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As Enrollment Begins, New Survey Underscores Challenges if Seniors are to Take Advantage of Medicare Drug Benefit
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HHS Awards Contracts to Develop Nationwide Health Information Network
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Sources of Health Insurance and Characteristics of the Uninsured: Analysis of the March 2005 Current Population Survey
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Growth in Uninsured Americans Outpacing Federal Spending on the Health Care Safety Net
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HHS Works to Improve Health Care Regulatory Process
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Electronic Prescribing Standards Announced to Make Medicare's New Prescription Drug Benefit Easier and Safer
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HHS Unveils "A Healthier You"
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Immediate State Fiscal Crisis Subsides, But Medicaid Still Faces Long-Term Budgetary Challenges
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HHS Approves Innovative Medicaid Reform Demonstration in Florida
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2005 Health Confidence Survey: Most Americans Satisfied With Quality of Health Care, But Public Does Not Link Cost to Quality
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New Research from EBRI: Erosion of Job-Based Health Insurance Continues:
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AHRQ Announces New Brochure To Help People Find Information and Support Following a Medical Diagnosis
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New Report Analyzes Competing Discount Prescription Drug Plans on November Ballot
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Statement by Mike Leavitt Secretary of Health and Human Services
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HHS Awards Contracts to Advance Nationwide Interoperable Health Information Technology
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AHRQ Awards Over $22.3 Million in Health Information Technology Implementation Grants
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HHS Awards Grants to Twenty-two States to Offset Costs of Insurance for Residents Too Sick for Conventional Coverage
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HHS Accelerates Use of E-prescribing and Electronic Health Records
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New Drug Coverage Includes Options for Additional Benefits and Saving Money
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Male Workers Twice As Likely to Fake Being Sick to Their Employers;
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HHS Proposes Standards for Electronic Health Care Attachments
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Medicare Takes Major Step Toward 2006 Drug Benefit
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Employer-Based Health Care Coverage Eroding for Working Families and Their Children, Two Independent Studies Conclude
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Employers Predict Two Significant Changes to Healthcare System in Next Five Years
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New Publication Helps Consumers Understand and Get Quality Health Care
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Health Care Coverage Varies Widely Among Asian American and Pacific Islander Children
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Survey Finds Steady Decline in Businesses Offering Health Benefits to Workers Since 2000
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Over 100 Consumer, Health, and Senior Organizations Launch Prop. 79 Campaign for Cheaper Drugs
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Research Finds Low Electronic Health Record Adoption Rates for Physician Groups
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Commissioners Selected for American Health Information Community
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State Business Leaders Support Health Coverage for California's Kids
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Medicare Drug Plans Offer Premiums of $20 Per Month or Less Lower Deductibles, Enhanced Coverage Also Available
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Health Savings Accounts – Great Option for Small Businesses and Individuals!
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California's System of Job-Based Health Insurance Continues to Decline
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Americans Can Help Each Other Learn About the New Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
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Covering Kids & Families' Back-To-School Campaign Calls on Faith Communities to Help Get Children Covered
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AHRQ Issues New Data on the Uninsured
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Employment-Based Health Benefits: Trends in Access and Coverage
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America's Educators to Spread the Word About Low-Cost and Free Health Coverage for Kids in Back-to-School Campaign
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New Research From EBRI: Health Care Access and Coverage Steady From 1997 - 2002, EBRI Review Reports
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Updated Consumer Guide Explains How to Resolve Problems with Managed Care Plans
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Alaska Organizations Awarded $2.1 Million in Federal Grants to Improve Rural Health Care
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Statement by Mike Leavitt Secretary of Health and Human Services Regarding the 50th Anniversary of the Indian Health Service
