 USA TODAY | Health Care's Coming Price Revolution Wall Street Journal Two years on, the major achievement of President Obama's new entitlement and its regulatory apparatus has been to heighten the contradictions and dysfunctions of the health-care status quo even as it creates multiple new problems. Feds loan $638M for health co-ops in 8 states Health care co-ops in 8 states get federal loans State insurance exchange awarded $11.6 million to adjust to Affordable Care Act |
 Fox News | 5 killed in possible murder-suicide at Georgia health spa Fox News A gunman shot four people to death inside a Korean health spa in Atlanta's suburbs and then killed himself in what police said may have been a case of domestic violence. Surveillance video showed a man walking into the Su Jung Health Sauna on Tuesday ... Atlanta health club shooting stemmed from domestic dispute - police Police: Victims in Korean spa shooting near Atlanta were 2 married couples ... Police: Ga. victims related in Korean spa shooting |
California health insurers to raise average rates 8% to 14% Los Angeles Times By Chad Terhune, Los Angeles Times California's largest health insurers are raising average rates by about 8% to 14% for hundreds of thousands of consumers with individual coverage, outpacing the costs of overall medical care. |
 The Guardian | Health workers linked to CIA's Osama bin Laden assassination plot are sacked The Guardian Seventeen local health workers have been fired in Abbottabad for their part in a CIA scheme to try to confirm the presence of Osama bin Laden in the northern Pakistani town. The low-ranking health department employees were punished for helping Dr ... Pakistani health workers punished for helping US find bin Laden Pakistan health workers linked to CIA scheme fired |
 News10.net | Gay spouse given health benefits in US court case Reuters By Dan Levine | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A US judge on Wednesday ruled the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional and said a federal government worker should be allowed to enroll her same-sex spouse in her health insurance coverage, ... Karen Golinski Wins Health Care Benefits As Court Declares Defense Of Marriage ... |
Health official: Proposed budget cuts 'a recipe for disaster' Philadelphia Inquirer By Jennifer Lin and Miriam Hill Philadelphia Health Commissioner Donald F. Schwarz said Wednesday that Gov. Corbett's proposed cuts for human services would have a sweeping impact on a wide variety of vulnerable populations. Affected by the cuts, ... |
Community Health, FuelCell, Nabors, Netflix: US Equity Movers BusinessWeek Community Health Systems Inc. (CYH US) rallied 15 percent, the most since April 12, to $23.85. The hospital operator reported earnings that beat analysts' estimates for the 12th consecutive quarter, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Community Health, FuelCell, Nabors, Netflix: U.S. Equity Movers |
 Philadelphia Inquirer | Balancing women's health and religious beliefs U-T San Diego By Nora Vargas As a Catholic woman, I applaud the Obama administration for its commitment to providing health care for all Americans while respecting the views of those who have religious objections to birth control. Last year, President Obama ... Should religion stand in the way of common sense when it comes to birth control? Missourians support common-sense solutions Tom Cushing is a member (registered user) of San Ramon Express |
 AFP | Chavez health setback creates uncertainty in Venezuela AFP Chavez could still tap a successor to run in his place, the October 27 elections could be delayed, or he could just muddle through with a campaign message that shifts attention from the state of his health to the legacy of his Bolivarian revolution. Venezuelan Bonds Rally on Chavez Health Concerns: Caracas Mover Venezuela denies new rumors about Chavez's health |
 USA TODAY | US Alzheimer's strategy: Better treatment by 2025, earlier diagnosis and ... Washington Post WASHINGTON — The Obama administration declared Alzheimer's “one of the most feared health conditions” on Wednesday as it issued a draft of a new national strategy to fight the ominous rise in this mind-destroying disease. More than 5 million Americans ... The Department of Health and Human Services Releases Initial Draft of National ... US drafts plan to fight feared Alzheimer's disease Feds Announce US Alzheimer's Plan, But Will it Have an Impact? |
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