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Report: Ind. workers losing job-provided coverage
Associated Press WriterA new report provides grist for a gubernatorial health policy debate Monday: Indiana fares better than most states when it comes to employer-provided health insurance, but the percentage of Hoosiers who are covered is dropping. Health plans through work...Tags: Population, Massachusetts, Private Health Care, Pediatrics, Indianapolis
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Elders' self-interest is to vote for Obama
saulfriedman @comcast.netWith less than a month before this most important election in my lifetime, I'll leave it to the professional pundits to provide the differences between the major candidates on the cosmic issues of war and peace, the future of the economy and climate...Tags: Company Privatization, Melville, Private Health Care, Bill Clinton, Same-Sex Marriage
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Alabama settles prescription drug suits against Bristol-Myers Squibb, 4 other companies
Associated Press WriterMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) _ The state of Alabama has settled Medicaid drug pricing lawsuits it filed against prescription drug manufacturer Bristol-Myers Squibb and four other companies, a lawyer representing the state confirmed Friday. Bristol-Myers...Tags: AstraZeneca Plc, Prescription Drugs, Health Treatments, Montgomery County (Maryland), Montgomery (Montgomery, Alabama)
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The state of healthcare
The United States spent $2.1 trillion on healthcare in 2006, according to national health expenditure data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. That number is expected to hit $4.3 trillion by the end of 2017 -- 19.5% of the gross...Tags: Private Health Care, Medicaid, Medical Services, Barack Obama, Economy
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And the criticism
Health policy advisors to Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain summed up the candidates' criticism of their opponents' plans in an Oct. 1 debate. Said Dr. Irwin Redlener, advisor to Obama: "The healthcare system is wacky and out of control. It can't run...Tags: Private Health Care, Medicaid, Medical Services, Barack Obama, Economy
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The analyses
The Commonwealth Fund, a nonprofit organization that supports independent research on healthcare, finds fundamental differences between the two plans. The organization has summarized the candidates' positions in 22 areas, including prescription drugs,...Tags: Private Health Care, Medicaid, Medical Services, Barack Obama, Economy
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John McCain, Barack Obama on healthcare
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterJohn McCain and Barack Obama's health reform plans are different both in their approaches to solving problems and their potential effects on voters. But to choose wisely, you have to do some homework. To help, we offer a guide to online resources that...Tags: Private Health Care, Medicaid, Medical Services, Barack Obama, Economy
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Growing ranks of uninsured not good for state's health
Sentinel staff writerMore than one in five Central Floridians under age 65 lacked health insurance in 2005, as the problem of uninsured residents continued to press on the state as a whole, according to a new report by the U.S. Census Bureau. The Orlando area had fewer...Tags: Charlie Crist, Population, Demographics, Government Debt, Brevard County
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Tempers flare as Ill. Senate candidates face off
Associated Press WriterRepublican challenger Steve Sauerberg accused incumbent U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of endangering troops in Iraq by criticizing the treatment of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, prompting an outraged response from Durbin as the two debated Thursday night. "I...Tags: United States of America, Private Health Care, State Budgets, Willowbrook, Upper House
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Palin with Hewitt: Union label?
Spin CycleIt's obviously not good that a month before election day, McCain and Palin are spending a lot of time defending her. Even when they're effective, they're just limiting damage -- and hoping that she'll put in a feisty enough......Tags: Katie Couric, Private Health Care, Government, Unions, Sarah Palin
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Conn. premiums increase 81 percent
A new report by a consumer group says family health insurance premiums in Connecticut increased 81 percent from 2000 to 2007, which has led to more people joining the ranks of the uninsured. The Families USA report released Wednesday says annual...Tags: Medical Services, Private Health Care, Connecticut, Prices, Government Health Care
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Healthcare: Where McCain , Obama stand
Where they stand on health care, as adapted from an analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation. JOHN MCCAIN OVERALL. Begin taxing employer-sponsored health benefits as income, instead providing a tax credit of $2,500 for individuals and $5,000 for...Tags: Private Health Care, State Budgets, Illnesses, Medicaid, Barack Obama
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