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Major League Soccer Teams Up with Covering Kids & Families to Score Health Coverage for Millions of Children
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New Research Finds 1 in 3 Uninsured Children Had No Medical Care for an Entire Year
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Number of Uninsured African-American Children Decrease, But Millions Remain Eligible for Low-Cost or Free Coverage
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Grammy-Winning Duo Mary Mary Joins Campaign Reaching Out to Uninsured African-American Children
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Covering Kids & Families Informs Parents About Available Programs for Uninsured Children
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More Than One in Four Non-elderly Women Delay or Forgo Medical Care Due to Costs
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HHS to Launch Changed Medicare Appeals Process
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HHS Approves Program for Children with Life-Threatening Conditions
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Despite Concerns About State Budgets and Policymakers’ Frustrations With the Costs of Medicaid,
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HHS, California Reach Agreement on Important Medi-Cal Hospital Program
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HHS Announces New Medicaid Program to Deliver Care at Home
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New Research From EBRI: Immigrants Make Up a Growing Share of U.S. Population Without Health Insurance, Study Finds
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The Muskegon Access Health “Three-Share” Plan: A Case History
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HHS Releases Report on Nationwide Health Information Exchange
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HHS Awards 86 Grants Worth More Than $30 Million to Expand Health Center Services and Strengthen America’s Health Care Safety Net
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HHS Approves Second Multi-State Purchasing Pool to Lower Medicaid Drug Prices
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Health Insurance Within Reach of Every Californian
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HHS Secretary Leavitt Establishes Commission to Work on Strengthening and Sustaining Medicaid
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HHS Secretary and Leading U.S. Companies Say Health Information Technology Should Be Urgent Priority
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New Study: Most Doctors Not Actively Working to Improve Their Practices;
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At 40 Years, Medicare a Leader in Ensuring Access to Health Care
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Secretary Leavitt Renews HHS' Commitment to Improving Access to Health Care
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Young Adults Without Health Insurance Increased by More Than Two Million Over Three Years
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CDC Data Show that Millions of Uninsured Adults Forgo Needed Treatment for Chronic Health Conditions
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MEDI-CAL “Churning” Costs State More than $100 Million, According to New Report
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HSAs Unlikely to Help Cover Substantial Numbers of Uninsured Americans: New Study
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Survey Finds Four in 10 Seniors Do Not Take Medications as Prescribed; Poor Experiences with Drugs and Costs Contribute to Non-Adherence
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HHS Announces $63 Million to Help 105 Communities Extend Health Care Services to More Low-Income, Uninsured Americans
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New Analysis Confirms Cost of Insuring All California Kids No More Than $331 Million
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Californians Overwhelmingly Support Plan to Provide Health Coverage for Every Child
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The Impact of the Erosion of Retiree Health Benefits on Workers and Retirees
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New Research From EBRI: Current Workers Cannot Count on Retiree Health Benefits
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New Study Calls for Tougher Regulation of Discount Medical Cards
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Black, Hispanic, and Low-Income Women in New York City at Increased Risk for Premature Illness and Death
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New Health Care Opinion Leaders Survey: Uninsured Rate Could Be Reduced By Half in Ten Years
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Reducing the Number of Uninsured Through Education
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New Study Shows Online Physician Directories Need to Be Vastly Improved to Be Useful to Patients
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Americans Value the Health Benefits of Prescription Drugs, But Say Drug Makers Put Profits First, New Survey Shows
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Picture of Health? Californians Prefer to Make Health Policy at the Ballot Box
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Controlling Health Costs and Improving Health Care Quality for Retirees
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Half of Insured Adults with High-Deductible Health Plans Experience Medical Bill or Debt Problems
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HHS Proposes New Medicare E-Prescribing Rules Process Will Improve Quality, Accuracy
