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WHO study backs universal healthcare
Extra pounds mean insurance fees for Alabama workers
Georgia Officials: PeachCare, Medicaid services stay
Illinois genetic nondiscrimination law strengthened
WellPoint spent $890,000 on lobbying in second quarter
August 28, 2008
Four Medicaid health plans withdrawing from Florida counties
Let childless get Medicaid, Iowa leader exhorts
New Howard County, MD, health official set to build from ground up
Health insurance venture propels Massachusetts to top of the list
August 27, 2008
Decline in uninsured is reported for 2007
Candidate outlines healthcare proposal for Missouri
Senator urges review of Medicare payment errors
California seeks to block Medi-Cal payment ruling
HMO to pay $41 million for shorting New Jersey patients
August 26, 2008
Blue Cross plans feeling pressure to consolidate
Report faults Medicare audits
Warning rocks Healthways stock
August 25, 2008
Insurers warn brokers
Thousands of California children are in danger of losing health insurance
Uninsured to spend $30 billion, study says
Texas Medicaid plan may not be broad enough
Errors leave some without insurance in Massachusetts
August 22, 2008
Fairview, Blue Cross of Minnesota sign new contract
Tampa General Hospital faces Medicare sanctions
Insurance gap leads some elderly to forgo medicine
Poll finds more in Ohio lack medical coverage
New Minnesota plan targets the older uninsured
FSSA seeking Medicaid expansion for pregnant women in Indiana
August 21, 2008
Report rejects Medicare boast of paring fraud
Cost of new mandate to extend coverage in Illinois remains in dispute
August 20, 2008
439,000 more get health coverage in Massachusetts
Highmark, Blue Cross merger would raise executive pay
Nine firms submit healthcare plans to cover adults under Cover Florida
Illinois says kids up to 26 can be insured under parents’ policy
Medicare Web site confounds many seniors
August 19, 2008
Law would require insurers to offer policies to more Connecticut consumers
They’re back: Harry and Louise on health insurance
August 18, 2008
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina hit with class action
McCain’s health insurance plan: More radical than Democrats’?
More health insurers competing in individual coverage market
New Jersey’s biggest insurer may turn for-profit
August 15, 2008
States won’t be sanctioned over kids’ health insurance
Health insurers hedge their bets
Georgia governor touts drug discounts for uninsured
U.S. says Amerigroup settles Medicaid case
Medicare prescription drug premiums to rise in 2009
Study: Insurance matters when it comes to kids’ healthcare
August 14, 2008
Missouri program offers Medicaid recipients visits to primary care doctor
Experts try to close Florida’s healthcare gap for minorities
Florida bosses huddle on healthcare
Many Hispanics shut out of U.S. healthcare system
August 13, 2008
Thousands in California whose policies were canceled to be offered new coverage
22% of Americans surveyed cut visits to doctor
Health benefits inspire rush to marry, or divorce
August 12, 2008
Texas expects flat growth for Children’s Health Insurance Program
Healthcare costs seen rising 10% in 2009
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee settles suit in New Jersey
Raytheon is ordered to restore health aid
Iowa officials say health plan could take four years
More turn to professional groups for insurance
New York governor seeks cuts of $1 billion
August 11, 2008
State fines CDPHP $600,000
Which jobs would Blues cut in a merger?
Restitution due some Texas Blue Cross customers
Massachusetts leaders nip, tuck healthcare policy
Guaranteed healthcare key plank in Dems’ platform
More hospitals sign up for Connecticut’s Charter Oak Health Plan
Medicare plan changing
August 8, 2008
Most Americans want healthcare reform
August 7, 2008
Mistakes to cost Illinois hospitals
California Healthcare Foundation kicks in $10 million to clinic loan fund
Illinois governor rewriting bill to improve healthcare access
August 6, 2008
Plan reduces health costs for large employers in Wisconsin
Chronic health issues cost Kentucky
Humana reports profit decline, raises outlook
August 5, 2008
New Web site shows NY health plans’ performance
Connecticut governor defends Charter Oak plan
Millions with chronic disease get little to no treatment
August 4, 2008
Prescription data used to assess consumers
San Francisco pushes legislation to promote good health
Report: E-mails show Connecticut health insurance program push
August 1, 2008
Survey: Western Pennsylvania has better medical benefits
Doctor insurer seeks rate cut
Cigna second quarter profit jumps 37%