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• Daschle seeks health care overhaul
WASHINGTON - Tom Daschle told former Senate colleagues on Thursday that as health secretary he would learn from Bill Clinton's failed attempt to overhaul health care, an effort criticized as too long, secretive and hard to understand. "These are good ...
• Pinched Americans hit the gym, but seek deals
NEW YORK - Americans squeezed by the economic crisis are still forking out money for gym memberships and dieting centers but health clubs are having to hold down their fees to keep customers coming in. The Equinox Fitness chain of upscale health ...
• Calif. court bans ER doctors from direct billing
Ching noted that a 1994 law requires HMOs to pay for out-of-system emergency room visits and it also empowered doctors to sue the managed health care insurers if they were underpaid. "These provisions strongly suggest that doctors may not bill ...
• Turn to generics slows ‘07 health care spending
WASHINGTON - Spending on health care slowed slightly in 2007 as consumers turned more to generic drugs instead of brand-names to fill their medicine cabinets, the government reported Monday. Although the cost of buying drugs, visiting the doctor or ...
• Holes in health care means teens face future ills
Ever watched a teen skulk in the corner of a toddler-packed pediatrician’s waiting room, obviously wishing to be anywhere else? Adolescents aren’t just big kids, and too many start falling through cracks in the health care system when they pass ...