• Senate Dems moving ahead with Saturday's crucial health care vote amid signs of party unity, November 20, 2009
• New Mexico considers Medicaid overhaul to cut costs because of looming budget shortfall, November 20, 2009
• San Francisco's 'public option' - a city-run health care program - informs national debate, November 20, 2009
• Aetna, Hospitals Resolve Dispute On Reimbursement, November 20, 2009
• Health Net Says Missing Hard Drive Contained Medical Claims Data, November 20, 2009

• Reid Advances Dems' Health Reform Effort With Release Of Senate Bill, November 20, 2009
• Lawmakers Call For Inquiry Into Pharmaceutical Company Price Hikes, November 20, 2009
• CBO: Senate Health Bill Would Reduce Deficit $130 Billion Over A Decade, November 20, 2009

• H1N1: Swine Flu Activity Down in Many States, November 20, 2009

• New cervical cancer screening guidelines released, November 20, 2009
• After suicide takes their loved ones, survivors find purpose, November 20, 2009
• HIV+ soccer team scores against stigma, November 19, 2009
• Who decides about mammograms? Inside the task force, November 20, 2009

• Insurance industry slams Senate health reform bill, targets public option, November 20, 2009
• Economy forces Aetna to eliminate 1,200 jobs over next four months, November 20, 2009

• Health care advocates pushing for state to cut MCO payments, November 17, 2009
• Area fundraisers slated to benefit cook at Louis Lunch, November 17, 2009

• Now what do I do? Suddenly women in their 40s must ponder whose mammography advice to follow, November 17, 2009
• AP POLL: Americans support taxing upper-income people to pay for health care overhaul, November 17, 2009
• Immigrant girls and women seeking green cards will no longer be required to get HPV vaccine, November 17, 2009
• Medicare tax may rise for the wealthy, insurance tax may fall, as Senate writes health legislation, November 17, 2009

• KHN Column: Will There Be A Market For Gov't Long-Term Care Insurance?, November 17, 2009
• Eyes Turn To Lieberman, Reid, Snowe As Most Crucial Health Reform Players, November 17, 2009

• Report: UnitedHealth urges employees to lobby Senate, oppose reform, November 17, 2009

• Uninsured trauma patients are much more likely to die, November 17, 2009

• Progressives press for public option as CBO numbers are readied, November 17, 2009
• Healthcare leaders note gains, shortcomings on patient safety, November 16, 2009
• Bill would allow Medicare payment delays, seeks to bolster anti-fraud efforts, November 16, 2009

• A Dental Shift: Implants Instead of Bridges, November 16, 2009
• Risks: 5 Pathogens Linked to Risk for Stroke, November 12, 2009
• The Claim: A Person Can Contract Two Colds at One Time, November 16, 2009
• Study Ties Restrooms to Illnesses on Cruises, November 16, 2009

• AP Poll: Americans divided over health care bills; fine print on costs worries many people, November 16, 2009
• ND state senator advocates health insurance premium tax cut, November 16, 2009
• Companies seeks insurance health through wellness programs, November 16, 2009
• Flexible health accounts cover broad array of purchases, November 16, 2009
• THE INFLUENCE GAME: Mystery group run by NC law firm fans opposition around US to health bill, November 15, 2009
• Health-CareGap Poses Travel Risk, November 15, 2009
• Revised govt formula puts Medicare waste and fraud at $47B, nearly 3 times last year's figure, November 15, 2009
• Republicans jump on report from Medicare agency that says Democratic bill would boost spending, November 14, 2009

• Insurer Recruits Employees To Oppose Health Bills, Angers Consumer Group, November 16, 2009
• AMA Takes On Social Issues, Backs Reform, Rebuts 100-Year Trend, November 16, 2009
• Business And Insurers' Groups Back Health Reform, But Not All Legislation, November 16, 2009
• Suggestions Abound For Cutting National Health Care Costs, November 16, 2009

• House bill would cause surge in healthcare spending: CMS report, November 15, 2009
• Many see savings in disease prevention, poll finds, November 15, 2009

