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• When you are denied health insurance
Jacqueline Ruess was lying on a bed inside a hospital in Boca Raton, Florida, still woozy from anesthesia but hoping that, maybe just this once, she'd caught a break. She'd had laparoscopic surgery in order to examine a growth her gynecologist ...
• Tobacco lawsuit starts Supreme Court session
Several justices were skeptical that state laws against fraudulent advertising could be used to sue the makers of "light" and "low-tar" cigarettes when a federal law on cigarette labeling rules out lawsuits that involve smoking and health. "How do you ...
• Crew on hijacked ship off Somalia said to be OK
NAIROBI, Kenya - The crew on a hijacked Ukrainian cargo ship laden with tanks and heavy weaponry appear to be in good health, a U.S. Navy spokeswoman said Monday. Lt. Stephanie Murdock, a 5th Fleet spokeswoman in Bahrain, said American officials are ...
• Obama goes after McCain's health care plan
Oct. 4: MSNBC's Chuck Todd takes a look at the latest polls in key battleground states as the presidential election heads into the final month. NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Democrat Barack Obama sharply criticized Republican John McCain's health care ...
• Bailout bill includes mental health parity plan
WASHINGTON - Talk about going out with a win. Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., has spent years fighting for legislation that would require insurance plans to treat mental health patients on par with those who have physical ailments. No more higher copays ...