Healthcare overhaul: How McCain and Obama differ - McClatchy Washington Bureau

Healthcare overhaul: How McCain and Obama differ McClatchy Washington Bureau, DC - 5 hours ago He'd like to take a semester off, but he can't, because the only reason he has health insurance is that he's included on his mother's policy as a full-time …

Roger Hickey: McCain’s Radical Health Plan, Once Ignored, Now Hotly Debated (HuffingtonPost)
Instead of working to guarantee health care for those without insurance, conservatives want to tax the health benefits of the 160 million people who get insurance on the job.

Patients seeking affordable health care (The Homer Sun)
JOLIET — As a teenager, Sangita Garg learned the hard way what happens when you put off a dentist visit.

Patients seeking affordable health care - Bolingbrook Sun

Patients seeking affordable health care Bolingbrook Sun, IL - 18 hours ago She believes medical insurance should include dental coverage. "A lot of people have medical insurance but a lot don't have dental insurance. …

HIFAAM(TM): Rallying for Affordable Health Insurance for ALL Americans (Centre Daily Times)
The 47 million Americans without health insurance now have an ally in Emerging New Horizons Inc, dba Health Insurance For All Americans (HIFAAM(TM)).

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Patients seeking affordable health care (The Homer Sun)
JOLIET — As a teenager, Sangita Garg learned the hard way what happens when you put off a dentist visit.

The Solution to Tax-Exempt Health Insurance - New York Times

The Solution to Tax-Exempt Health Insurance New York Times, United States - Oct 10, 2008 It is also why tax reform must be combined with major changes in the organization of health insurance, so that affordable plans are available. … The Problem With Tax-Exempt Health Insurance New York Times all 3 news articles

50,000 in county had no health insurance (The Capital)
Nearly 50,000 people under the age of 65 living in Anne Arundel County in 2005 did not have health insurance, giving it one of the lowest percentages of uninsured populations in the state, according to new figures released from the Census Bureau.

Patients seeking affordable health care - Bolingbrook Sun

Patients seeking affordable health care Bolingbrook Sun, IL - 2 hours ago She believes medical insurance should include dental coverage. "A lot of people have medical insurance but a lot don't have dental insurance. …

50,000 in county had no health insurance (The Capital)
The new Small Area Health Insurance Estimates released yesterday showed a little more than 11 percent of county residents went without health insurance that year, and most of them were living well below the poverty line.

Who’d be a better cancer-fighter, Barack Obama or John McCain? - Food Consumer

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Who’d be a better cancer-fighter, Barack Obama or John McCain? Food Consumer, IL - 12 hours ago 4) Obama says his plan will end insurance discrimination. When cancer patients and survivors change health insurance plans, their new insurers are allowed … LETTER: Obama is the solution to the country's woes Journal Gazette and Times-Courier all 774 news articles

Q.A on health care with U.S. Senate candidates (Lexington Herald-Leader)
Question: What should Congress do to increase the availability of health insurance coverage to the uninsured? Should government take a larger role in providing health coverage, should it be left to the private sector, or a combination? Sen. Mitch McConnell: “There are a number of common-sense steps Congress should take to lower health care costs and improve access to health insurance for …

The state of health - Boise State University The Arbiter Online

The state of health Boise State University The Arbiter Online, ID - 4 hours ago The free-market ideal has potential to provide the best, most affordable health care to the individual, yet the status quo is ripe with government …

HIFAAM(TM): Rallying for Affordable Health Insurance for ALL Americans - MarketWatch

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HIFAAM(TM): Rallying for Affordable Health Insurance for ALL Americans MarketWatch - Oct 8, 2008 PARSIPPANY, NJ, Oct 08, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — The 47 million Americans without health insurance now have an ally in Emerging New Horizons Inc, dba Health … Norvax Reveals the Face of the Online Health Insurance Shopper Business Wire (press release) all 16 news articles

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PRESIDENT ISSUES FACT SHEET ON MAKING PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE MORE AFFORDABLE FOR LOW-INCOME AMERICANS
The White House released the following fact sheet: “This plan will help a lot of people afford [health insurance], like the uninsured, the working uninsured. I want you to understand that the standard deduction can mean a lot to a fellow who’s working and trying to be able to afford private health

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McCain, Obama Compete to Revamp U.S. Health Insurance System (Bloomberg)
Oct. 8 (Bloomberg) — John McCain and Barack Obama clashed in their second debate over who would do more to provide affordable health care, with each accusing the other of hiding the real costs of his plan.