• Drug Makers Raise Prices in Face of Health Care Reform, November 15, 2009
• Law Seeks to Ban Misuse of Genetic Testing, November 15, 2009
• Little Benefit Seen, So Far, in Electronic Patient Records, November 15, 2009
• Senate’s Counting and Recounting Add Up to Delay, November 15, 2009
• How to Control Rising Health Care Costs, November 10, 2009

• Children's Med Center is local ground zero for swine flu care, November 16, 2009
• Health insurers could be allowed to bypass some key reforms, November 15, 2009
• Study in D.C. to test whether HIV treatment can prevent spread, November 15, 2009

• For Men at 40, Risk of Cardiac Death 1 in 8, November 16, 2009

• Clergy Seek To Reclaim Health Care Debate, November 15, 2009

• 5 Things to Do During Open Enrollment, November 11, 2009
• Business Roundtable says health legislation _ if done right _ can cut costs, November 12, 2009
• Miss. Supreme Court sides with pharmacists in complaint against Medicaid over reimbursements, November 12, 2009
• Report prompts GOP chairman to order end of elective abortion coverage for party employees, November 13, 2009

• An Interview With Dr. Donald Berwick: 'We Need To Have More Consequences In The Health Care System', November 13, 2009
• Activists Worry Immigration Arguments Will Hamper Hispanic Health Care, November 13, 2009
• Families USA Offers New Consumer Guide To Help Families Struggling With Medical Debt, November 13, 2009
• Survey Finds Majority Of Americans Do Not Have A Plan To Pay For Long-Term Care, November 13, 2009
• Health Insurance Industry Profits Examined, November 12, 2009
• South Florida Man Inspires 'Ian's Law', November 12, 2009
• House Health Bill: How Abortion Restrictions Would Work, November 12, 2009

• PIA: Agents’ inclusion in House bill a plus, lingering concerns remain, November 13, 2009

• New CDC numbers confirm that swine flu targets the young, November 13, 2009
• Gay rights advocates get good news from unusual sources: Salt Lake City and the AMA, November 11, 2009

• US reports largest mumps outbreak in 3 years, November 12, 2009

• Kaiser to pay $1.8 million in False Claims case, November 12, 2009
• AHA report questions geographic spending theory, November 12, 2009

• Tiny tattoos could help diabetics ditch needles, November 13, 2009
• Genetic love match? Dating sites try DNA tests, November 12, 2009
• FDA tackles drug marketing on social media, November 12, 2009

• Medicines to Deter Some Cancers Are Not Taken, November 13, 2009
• Health Care Issues: US Costs vs. Other Countries, November 13, 2009

• Dodd Proposal: Guarantee Paid Sick Days For Flu Sufferers, November 10, 2009
• Health care moves to the Senate, Bill Clinton heads to the Capitol to meet with Democrats, November 10, 2009
• Data Breach Affects Anthem, November 10, 2009

• House Approves Health Reform Bill After Adopting Stupak Amendment Barring Abortion Coverage In Private, Public Subsidized Plans, November 10, 2009
• Health Policy Experts Review The House Vote, November 10, 2009

• Trial drug may help smokers kick butts, November 9, 2009

• AIDS called leading killer of women, November 10, 2009

• Public option in House bill draws ire of Senate, insurance industry, November 9, 2009

• Who'll Speak for Connecticut, November 9, 2009

• Dodd Talks Health Care Reform At Bristol Hospital, November 9, 2009
• Government option faces uphill fight in Senate version of heath insurance reform, November 9, 2009
• House Democratic, House GOP and Senate Democratic health care bills compared, November 8, 2009
• Making sense of medical bills, November 8, 2009

• Insurance Companies Make The Best Of A Very Bad Year, November 9, 2009
• Antiabortion-Rights Lawmakers Using Health Reform To Interfere With Private Insurance Coverage, Slate Opinion Piece Says, November 9, 2009
• Bill To Extend COBRA Subsidies Introduced In Senate, November 9, 2009

