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VITAL SIGNS Where immigration and health care collide - MarketWatch

Filed under: Health Insurance — healthinsurance at 6:00 pm on Saturday, June 30, 2007

VITAL SIGNS Where immigration and health care collide - MarketWatch

VITAL SIGNS Where immigration and health care collide
MarketWatch - Jun 28, 2007
Despite widespread belief to the contrary, documented and undocumented immigrants don't overburden taxpayer-funded health insurance programs, according to a

Lawsuit over Scripps' billing of uninsured a class action - San Diego Union Tribune

Lawsuit over Scripps' billing of uninsured a class action
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - Jun 29, 2007
The case is similar to other suits filed in recent years in California and other states alleging that nonprofit health care systems such as Scripps have
San Diego County Superior Court Permits Claims Against Scripps Business Wire (press release)
Class-action status granted against Scripps hospital San Jose Mercury News
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Bush Has New Wrinkle in Insurance Plan - Forbes

Filed under: Health Insurance — healthinsurance at 12:00 pm on Saturday, June 30, 2007

Bush Has New Wrinkle in Insurance Plan - Forbes

Bush Has New Wrinkle in Insurance Plan
Forbes, NY - Jun 27, 2007
Under that plan, Bush called for making health insurance more affordable for many families through changes in the tax code. Meanwhile, some families with
Oval Office Meeting Galen Institute
Bush to Uninsured Kids: Drop Dead Huffington Post
Bush criticizes children's health plan Los Angeles Times
Heritage.org
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Surviving the US health care system - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Surviving the US health care system
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 10 hours ago
In Montana, Melissa Anderson can't find affordable insurance because she is self-employed — an increasingly common affliction. When her son Kasey came down

Michael Moore is convincing: Our health care system is ‘Sicko’

Filed under: Health Insurance — healthinsurance at 5:00 pm on Friday, June 29, 2007

Michael Moore is convincing: Our health care system is ‘Sicko’
Seattle Post Intelligencer - “I always thought the health insurance companies were there to help us,” claims Michael Moore early in “Sicko,” his portrait of America’s failing health care industry and the politics that keep it in place. It sounds a little disingenuous coming from

Sicko (***) | Diagnosis murder for health industry

Filed under: Health Insurance — healthinsurance at 4:00 pm on Friday, June 29, 2007

Sicko (***) | Diagnosis murder for health industry
Miami Herald - Is this going to be a film about the failings of the American health care system, or is it going to be Fahrenheit 9/11 Part II ? Fortunately, the answer is the former. Sicko occasionally returns to Bush, but it doles out the smacks equally on both sides

SRA Awarded $68.6M Task Order to Support National Practitioner Data
Forbes - Established by Congress under separate legislation, these national flagging systems protect the public by collecting and disclosing adverse actions taken against health care practitioners, providers, and suppliers to authorized health care entities

44 million Americans lack health insurance - WEBCommentary

Filed under: Health Insurance — healthinsurance at 8:00 pm on Tuesday, June 26, 2007

44 million Americans lack health insurance - WEBCommentary

44 million Americans lack health insurance
WEBCommentary - 2 hours ago
The number of American adults without health insurance has jumped by 2 million, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Altered States BusinessWeek
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Release Of 'Sicko' Places Democratic Presidential Candidates In … - Medical News Today (press release)


The Chronicle Journal
Release Of 'Sicko' Places Democratic Presidential Candidates In
Medical News Today (press release), UK - 56 minutes ago
In the film, Moore advocates the elimination of private health insurance in favor of a government-run universal health care system.
Sicko and the Politics of Health Care CounterPunch
Sicko' Likely To Have Broad Political Impact on Health Care Debate Kaiser network.org
For Filmmaker, ‘Sicko’ Is a Jumping-Off Point for Health Care Change Tuscaloosa News (subscription)
Concord Monitor
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Edwards to Detail Health Care Plan

Filed under: Health Insurance — healthinsurance at 10:00 pm on Monday, June 25, 2007

Edwards to Detail Health Care Plan
US News and World Report - Barack Obama, has proposed to provide health care to millions of Americans and more affordable medical insurance, financed by tax increases on the wealthy. © 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published

Reports say US is 'Sicko' - Chicago Tribune

Filed under: Health Insurance — healthinsurance at 6:00 pm on Monday, June 25, 2007

Reports say US is 'Sicko' - Chicago Tribune


The Chronicle Journal
Reports say US is 'Sicko'
Chicago Tribune, United States - 1 hour ago
It also said "health insurance should enhance health and well-being by promoting access to high-quality care that is effective, efficient, safe,
Why 'Sicko' wont produce the necessary healing San Francisco Chronicle
Health Care America Asks Members of Congress: Do You Support PR Newswire (press release)
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Freelancers turn to unions for help on health insurance - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Freelancers turn to unions for help on health insurance
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - Jun 21, 2007
'There's got to be an easier, more competitive way to find affordable health insurance,' said Jennifer French Echols. "I'ma huge believer in free-market

He takes a stab at health care - Concord Monitor

Filed under: Health Insurance — healthinsurance at 2:00 am on Sunday, June 24, 2007

He takes a stab at health care - Concord Monitor


StarPhoenix
He takes a stab at health care
Concord Monitor, NH - 12 hours ago
In the film, which features stories of individuals harmed by health insurance red tape, Moore travels to all those countries to explore how government-run
For Filmmaker, ‘Sicko’ Is a Jumping-Off Point for Health Care Change New York Times
Moore offers persuasive, if one-sided, look at health care with The Chronicle Journal
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Lines drawn in Calif. health care debate - BusinessWeek


Sacramento Bee
Lines drawn in Calif. health care debate
BusinessWeek - Jun 22, 2007
Those out of work also could pay into a state-run health insurance program. "That's a pretty good deal for most working people," Nunez said.
Governor asks health insurers to cover all Fresno Bee (subscription)
FTCR health care leg Insurance News Net
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Money-saving strategies

Filed under: Health Insurance — healthinsurance at 6:00 pm on Saturday, June 23, 2007

Money-saving strategies
CNN Money - If you are young and healthy, saving on health-insurance premiums is tough enough. Older people not in the best of health will have great difficulty getting an affordable plan. If you’re buying your own insurance, you’ve got to shop around for the

State lawmakers continue to talk about issues, laws
Shawnee News-Star - The legislature established a program where children, state employees and teachers can obtain affordable health care. “We want as many people as possible to have health insurance,” Steele said. In the public safety realm, the sentence for a child sex

Health Care Marketplace | Former WellPoint CEO Schaeffer Says U.S

Filed under: Health Insurance — healthinsurance at 1:00 pm on Friday, June 22, 2007

Health Care Marketplace | Former WellPoint CEO Schaeffer Says U.S
Kaisernetwork.org - Health Care Marketplace | Former WellPoint CEO Schaeffer Says U.S. Running Low on Time to Reform Health Care System of the Buyers Health Care Action Group , an employers’ organization — said that the cost of employer-sponsored health insurance is

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