| Search 1) News For: Low Cost Single Health care Health care: Both candidates come up short WASHINGTON - John McCain's health plan won't lower the ranks of the uninsured. Barack Obama's fails to curb the soaring cost of health care, meaning initial gains in helping more people buy health insurance would eventually be undermined. Army Reduces Service Obligation for Health Care Officers to Two Years The United States Army Medical Department announced today it has implemented a portion of the Army's Officer Accession Pilot Program OAPP which permits it to reduce the Military Service Obligation MSO period to two years for experienced health care professionals ages 43 to 60 years old, seeking initial appointment as an Officer in all Army Medical Department Corps. October 1 Conference on Health Care Costs and Insurance The cost of health care and health insurance in Maine will be the focus of a statewide conference on Wednesday, October 1 sponsored by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and the Maine Health Management Coalition. Public hearing on government-health-plan bill set Thursday CHAMPAIGN ��� Are you disgruntled about not being able to afford health insurance? Or not being able to afford medical care even when you do have insurance? Here's your chance to tell your legislators what you think of a proposal to provide health care for everyone in Illinois through a government-sponsored, single-payer insurance plan. A public hearing on the Health Care for All Illinois Act ... Valley officials discuss future of health care Nearly 200 health-care officials from across the Valley agree that the U.S. needs universal health insurance, standardized electronic medical records and a new way to structure health care costs. Reports criticize Obama, McCain health plans Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's health care plan would cost too much and create more regulation, while Republican John McCain's plan would leave 60 million Americans without health insurance and reduce coverage, experts said on Tuesday. Search 2) News For: Low Cost Single Health care Health care solutions can come with own ailments Two years ago, the good people in my native Massachusetts came up with a solution to the health insurance crunch. Every adult in the commonwealth must have health insurance ��� or face legal penalties. Residents now can choose from a panoply of new, cheap policies ��� some as low as $250 a month. Taxpayers foot bill for 75% of council's health-care benefit A little-known benefit for Nashville's part-time legislative body is taxpayer-subsidized health insurance ��� for life. New Study Examines Candidate Health Care Plans Both candidates promise better health care. But what about the details? Medical economists at the Journal Health Affairs examined each candidate's plan. Economists critique candidates' health plans John McCain's health plan won't lower the ranks of the uninsured. Barack Obama's fails to curb the soaring cost of health care, meaning initial gains in helping more people buy health insurance would eventually be undermined. That's the assessment of health care economists who critiqued the plans of the two presidential candidates. The critiques, published in the journal Health Affairs on ... |