• Former California insurance commissioner elected to Congress, November 6, 2009

• House healthcare bill has nowhere to go in Senate, November 8, 2009
• Insurance industry displeased with health bill passage, November 8, 2009

• Louisiana Republican Breaks Ranks on Health Bill, November 8, 2009
• Bill Would Limit Needle Exchanges, November 8, 2009
• Medical Industry Grumbles, but It Stands to Gain, November 8, 2009
• Sweeping Health Care Plan Passes House, November 8, 2009

• Healthcare bill faces tough path in Senate, November 9, 2009
• Scientists devise early treatment for spine injury, November 9, 2009

• Healthy lifestyle, attitude help resilient seniors stay on track, November 8, 2009
• Your Health: Easing nightmares can ease depression, November 8, 2009

• Health-care reform, GOP-style, November 9, 2009
• Map divides the insured from the sidelined (in Washington DC), November 9, 2009

• Health Bill Faces Senate Heat, November 9, 2009
• Small Business Crunches Numbers, November 8, 2009
• Wider Oversight Looms for Insurers, November 9, 2009

• House Democrats make final push for support ahead of health vote, November 6, 2009
• German reinsurer Hannover Re posts 3Q net income of $235 million as premiums rise, November 6, 2009
• Details on the House health overhaul bill, the GOP alternative and 1 taking shape in Senate, November 6, 2009
• Aetna In Danger Of Losing Large U.S Military Contract, November 6, 2009
• Stock Market Boosts CIGNA's Third-Quarter Profits By 92%, November 6, 2009
• Health reform bill before Congress would allow Hawaii workers not to participate, November 5, 2009
• Managed care company Cigna's 3rd-quarter profit grows 92 percent but revenue falls, November 5, 2009
• CVS 3rd-qtr profit jumps 39 pct, stock tumbles on lost Caremark contracts, unit chief retires, November 5, 2009

• Democrats Must Clear Remaining Hurdles On Path To Health Vote, November 6, 2009
• Study Reiterates That U.S. Health Quality Trails Spending Compared With Other Countries, November 6, 2009
• States Struggle With Immigrants' Care And Funding Mental Hospitals, November 6, 2009
• College Students Increasingly Seek Campus Health, November 6, 2009
• Higher Health Insurance Costs Force Doctors To Talk About Money With Patients, November 6, 2009

• CBO: GOP House health reform plan costs less, covers fewer Americans, November 6, 2009
• Report deems surplus for CareFirst, subsidiary ‘not excessive’, November 5, 2009
• AARP’s 40 million members get behind House’s health reform bill, November 5, 2009

• Getting Medical Help for the Mind as Well as the Body, November 6, 2009
• The Republican Health Plan (Editorial), November 5, 2009

• FDA says companies violating flavored cigarette ban, November 6, 2009
• Health reform gets boost before vote, November 6, 2009
• Obesity causes 100,000 U.S. cancer cases, group says, November 6, 2009
• Animals need to be closely watched for flu, November 6, 2009
• Some countries "ambushed" by H1N1, November 6, 2009

• Using Insurance Standards and Policy Levers to Build a High Performance Health System, November 6, 2009
• International Survey of Primary Care Physicians in 11 Countries Reveals U.S. Lagging In Access, Quality, and Use of Health Information Technology; Underscores Urgent Need For National Health Reform, Half of U.S. Doctors Report Insurance Restricts Medications or Treatment Decisions; Majority Say Their Patients Have Difficulty Paying for Care, November 5, 2009
• A Survey of Primary Care Physicians in 11 Countries, 2009: Perspectives on Care, Costs, and Experiences, November 5, 2009

• Connecticut Health Experts Discuss Implications Of Cats' Ability To Catch Swine Flu, November 5, 2009
• House majority leader predicts House passage Saturday of historic health overhaul bill, November 5, 2009
• Managed care company Cigna's 3rd-quarter profit grows 92 percent but revenue falls, November 5, 2009

• THE INFLUENCE GAME: Liberal groups intensify pressure on moderate Democrats in health debate, November 4, 2009
• Small Businesses Paying Too Much?, November 4, 2009
• Senate leader indicates timetable for completing health care may slip to next year, November 3, 2009

