, universal coverage strains care
Medicare finds how hard it is to save money
Hospital capacity drives costs
April 4, 2008
Health insurance rule taken out of Iowa bill
Partnership covers healthcare for 5,000 uninsured Birmingham children
Connecticut agency Web site shows insurers’ fines, violations
McCain camp working out healthcare details
April 3, 2008
New Jersey lawmaker: Fill Medicaid vacancy
CIGNA completes purchase of Denver insurer
WellPoint: 11 errors off-limits
April 2, 2008
Pennsylvania House OKs limits on health insurance
Aetna expands individual sales
Medicaid rules changes could cost TennCare millions in funding
National standards to rank physicians planned
April 1, 2008
Florida governor pitches new health insurance plan
Birmingham mayor to announce healthcare plan for uninsured children
California drafts rules to regulate emergency room payments
Pennsylvania doctors' insurance subsidy lapses
New Jersey investigating healthcare
Majority of U.S. doctors back national insurance plan