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Lawsuit: US health plans bilked (Boston Globe)
Merck KGaA's U S generic-drug unit was accused by the Department of Justice yesterday of overcharging government health-insurance programs for medicines.
Discount Dental Plans are a Cost-Effective Alternative to Dental Insurance (S...
(ARA) - The numbers are nothing to smile about - more than 108 million Americans don't have dental insurance, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Yet healthy teeth and gums play a fundamental role in overall health.
JMI Equity leads $10M investment in Calif. health insurance firm (Baltimore B...
Baltimore private equity firm JMI Equity is leading a $10 million round of investment in a Southern California health insurance technology company.
N.Y. Gubernatorial Candidates Discuss Health Plans (Medical News Today)
New York governor candidates this week discussed their plans for health care. Republican governor nominee John Faso on Tuesday said he would build up to 40 community health centers in rural and urban areas, adding to the 60 centers currently in operation, AP/Long Island Newsday reports. [click link for full article]
Beat the High Cost of Health Insurance (Kewanee Star Courier)
(ARA) - Anyone who has shopped for or is currently paying for health insurance knows that consumers are paying more than ever before for their policies. But the numbers are staggering.
Congressional Black Caucus To Promote Plans To Expand Health Coverage (Medica...
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus on Wednesday during the group's annual legislative conference announced plans to promote expanding health care coverage and boosting the minimum wage in the 110th Congress, moves that CBC Chair Rep. Mel Watt (D-N.C.) said would contribute to the "alleviation of poverty" in the U.S., CongressDaily reports. [click link for full article]
Health plans with legs (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Ray Klempka's family chose a bichon frise as their pet because the dogs are regarded as "a somewhat hardy breed," he said. Still, he decided to spring for a pet health insurance policy offered as part of the employee benefits package at Colle + McVoy, the Bloomington ad agency where he's an art director. "My dog has since become the poster dog for pet health insurance," said Klempka, who lives in
No plans for DPM position (The Nassau Guardian)
If the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) secures a second victory at the polls in 2007, Minister of Health and National Insurance, Dr Bernard Nottage, has no plans to hold the second-in-command position as deputy leader of the country.
Lack of Health Insurance Threatens Hispanic Kids (MedicineNet.com)
Title: Lack of Health Insurance Threatens Hispanic Kids Category: Health News Created: 9/9/2006 2:04:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 9/11/2006
Some can keep parents' health insurance after graduating (State Press)
College-age people in Arizona now have the option of using their parents' Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance even after they graduate.
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