• ACP Expresses Support For Key Policies Of Affordable Health Care For America Act, November 4, 2009
• Individual, Employer Mandates Prove Thorny Topics For Lawmakers, November 4, 2009
• Senate, House Split Over Taxes To Pay For Health Overhaul, November 3, 2009
• CBO: Few Americans Would Sign Up For Public Health Insurance Plan, November 3, 2009

• Delaware senator proposes tougher U.S. penalties for health care fraud, November 4, 2009
• Georgia regulators fine UnitedHealthcare, subsidiaries $750,000, November 3, 2009

• Omnicare agrees to $98 million settlement, November 3, 2009
• H1N1 can be dangerous for patients of all ages, study warns, November 3, 2009
• Health Net reports $170.6 million charge, November 3, 2009
• House majority leader rips GOP alternative, November 3, 2009

• Seasonal flu vaccine could run short, CDC says, November 3, 2009

• Coping With, and Without, Health Insurance, November 2, 2009
• G.O.P. Counters With a Health Plan of Its Own, November 4, 2009
• Outline of Republicans’ Health Care Vision, November 3, 2009

• U.S. 30th in global infant mortality, November 3, 2009
• Want to quit? Don't go to light smokes, November 3, 2009
• Senate delays threaten healthcare deadline, November 3, 2009
• Proposed law would require pay for sick workers, November 3, 2009
• Patch plus lozenge equals more quitting success, November 3, 2009

• Experts Favor Broad Medicare Reforms to Control Costs and Foster Health Care Innovations, Survey Says, November 2, 2009
• Don't Take Medicare for Granted: Commentary on the Health Care Opinion Leaders Survey, November 2, 2009
• Health Care Opinion Leaders Views on Health Reform, November 2, 2009

• Making the young pay for health, November 4, 2009
• Senate moderates flex muscle on health-care bill, November 4, 2009
• The House's better health-reform option, November 4, 2009
• Health bills too timid on cutting costs, experts say, November 4, 2009
• Republicans want to make the insurance industry more like the credit card industry, November 4, 2009

• Plan Creates New Program to Pay for Long-Term Care, November 4, 2009
• Democrats See Health-Care Timetable Slipping, November 4, 2009

• Connecticut's Health Care Advocate Calls For Federal Protections On Health Insurance, November 3, 2009
• Almost done: just the 2 toughest issues to go before the House votes on health care, November 3, 2009
• Former Health Insurance Insider Pushes For Public Option, November 3, 2009
• Job-based health insurance has lost its luster, November 3, 2009

• Public Option Might Be Only A Minor Player In Changing Health Care, November 3, 2009
• NAMI Applauds Initial Review Of The Affordable Health Care Of America Act And Health Care Reform, November 3, 2009

• GOP prepping alternative health bill; Dems’ bill cost at $1.2 trillion, November 3, 2009

• Millions Without Sick Leave Fear Swine Flu, November 2, 2009
• Employer groups work to protect flexible spending accounts in health care bills, November 2, 2009
• House health care plan spares typical family from tax increases; hits wealthy hard, November 2, 2009
• Humana's 3rd-quarter profit rises 65 percent on boosts from Medicare Advantage program, November 2, 2009
• Halting elder abuse: Protect yourself against greedy adult children, November 2, 2009
• 3.6M older Americans living in poverty, November 2, 2009

• House Democrats Hail, Question Health Reform Bill, November 2, 2009
• Explaining The New House Bill, November 2, 2009
• Study: Lack Of Insurance May Have Caused 17,000 Child Deaths Over 20 Years, November 2, 2009
• Senate Confirms Benjamin As Surgeon General, November 2, 2009
• House GOP's 'Better Ideas' Remain Under Wraps, November 2, 2009

• Organ donors hit with shocking bills, November 1, 2009
• WHO updates H1N1 recommendations, October 31, 2009