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A Sharp Rise in Enrollment During the Economic Downturn Triggered Medicaid Spending to Increase by One-Third from FY2000-03
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HHS Takes Major Step to Prescription Drug Benefit
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Online Health Information Poised to Become Important Resource For Seniors, But Not There Yet
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New Dietary Guidelines Will Help Americans Make Better Food Choices, Live Healthier Lives
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Statement by Tommy G. Thompson (HHS) In Support of the Together Rx Access Card Announcement
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Americans Favor Malpractice Reform and Drug Importation, But Rank them Low on Health Priority List for the Congress and President
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HHS Promotes New Medicare Preventive Benefits for Better Senior Health
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New Health Care Opinion Leaders Survey: Covering Uninsured, Improving Quality and Safety of Care Should Be Congress' Top Health Priorities
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Survey Finds Businesses and Retirees Hit with Double-Digit Increases in Retiree Health Costs in 2004, with Higher Premiums Likely in Future
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HHS Awards Contracts to Develop Nationwide Health Information Network
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Sources of Health Insurance and Characteristics of the Uninsured: Analysis of the March 2005 Current Population Survey
~ ~ ~ ~
Growth in Uninsured Americans Outpacing Federal Spending on the Health Care Safety Net
~ ~ ~ ~
HHS Works to Improve Health Care Regulatory Process
~ ~ ~ ~
Electronic Prescribing Standards Announced to Make Medicare's New Prescription Drug Benefit Easier and Safer
~ ~ ~ ~
HHS Unveils "A Healthier You"
~ ~ ~ ~
Immediate State Fiscal Crisis Subsides, But Medicaid Still Faces Long-Term Budgetary Challenges
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HHS Approves Innovative Medicaid Reform Demonstration in Florida
~ ~ ~ ~
2005 Health Confidence Survey: Most Americans Satisfied With Quality of Health Care, But Public Does Not Link Cost to Quality
~ ~ ~ ~
New Research from EBRI: Erosion of Job-Based Health Insurance Continues:
~ ~ ~ ~
AHRQ Announces New Brochure To Help People Find Information and Support Following a Medical Diagnosis
~ ~ ~ ~
New Report Analyzes Competing Discount Prescription Drug Plans on November Ballot
~ ~ ~ ~
Statement by Mike Leavitt Secretary of Health and Human Services
~ ~ ~ ~
HHS Awards Contracts to Advance Nationwide Interoperable Health Information Technology
~ ~ ~ ~
AHRQ Awards Over $22.3 Million in Health Information Technology Implementation Grants
~ ~ ~ ~
HHS Awards Grants to Twenty-two States to Offset Costs of Insurance for Residents Too Sick for Conventional Coverage
~ ~ ~ ~
HHS Accelerates Use of E-prescribing and Electronic Health Records
~ ~ ~ ~
New Drug Coverage Includes Options for Additional Benefits and Saving Money
~ ~ ~ ~
Male Workers Twice As Likely to Fake Being Sick to Their Employers;
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HHS Proposes Standards for Electronic Health Care Attachments
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Medicare Takes Major Step Toward 2006 Drug Benefit
~ ~ ~ ~
Employer-Based Health Care Coverage Eroding for Working Families and Their Children, Two Independent Studies Conclude
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Employers Predict Two Significant Changes to Healthcare System in Next Five Years
~ ~ ~ ~
New Publication Helps Consumers Understand and Get Quality Health Care
~ ~ ~ ~
Health Care Coverage Varies Widely Among Asian American and Pacific Islander Children
~ ~ ~ ~
Survey Finds Steady Decline in Businesses Offering Health Benefits to Workers Since 2000
~ ~ ~ ~
Over 100 Consumer, Health, and Senior Organizations Launch Prop. 79 Campaign for Cheaper Drugs
~ ~ ~ ~
Research Finds Low Electronic Health Record Adoption Rates for Physician Groups
~ ~ ~ ~
Commissioners Selected for American Health Information Community
~ ~ ~ ~
State Business Leaders Support Health Coverage for California's Kids
~ ~ ~ ~
Medicare Drug Plans Offer Premiums of $20 Per Month or Less Lower Deductibles, Enhanced Coverage Also Available
~ ~ ~ ~
Health Savings Accounts – Great Option for Small Businesses and Individuals!
~ ~ ~ ~
California's System of Job-Based Health Insurance Continues to Decline
~ ~ ~ ~
Americans Can Help Each Other Learn About the New Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
~ ~ ~ ~
Covering Kids & Families' Back-To-School Campaign Calls on Faith Communities to Help Get Children Covered
~ ~ ~ ~
AHRQ Issues New Data on the Uninsured
~ ~ ~ ~
Employment-Based Health Benefits: Trends in Access and Coverage
~ ~ ~ ~
America's Educators to Spread the Word About Low-Cost and Free Health Coverage for Kids in Back-to-School Campaign
~ ~ ~ ~
New Research From EBRI: Health Care Access and Coverage Steady From 1997 - 2002, EBRI Review Reports
~ ~ ~ ~
Updated Consumer Guide Explains How to Resolve Problems with Managed Care Plans
~ ~ ~ ~
Alaska Organizations Awarded $2.1 Million in Federal Grants to Improve Rural Health Care
~ ~ ~ ~
Statement by Mike Leavitt Secretary of Health and Human Services Regarding the 50th Anniversary of the Indian Health Service
~ ~ ~ ~
Major League Soccer Teams Up with Covering Kids & Families to Score Health Coverage for Millions of Children
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New Research Finds 1 in 3 Uninsured Children Had No Medical Care for an Entire Year
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Number of Uninsured African-American Children Decrease, But Millions Remain Eligible for Low-Cost or Free Coverage
