Report: Health Reform Will Cover More People, Cost More Than Orginally Projected

Report: Health Reform Will Cover More People, Cost More Than Orginally Projected
The Associated Press reports that “Economic experts at the Health and Human Services Department concluded in a report issued Thursday that the health care remake will achieve Obama’s aim of expanding health insurance – adding 34 million to the coverage rolls. But the analysis [...]

VA Maryland Health Care System Honors More than 1,000 Volunteers During National Volunteer Week

VA Maryland Health Care System Honors More than 1,000 Volunteers During National Volunteer Week
VA Maryland Health Care System honors its volunteers during National Volunteer Week, which runs from April 18 to 24. In fiscal year 2009, nearly 1,000 volunteers devoted more than 96,000, worth more than $1.1 million, and this year, 30 –including adults and [...]

Iraqi police, health officials: 34 killed, more than 100 wounded in Baghdad blasts, ML

Iraqi police, health officials: 34 killed, more than 100 wounded in Baghdad blasts, ML
Iraqi police, health officials: 34 killed, more than 100 wounded in Baghdad blasts.
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Study: Schuylkill County near bottom in overall health; drinking, smoking, obesity rates higher than state average

Study: Schuylkill County near bottom in overall health; drinking, smoking, obesity rates higher than state average
Bottoms up. Binge drinking is one category that puts Schuylkill County near the bottom in a health study of all Pennsylvania counties released last week. Schuylkill County ranks 60th out of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties in overall health, with binge drinkin
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Health fix needs a lot more than local boards

Health fix needs a lot more than local boards
The idea that appointing local boards to run public hospitals will fix the health system shows a failure to understand the health reform this nation needs.
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Worse than health care overhaul: No overhaul

Worse than health care overhaul: No overhaul
WASHINGTON (AP) — What could be worse than health care overhaul? No health care overhaul. It’s anybody’s guess whether President Barack Obama’s health remake will survive in Congress. But there’s no doubting the consequences if lawmakers fail to address the problems of costs, coverage and quality: surging insurance premiums, [...]

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