For some, health-insurance reform not so affordable.
Byline: Hillary Chabot Aug. 26–Norma Martino has a problem with the state’s health-care reform law, which promised affordable health insurance for all by July 1. It’s not so affordable. Martino, 57, doesn’t know how she’ll come up with $300 a month to comply with the new law. To me, it’s

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Census: 388,000 in Utah without Health Insurance (FOX 13 Utah)
Census figures show that 388,000 people in Utah don’t have health insurance. Those figures include about 100,000 more people than state agencies have estimated and 40,000 more than advocates for the uninsured have forecast in the worst-case scenario. Census figures released Wednesday showed that Daggett County has the highest percentage of uninsured residents at 27 percent in the state and …

Census finds growing number of people in Memphis metro area … - Memphis Commercial Appeal

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Census finds growing number of people in Memphis metro area … Memphis Commercial Appeal, TN - 17 hours ago As for Evans, she receives medical care through the Church Health Center, which provides affordable health care to the working uninsured. … Health Insurance Rates Lowest In Texas eMaxHealth.com The health insurance ties that bind Leland Tribune 50000 in county had no health insurance Annapolis Capital Orlando Sentinel all 76 news articles

Assembly candidates attempt to cure health insurance (The Chippewa Herald)
EAU CLAIRE — State Assembly candidates couldn’t agree on much across party lines Thursday night, but they all agreed that health care is an issue plaguing the state which needs to be solved.

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50,000 in county had no health insurance (The Capital)
The new Small Area Health Insurance Estimates released yesterday showed a little more than 11 percent of county residents went without health insurance that year, and most of them were living well below the poverty line.

Health Insurance: Right, Responsibility or Privilege? (FOX 4 News Kansas City)
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 46 million American’s don’t have health insurance. Some people choose to be uninsured, but for a great many others, it’s not a choice.

HIFAAM(TM): Rallying for Affordable Health Insurance for ALL Americans - MarketWatch

Earthtimes (press release)

HIFAAM(TM): Rallying for Affordable Health Insurance for ALL Americans MarketWatch - Oct 8, 2008 PARSIPPANY, NJ, Oct 08, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — The 47 million Americans without health insurance now have an ally in Emerging New Horizons Inc, dba Health … Norvax Reveals the Face of the Online Health Insurance Shopper Business Wire (press release) all 16 news articles

PRESIDENT ISSUES FACT SHEET ON MAKING PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE MORE AFFORDABLE FOR LOW-INCOME AMERICANS
The White House released the following fact sheet: “This plan will help a lot of people afford [health insurance], like the uninsured, the working uninsured. I want you to understand that the standard deduction can mean a lot to a fellow who’s working and trying to be able to afford private health

Publication: US Fed News Service, Including US State News

Census finds growing number of people in Memphis metro area … - Memphis Commercial Appeal

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Census finds growing number of people in Memphis metro area … Memphis Commercial Appeal, TN - 5 hours ago As for Evans, she receives medical care through the Church Health Center, which provides affordable health care to the working uninsured. … Health Insurance Rates Lowest In Texas eMaxHealth.com The health insurance ties that bind Leland Tribune 50000 in county had no health insurance Annapolis Capital Orlando Sentinel all 76 news articles

Headway Launches New Website with Access to Affordable Health … - MarketWatch

Headway Launches New Website with Access to Affordable Health … MarketWatch - Oct 6, 2008 … some of the most affordable health plans available from some of the best insurance companies around," said JP Sakey, CEO of Headway Corporate Resources. …

McCain, Obama Compete to Revamp U.S. Health Insurance System (Bloomberg)
Oct. 8 (Bloomberg) — John McCain and Barack Obama clashed in their second debate over who would do more to provide affordable health care, with each accusing the other of hiding the real costs of his plan.