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Grammy-Winning Duo Mary Mary Joins Campaign Reaching Out to Uninsured African-American Children
~ ~ ~ ~
Covering Kids & Families Informs Parents About Available Programs for Uninsured Children
~ ~ ~ ~
More Than One in Four Non-elderly Women Delay or Forgo Medical Care Due to Costs
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HHS to Launch Changed Medicare Appeals Process
~ ~ ~ ~
HHS Approves Program for Children with Life-Threatening Conditions
~ ~ ~ ~
Despite Concerns About State Budgets and Policymakers’ Frustrations With the Costs of Medicaid,
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HHS, California Reach Agreement on Important Medi-Cal Hospital Program
~ ~ ~ ~
HHS Announces New Medicaid Program to Deliver Care at Home
~ ~ ~ ~
New Research From EBRI: Immigrants Make Up a Growing Share of U.S. Population Without Health Insurance, Study Finds
~ ~ ~ ~
The Muskegon Access Health “Three-Share” Plan: A Case History
~ ~ ~ ~
HHS Releases Report on Nationwide Health Information Exchange
~ ~ ~ ~
HHS Awards 86 Grants Worth More Than $30 Million to Expand Health Center Services and Strengthen America’s Health Care Safety Net
~ ~ ~ ~
HHS Approves Second Multi-State Purchasing Pool to Lower Medicaid Drug Prices
~ ~ ~ ~
Health Insurance Within Reach of Every Californian
~ ~ ~ ~
HHS Secretary Leavitt Establishes Commission to Work on Strengthening and Sustaining Medicaid
~ ~ ~ ~
HHS Secretary and Leading U.S. Companies Say Health Information Technology Should Be Urgent Priority
~ ~ ~ ~
New Study: Most Doctors Not Actively Working to Improve Their Practices;
~ ~ ~ ~
At 40 Years, Medicare a Leader in Ensuring Access to Health Care
~ ~ ~ ~
Secretary Leavitt Renews HHS' Commitment to Improving Access to Health Care
~ ~ ~ ~
Young Adults Without Health Insurance Increased by More Than Two Million Over Three Years
~ ~ ~ ~
CDC Data Show that Millions of Uninsured Adults Forgo Needed Treatment for Chronic Health Conditions
~ ~ ~ ~
MEDI-CAL “Churning” Costs State More than $100 Million, According to New Report
~ ~ ~ ~
HSAs Unlikely to Help Cover Substantial Numbers of Uninsured Americans: New Study
~ ~ ~ ~
Survey Finds Four in 10 Seniors Do Not Take Medications as Prescribed; Poor Experiences with Drugs and Costs Contribute to Non-Adherence
~ ~ ~ ~
HHS Announces $63 Million to Help 105 Communities Extend Health Care Services to More Low-Income, Uninsured Americans
~ ~ ~ ~
New Analysis Confirms Cost of Insuring All California Kids No More Than $331 Million
~ ~ ~ ~
Californians Overwhelmingly Support Plan to Provide Health Coverage for Every Child
~ ~ ~ ~
The Impact of the Erosion of Retiree Health Benefits on Workers and Retirees
~ ~ ~ ~
New Research From EBRI: Current Workers Cannot Count on Retiree Health Benefits
~ ~ ~ ~
New Study Calls for Tougher Regulation of Discount Medical Cards
~ ~ ~ ~
Black, Hispanic, and Low-Income Women in New York City at Increased Risk for Premature Illness and Death
~ ~ ~ ~
New Health Care Opinion Leaders Survey: Uninsured Rate Could Be Reduced By Half in Ten Years
~ ~ ~ ~
Reducing the Number of Uninsured Through Education
~ ~ ~ ~
New Study Shows Online Physician Directories Need to Be Vastly Improved to Be Useful to Patients
~ ~ ~ ~
Americans Value the Health Benefits of Prescription Drugs, But Say Drug Makers Put Profits First, New Survey Shows
~ ~ ~ ~
Picture of Health? Californians Prefer to Make Health Policy at the Ballot Box
~ ~ ~ ~
Controlling Health Costs and Improving Health Care Quality for Retirees
~ ~ ~ ~
Half of Insured Adults with High-Deductible Health Plans Experience Medical Bill or Debt Problems
~ ~ ~ ~
HHS Proposes New Medicare E-Prescribing Rules Process Will Improve Quality, Accuracy
~ ~ ~ ~
A Sharp Rise in Enrollment During the Economic Downturn Triggered Medicaid Spending to Increase by One-Third from FY2000-03
~ ~ ~ ~
HHS Takes Major Step to Prescription Drug Benefit
~ ~ ~ ~
Online Health Information Poised to Become Important Resource For Seniors, But Not There Yet
~ ~ ~ ~
New Dietary Guidelines Will Help Americans Make Better Food Choices, Live Healthier Lives
~ ~ ~ ~
Statement by Tommy G. Thompson (HHS) In Support of the Together Rx Access Card Announcement
~ ~ ~ ~
Americans Favor Malpractice Reform and Drug Importation, But Rank them Low on Health Priority List for the Congress and President
~ ~ ~ ~
HHS Promotes New Medicare Preventive Benefits for Better Senior Health
~ ~ ~ ~
New Health Care Opinion Leaders Survey: Covering Uninsured, Improving Quality and Safety of Care Should Be Congress' Top Health Priorities
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Survey Finds Businesses and Retirees Hit with Double-Digit Increases in Retiree Health Costs in 2004, with Higher Premiums Likely in Future
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AHRQ: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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AHRQ: Checkup on Health Insurance Choices
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MedlinePlus: Health Insurance
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Kaiser Family Foundation: Health Insurance Costs: Research, Public Opinion, Facts & Analysis
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Kaiser Family Foundation: statehealthfacts.org
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Maternal & Child Health (MCH) Policy Research Center
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Covering Kids & Families: A National Health Access Initiative
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AARP: Policy & Research: Health and Wellness
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A.M. Best: Insurance Law Digests by State
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