• Blues ‘disappointed’ in House bill, says it undermines reform goals, October 30, 2009
• AHIP: House bill breaks Obama’s coverage promise to Americans, October 29, 2009

• Gov't says swine flu vaccine catching up to demand, November 2, 2009

• Obama Strategy on Health Care Legislation Appears to Be Paying Off, November 1, 2009
• To Bend the Health Care Debate, Curve the Numbers, November 1, 2009
• Supply-Side Ideas, Turned Upside Down, November 1, 2009
• Hospitalized Children Without Insurance Are More Likely to Die, a Study Finds, Otober 30, 2009

• House Health Care Bill, Trick or Treat?, November 1, 2009

• Anthem Details Premium Increases It Says Would Result From Health Reform, October 30, 2009
• Health bill hits insurers, drugs, medical devices as Dems search for votes, money to pass plan, October 30, 2009
• Details on the House health overhaul bill and one taking shape in Senate, October 30, 2009
• Aetna Says 3Q Profit Grows, Cost Controls Improve, October 30, 2009

• Fine Print: Finance Bill May Cause Consumer Sticker Shock, October 30, 2009
• Pelosi Chooses Compromise Approach To Public Option In Reform Bill, October 30, 2009
• A Look At The Public Insurance Options - What Exists And Who Would Have Access Under Proposed Reforms, October 30, 2009
• Shocked By Re-Emergence Of Public Option, Business Groups Push Back, October 30, 2009
• Iowa Medical Home Provides Lessons For Health Care, October 30, 2009
• Insurers Brace For Increase In COBRA Claims, October 30, 2009

• Aetna's 3rd-quarter profit rises 18 percent but medical costs continue to hurt performance, October 29, 2009
• House Democrats to unveil health bill with government-run insurance, hefty sign-up requirement, October 29, 2009
• Blue Cross/Blue Shield Parent's Profit Falls 11 Percent, October 29, 2009
• Health care bills would limit out-of-pocket costs, October 29, 2009

• AHIP, Chamber Of Commerce Ramp Up Opposition To Health Reform, October 29, 2009
• Lawmakers Struggle With How Age Should Influence Insurance Premiums, October 29, 2009

• Now on sale: Gift cards for health insurance, October 29, 2009
• Novartis says on track to deliver US vaccine order, October 29, 2009

• Liberal Senate Democrats seek to underscore support for public option, October 28, 2009
• Business leaders oppose public option, October 28, 2009

• Could ‘medical homes’ improve health care?, October 28, 2009
• Can you really be scared to death, October 27, 2009

• Russia Is Urged to Switch Its Approach to Curbing Spread of H.I.V., October 29, 2009
• In Treatment, You May Need an Advocate, October 29, 2009
• The Early Word: House Rollout, October 29, 2009

• IBM to Drop Co-Pay for Primary-Care Visits, October 29, 2009

• Survey Finds Docs Need Help With Health Disparities, October 29, 2009

• THE INFLUENCE GAME: Health care debate represents tough test of AMA's lobbying mettle, October 28, 2009
• WellPoint 3Q profit declines 11 percent as enrollment in employer plans continues to slip, October 28, 2009
• Health coverage 'plan' was no insurance at all, October 28, 2009

• Integrated Care's Drawback: It Could Lead To Health Monopolies, October 27, 2009
• AHIP Statement On Government-Run Plan, October 27, 2009

• Generic Drugs Are Much Cheaper, but Use Caution for Those That Have 'Narrow Therapeutic Windows', October 27, 2009

• Public option would lead him to filibuster, key senator says, October 27, 2009

• $100 Million Healthcare Cost Database Announced, October 28, 2009

• New health reimbursement database program unveiled in New York, October 28, 2009

• Controversial couple dominates U.S. medical tourism, October 28, 2009

• House health care legislation likely to include new insurance program for long-term care, October 27, 2009
• Sen. Reid takes chance including government-sponsored insurance plan in health bill, October 27, 2009
• Following Sen. Reid, Obama says no one can block progress on health care overhaul, October 27, 2009

