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Treatment Programs Benefit Depressed Workers

Medicare Spending Caps Cause Seniors to Stop Meds

Depression May Be World's Most Disabling Disease

High Co-Pays Cause Seniors to Go Without Meds

Record Number of Americans Lack Health Insurance

Expenses Overshadow Optimism for Kidney Failure Patients

Insurance Impacts Laryngeal Cancer Detection

Weight-Loss Surgeries Extend Lives

Simple Steps Can Save Health Plans Big Dollars: Study

Underinsured Risking Debt to Pay Health Bills

Many Kids With Private Insurance Missing Vaccinations

Many Patients Don't Pursue Referrals

End-of-Life Hospice Care Underused

Uninsured Americans Raise Medicare Expenditures

Nursing Home Residents Don't Get Routine Eye Exams

As Costs of Drugs Shift to Consumers, Spending Drops

A 'Medical Home' Improves Health Care for Minorities

AMA Wants Probe of Pharmacy-Based Health Clinics

New Cancer Drugs Prove Their Worth

U.S. Health Experts Rate Hospitals' Cardiac Care

Medicare's Drug Benefit Tough to Navigate

'Pill Splitting' Cuts Drug Costs for Patients, Health Plans

Quality of Health Care Varies Widely Among U.S. States

Lower Premiums Can Cost More in Long Run With Maternity Care

Private Insurance May Help in Earlier Cancer Detection

Insurance Limits, Costs Keep Migraine Patients From Meds

Fewer U.S. Doctors Bother to Vote

Hospital Markups on Care Toughest on Poor: Study

Medicaid Patients With Lupus Travel Farther to See Doctors

More Young Children Suffering From Tooth Decay

Social, Health Care Factors Make Colon Cancer Deadlier for Blacks

High Health Costs Hit U.S. Women Harder

Some Dialysis Centers Overtreat Anemia: Study

Majority of State Medicaid Programs Plan 'Pay-for-Performance' Standards

Co-Payments Cut Statin Use

Lack of Health Insurance Linked to Stroke Risk, Study Finds

U.S. Hospital Errors Continue to Rise

Physical Activity Cuts Risk of Repetitive Strain Injury

Report Finds Fault With Health Insurance

Money Counts in Access to Health Care

Undocumented Immigrants' Childbirth Is Top Emergency Medicaid Expense

Poorer Health Care Ups Black Men's Prostate Cancer Risk

Specialty Heart Hospitals Increase Rate of Surgeries

Steroid Shots Provide Little Relief for Low Back Pain

U.S. Efforts to Boost Medical Care for Poor Effective

U.S. Health-Care Costs to Top $4 Trillion By 2016

Bush Budget: Cut Medicare and Medicaid Growth Rate

Cancer Deaths for Blacks Remain High

ER Chest Pain Tests Driven by Race, Gender, Insurance

Domestic Abuse Costs 'Enormous' for Women: Study

Bush's Health Care Proposals Inadequate: Critics

More Americans Paying Their Medical Bills With Credit Cards

Low-Income Minorities at Risk for Peripheral Artery Disease

Study Backs Worksite Stress Interventions

Growth in U.S. Health Care Spending Slows

Patients' Lost Time Boosts Cost of Cancer Care

Orchestrating Your Consumer-Directed Health Plan

U.S. Health Care Lags in Quality, Access

Number of Middle-Income Uninsured Rising

Higher Incomes Don't Always Bring Better Care to Uninsured

Most U.S. Hospital ERs Lack Specialists

U.S. Hospital Bill for Alcohol Abuse: $2 Billion

Protecting Your Medical Privacy

Study Counters Doctors' Claims That Malpractice Insurance Is Rising

'Frivolous' Claims Make Up Small Share of Malpractice Suits

37 Million Americans Now Have Medicare Drug Benefit

Medicare Drug Plan Gets Mixed Reviews as Deadline Arrives

Millions of Dollars Wasted on Unnecessary Medical Tests: Study

5 States Get Failing Grades on Prostate Cancer 'Report Card'

Strategies for Stretching Your Health-Care Dollar

Canadians Healthier Than Americans, Survey Says

Drug-Plan Benefit Caps Harm Members' Health

Health Savings Accounts Won't Save Everyone Money

Immigrants Healthier Than Native New Yorkers

Medicare Drug Plan Still Fuels Dissatisfaction

Health Insurance Beyond Reach of Many U.S. Minorities

Bank on HSAs for Healthy Deposits

Pediatric Brain Trauma Costs $1 Billion Annually

Many Americans Say They Get Poor Health Care

Teens Injured on Job Highlight Safety Lapses

Record Number of Americans Lack Health Insurance

U.S. Health Care Extending Lives, Saving Money

Lack of Health Insurance Threatens Hispanic Kids

AMA Seeks Delay in Medicare Payment Cuts

U.S. Life Expectancy Tied to Race and Place

Medicare Drug Plan Helps Patients Fight Cancer

Private Health Insurance Hard to Get and Costly

Brand-Name Drug Prices Still Rise Faster Than Inflation

Planning for Health Care in Your Retirement

Wal-Mart's Generic-Drug Plan Draws Mixed Reactions

Patient's Insurance Status Affects Choices Doctors Make

U.S. Companies Embrace 'Wellness' Programs

Consumer-Directed Health Plans May Restrict Care

New Lyme Disease Guidelines Spark Showdown

Posh Neighborhoods Tough on Poorer Residents' Health

Pay-for-Performance Plans Now Common Among HMOs

Cancer Combo Therapy Is Cost-Effective

Doctors Rarely Discuss Drug Costs With Patients

Many Younger Stroke Survivors Lack Good Medical Care

Booklet Details Low-Income Drug Subsidy Benefits

Medicaid Patients Receive Poorer Cardiac Care

Private Plans Boost Medicare Spending

More Americans Struggle With Health-Care Costs

Medicare's Hospital Ratings System May Be Flawed

Retirees' Share of Health Tab Creeps Higher

Iraq Vets Falling Through Health-Care Cracks

Medicare's Prescription Drug Plan Enrollment Deadline Looms

Patients' Lost Time Boosts Cost of Cancer Care

Rising Number of Uninsured Tops Health News for 2006

Study Backs Worksite Stress Interventions

Growth in U.S. Health Care Spending Slows

Low-Income Minorities at Risk for Peripheral Artery Disease

More Americans Paying Their Medical Bills With Credit Cards

Bush's Health Care Proposals Inadequate: Critics

Domestic Abuse Costs 'Enormous' for Women: Study

Cancer Deaths for Blacks Remain High

ER Chest Pain Tests Driven by Race, Gender, Insurance

Bush Budget: Cut Medicare and Medicaid Growth Rate

U.S. Health-Care Costs to Top $4 Trillion By 2016

U.S. Efforts to Boost Medical Care for Poor Effective

Steroid Shots Provide Little Relief for Low Back Pain

Specialty Heart Hospitals Increase Rate of Surgeries

Poorer Health Care Ups Black Men's Prostate Cancer Risk

Money Counts in Access to Health Care

Undocumented Immigrants' Childbirth Is Top Emergency Medicaid Expense

Report Finds Fault With Health Insurance


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