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Spend last-minute FSA surplus on aspirin, Band-Aids
PacificCare fined for claims denials
NC awaits growth of high-risk health insurance pool
December 30, 2008
Enrollment nears federal cap for Indiana health plan
HUSKY health plan moves enrollees to new MCO
FFS Medicare plan cancelled in Minnesota
Health plan deductibles prompt year-end boom
Low-cost medical insurance option starts in January
December 28, 2008
A handshake that made healthcare history
MA Medical Security Program growth spikes as economy tanks
December 26, 2008
Family sues Cigna over denied transplant
December 25, 2008
Medicare fraud focus may shift to patients
December 24, 2008
Medicare waiting period draws flack
December 23, 2008
Blue Cross, Zagat to rank doctors
Kids' Medicaid extended in several Texas counties
At house party on healthcare, the diagnosis is it's broken
Just 2 takers for new Ohio health insurance plan
December 22, 2008
Insurance to let Texas seniors use Medicaid without going broke
Federal regulation will override plan B agreement
December 19, 2008
Health panel OKs Lousiana governor's plan
Budget office sees hurdles in financing health plans
UnitedHealth gets preliminary OK to pay $895 million to settle stock options suit
Massachusetts health plan has national appeal
December 18, 2008
Louisiana health secretary pushes hard for change
Aetna cuts 1,000 jobs in response to downturn
Utah lawmakers roll out healthcare reform plan
Washington governor's budget to target kids' health plan
December 17, 2008
After losing Medicaid coverage, many patients land in hospitals
Insurers seek presence at healthcare sessions
Geography has role in Medicare cancer coverage
Beating the insurance Blues
December 16, 2008
California's Healthy Families program gets a last-minute lifeline
December 15, 2008
Former CEO of City of Angels Medical Center pleads guilty to fraud
Fairness of insurance caps is questioned
Daschle has his own health plan
December 12, 2008
Aetna Awarded Dubai Contract
Daschle will lead healthcare overhaul
Highmark to open retail store in Pittsburgh
Can free advice on care lower health costs?
Number of Georgians without health insurance likely to grow
Eastern Connecticut Health Network, CIGNA reach agreement in principle
Audit questions Wisconsin Medicaid payments, software delay
December 11, 2008
Daschle also to oversee new health reform office
FL governor unveils health insurance option
Word of mouth, physician referrals drive provider choice
Medicare insurers' profits exceed expectations
December 10, 2008
Survey shows consumerism uptick in health benefits
Michigan AG challenges Blue Cross' financial projections
Commentary: Employer-based health insurance plans no longer work
December 9, 2008
Connecticut activists prepare healthcare reform proposal
December 8, 2008
Uncle Sam, secret Medicare shopper
Obama hopes to avoid Clinton healthcare missteps
December 5, 2008
HHS will be shepherding healthcare reform
Feds OK $775 million a year to Illinois for Medicaid
Daschle launches push for healthcare overhaul
December 4, 2008
Insurers propose universal, centralized healthcare
UAW makes concessions in bid to help automakers
7,700 to be cut from Washington's Basic Health Plan
Aetna and BayCare hospitals far apart on contract
Judge backs California in balance billing dispute
CIGNA dispute with Connecticut network could disrupt healthcare
Michigan Blue Cross makes bid for aid
December 3, 2008
Medicaid crisis hits Kentucky
Lobbies backing health reforms
Major insurer casts off long-term-care policies
States seek slice of federal bailout for Medicaid
UnitedHealth to insure the right to insurance
December 2, 2008
Economy likely to move up Medicare's insolvency
Managed healthcare plan unveiled for Louisiana's poor
Blues, Michigan AG continue health insurance fight
December 1, 2008
Consensus emerging on universal healthcare
New program helps Howard County, MD, spot coverage gaps
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. jumps into Web
Discount healthcare?
Florida's number of uninsured children climbs
Seniors face gap in health insurance
Hidden cost of a buyout