New Legislators’ Guide Promotes Affordable Health Insurance; CAHI and ALEC Release Guide to Help Answer Legislators’ Questions
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 /U.S. Newswire/ — Today the Council for Affordable Health Insurance (CAHI) and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) jointly released the “2005 State Legislators’ Guide to Health Insurance Solutions.” This guide will help state legislators answer the trillion

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More in El Paso lack health insurance (El Paso Times)
EL PASO — The number of El Pasoans without health insurance coverage rose by 3.3 percent between 2000 and 2005, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures released Thursday.

Medicaid strained by low-pay jobs - Arizona Republic

Medicaid strained by low-pay jobs Arizona Republic, AZ - 3 hours ago "We are doing everything we can to make health care affordable." The giant discount retailer also has fewer employees in AHCCCS than it had in 2005, …

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Making health care more affordable through health insurance finance reform: biases in the federal tax code hamper equity and efficiency.
The way that we finance health insurance today is both unfair and inefficient. The tax code subsidizes the most expensive employment-based policies while penalizing those who buy insurance on their own or choose more basic policies. By reforming this system, we can both make health care more

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Biden slams McCain proposals - News-Leader.com

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Biden slams McCain proposals News-Leader.com, MO - 9 hours ago It was clear — from the amount of time Biden used attacking McCain's health care plan and touting Obama's plan — that obtaining affordable health … Video: Raw Video: Gaffe at Biden Rally AssociatedPress all 1,850 news articles

Employer-Provided Health Care Coverage Falls for Seventh Year - AFL-CIO

Employer-Provided Health Care Coverage Falls for Seventh Year AFL-CIO, DC - 16 hours ago A new EPI report authored by Gould, The Erosion of Employer Sponsored Health Insurance, shows that since 2000 the percentage of US workers with …

HIFAAM(TM): Rallying for Affordable Health Insurance for ALL Americans (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
PARSIPPANY, N.J.—-The 47 million Americans without health insurance now have an ally in Emerging New Horizons Inc, dba Health Insurance For All Americans .

AARP Voters' Guide: Shaheen, Sununu voice domestic priorities - New Hampshire Business Review

AARP Voters' Guide: Shaheen, Sununu voice domestic priorities New Hampshire Business Review, NH - Oct 10, 2008 Jeanne Shaheen: In the Senate, my top domestic priorities will be to control health-care costs and expand access to affordable health insurance coverage; …

Census: 388,000 in Utah without Health Insurance (FOX 13 Utah)
Census figures show that 388,000 people in Utah don’t have health insurance. Those figures include about 100,000 more people than state agencies have estimated and 40,000 more than advocates for the uninsured have forecast in the worst-case scenario. Census figures released Wednesday showed that Daggett County has the highest percentage of uninsured residents at 27 percent in the state and …

Health Insurance: Right, Responsibility or Privilege? (FOX 4 News Kansas City)
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 46 million American’s don’t have health insurance. Some people choose to be uninsured, but for a great many others, it’s not a choice.

Headway Launches New Website with Access to Affordable Health … - MarketWatch

Headway Launches New Website with Access to Affordable Health … MarketWatch - Oct 6, 2008 … some of the most affordable health plans available from some of the best insurance companies around," said JP Sakey, CEO of Headway Corporate Resources. …

50,000 in county had no health insurance (The Capital)
The new Small Area Health Insurance Estimates released yesterday showed a little more than 11 percent of county residents went without health insurance that year, and most of them were living well below the poverty line.

HIFAAM(TM): Rallying for Affordable Health Insurance for ALL Americans - MarketWatch

HIFAAM(TM): Rallying for Affordable Health Insurance for ALL Americans MarketWatch - Oct 8, 2008 PARSIPPANY, NJ, Oct 08, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — The 47 million Americans without health insurance now have an ally in Emerging New Horizons Inc, dba Health … Norvax Reveals the Face of the Online Health Insurance Shopper Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung) all 16 news articles

388000 in Utah have no health insurance - Daily Herald

388000 in Utah have no health insurance Daily Herald, UT - Oct 9, 2008 At least 20 states, including Utah, are looking into how they can provide more-affordable health care. "Enhancing both access and quality ourselves will be …

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