• Health Care Legislation Benefits Insurers, But Annual Profits Are Not So Hot, October 27, 2009
• Small Businesses Face Higher Premiums, Push For Access To 'Exchanges', October 27, 2009
• Fight Erupts Over Health Insurance Rates For Businesses Employing More Women, October 27, 2009
• Dodd And Lieberman: The Tale Of Two Connecticut Senators, October 27, 2009

• Healthcare bills have much in common, October 27, 2009
• Study: Cleanliness is next to godliness, October 27, 2009

• Poizner warns of ‘predatory’ agents selling Medicare Advantage plans, October 26, 2009

• Ruling deals a blow to denials of autism treatment, October 27, 2009
• Insurers poised to reap benefits from healthcare overhaul, October 26, 2009

• Value of individual coverage mandates questioned, October 26, 2009
• HealthSouth targets bonuses of execs involved in misconduct, October 26, 2009
• Massachusetts remains tops in healthcare coverage, October 26, 2009

• WellPoint Attacks Health Legislation, October 22, 2009

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• New leader picked for Conn. mental health services, October 23, 2009

• Sebelius Releases New Report On Benefits Of Health Insurance Reform For Women With Breast Cancer, October 25, 2009
• Recent Health Policy Studies And Analyses, October 26, 2009
• Illegal Immigrants, Though Excluded From Government Insurance, Remain Part Of Health Debate, October 26, 2009
• GM Salaried Workers To Receive Only High-Deductible Plans, October 26, 2009
• America's Health Insurance Plans' Statement On National Committee For Quality Assurance's State Of Health Care Quality Report, October 23, 2009
• Ignagni: Reform Needs To Happen, October 23, 2009
• Gene Therapy Can Restore Eyesight In People With A Genetically-Inherited Sight Disorder, Especially Children, October 26, 2009
• American Psychological Association Applauds Congress For Passage Of Matthew Shepard And James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crime Prevention Act, October 26, 2009

• States may get to opt out of public option plan, October 23, 2009

• Public health insurance plan gaining favor with senators; White House completing health bill, October 23, 2009

• Frustration looms as H1N1 vaccines run out, October 23, 2009

• Optional public option enters Senate health care talks, October 23, 2009

• Organized crime's new target: Medicare and Medicaid, October 22, 2009

• Broker fees, administrative costs blamed for high small biz premiums, October 23, 2009

• CDC Panel Recommends HPV Vaccine Cervarix For Girls, Optional Gardasil Vaccination For Boys, October 23, 2009
• Explainers And Studies On Health Insurance, October 22, 2009
• Health Reform Bills Maintain Some Type Of Insurance 'Age Rating', October 22, 2009
• Pharmaceutical Company Coupons To Help Patients Buy Drugs May Raise Insurance Premiums, October 22, 2009

• Health plans' quality improvement stalls: NCQA, October 22, 2009

• The Case for Mandating Health Insurance, October 23, 2009
• Public Gloomier About Cost and Quality of Health Care if Congress Enacts an Overhaul, October 22, 2009

• Some In-State Hospitals May Be Out Of Aetna's Network Beginning Next Year, October 22, 2009
• In backlash, Senate refuses to aid doctors in Medicare squeeze, October 22, 2009
• THE INFLUENCE GAME: Employers who insure workers lobby for shield from costly new health rules, October 21, 2009

• Senate Health Bill Negotiators Discussing, Debating Versions Of Public Option, October 21, 2009
• Older Workers Spend Less On Necessities And Health Care, October 22, 2009
• Research Indicates Gaps In Care For Diabetes, Cholesterol, Hypertension Among The Uninsured, October 21, 2009
• Rural Doctors, Administrators Push For Health Reform To Include Safeguards Against Rx Drug Abuse, October 21, 2009
• Employers May Not Restore Benefits To Pre-Recession Levels, October 21, 2009

• Cancer Society Catches Heat for Breast, Prostate Cancer Screening Criticism, October 21, 2009

• The Upside and Downside of Screening Embryos, October 21, 2009

• Hand Washing Rate Low Among Doctors, October 21, 2009