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Obama offers broad plan to revamp healthcare
Obama Budget Targets Medicare and Medicaid Payments
In auto talks, no cure-all for healthcare costs
Tufts Health Plan CEO: Build On Employer-Based Healthcare Model
Healthcare reform: Let the games begin!
Obama health plan opens tough negotiation
Obama plans dent health insurer shares
Wary health insurers see some promise in Obama reform plans
Caritas bids to join Massachusetts network of health insurers
February 26, 2009
Obama proposes $634 billion fund for healthcare
Medicare spending still varies widely by region
Missouri House GOP rejects children's healthcare expansion
Premera, Seattle doctors duking it out over payment rate
HSAs catching on in Minnesota
Attacks mount on preexisting conditions
Illinois judge approves hospital settlement with uninsured
Rising costs prompting small businesses to drop health insurance benefits
Osteoporosis patients gain relief from insurance providers
Cuts await Medicare insurers
Efforts to cut health costs could take a decade to show results
February 25, 2009
Obama calls for healthcare reform in 2009
Broward County wants out of Florida Medicaid pilot
Study cites obstacles for poor in New York to renew health insurance
February 24, 2009
Obama: $15 billion from stimulus going to Medicaid plan
A warning shot in the healthcare fight
Accord gives Ford flexibility in paying healthcare costs
Massachusetts health system is being tested by recession
Low-cost healthcare in Howard County, MD, not an easy sell
February 23, 2009
Groups urge easier enrollment after expansion of Texas health insurance for kids
Obama zeroes in on healthcare coverage with stimulus signed
Gov. Sebelius, Kansas GOP fight over healthcare
Tennessee governor believes he isn't a candidate for Obama's health secretary
February 20, 2009
Healthcare industry in talks to shape policy
UAW rejects stock for VEBA
Healthcare tax break clears Oklahoma committee
Costs for individual health plans soar
Regulators bar WellCare from new enrollments
Connecticut insurers propose health reform plan
February 19, 2009
Study: Massachusetts Health Reform is a Failed Model
Kansas governor seen as top choice in health post
WellPoint will fund insurance database
New U.S. health insurance program envisioned
Doctors urge against Nevada Medicaid cuts
Stimulus makes Cobra coverage a better bet
February 18, 2009
Young adults and consumerism are a match
Analysis: Stimulus Law Spends on Healthcare Today to Save for Tomorrow
Cigna settles with Cuomo over out-of-network payments
VEBA not resolved in tentative UAW deals
Insurers exceed California rate caps for last-resort health coverage
For uninsured young adults, do-it-yourself healthcare
February 17, 2009
Economic stimulus act heightens HIPAA enforcement
U.S. to compare medical treatments
HHS vacancy stalls health agenda, advocates say
GM presses union for cuts in healthcare
Healthcare winners and losers in the stimulus package
Stimulus attempts to ease anxiety of health coverage
Critics: healthcare changes would burden Connecticut's poor
Healthcare coalition rises, then stalls
February 13, 2009
At Wal-Mart, a healthcare turnaround
Massachusetts health officials want college student data
February 12, 2009
Health Net agrees to settle rescission lawsuits
North Texas legislators seek tougher action against healthcare contractor Evercare
New Jersey audits healthcare spending on dependents
Supporters rally to save Connecticut's independent healthcare watchdog
Aetna 4Q profit falls on capital losses, medical care takes up larger revenue share
Congress reaches stimulus accord
February 11, 2009
Anthem Blue Cross agrees to take back clients, pay $1-million fine
Blue Cross of Massachusetts paring costs in bid to save up to $25 million
Humana hiring nurses, social workers, others for St. Petersburg, FL, center
Analysts say number of uninsured Americans to grow
Big jump in Blue Cross premiums sparks outrage
Ban on using gender in health insurance rates weighed in Connecticut
Cigna Web tool tells cost of care upfront
February 10, 2009
New York AG: Two more insurers agreed to fund database
AMA, others suing Aetna, Cigna over payments
Lobbying war ensues over digital health data
February 9, 2009
UnitedHealth and IBM test healthcare plan
Brevard County, FL, hospital system offers gas cards to find out what rivals are charging
Report finds jobless can't afford insurance
February 6, 2009
Obama lifts restrictions on kids' health coverage
Who should replace Tom Daschle?
Cigna's stock rises 19% despite quarterly loss
February 5, 2009
Obama signs SCHIP bill
Survey: Texas doctors say insurers' paperwork hurts patient care
WellCare leaving Florida's controversial Medicaid Reform program
Medicare Advantage prices rise as overhaul plan nears
Insurance settlements may benefit patients
In New York, insurer settles its dispute on payments
February 4, 2009
North Carolina health plan needs $1.2 billion
House set to pass kids' health bill
UnitedHealthcare signs deal with CT-based MidState Medical Center
Administration is described as being at a loss after Daschle's withdrawal
February 3, 2009
More uninsured lean on low-cost care in Maryland
Pennsylvania Senate GOP, governor have dueling health plans
Aetna settles billing case with students
The new uninsured
February 2, 2009
More relying on state healthcare programs in Wisconsin
With merger off, Pennsylvania Blues refocus attention
Feds may make health insurance easier after layoff
Participants in Connecticut's HUSKY program may struggle to see doctors
Blue Cross asks Michigan to hike rates; 400,000 to be affected
New York governor taking heat for healthcare proposal