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Bakken gives health care in Hawaii a strong pulse  In retirement on the Big Island of Hawaii, a Minnesota medical engineering legend is experimenting with health care.

Looking for Free or Low-cost Health Insurance?   - It's no secret that accessing health care is a challenge for the 47 million Americans who are uninsured. Lack of health insurance forces many Americans to choose the health care they receive based on what they can afford, not what they actually need.

Legislative inaction leaves Pa. health care group's future in question  Left unsettled when the state Senate adjourned this week was the future of the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council, the independent watchdog agency that tracks the cost and quality of medical care offered by the state's hospitals and paid for by its insurers.

Rendell may lose fight to retain health cost council  He extended panel's life to Nov. 30, but state Senate has failed to reauthorize it. The agency that tracks the cost and quality of health care across Pennsylvania once again faces a shutdown as a result of a medical insurance dispute between Gov. Ed Rendell and Senate Republicans.

Study: Many cancer patients forgoing care because of cost  At a time when they're already fighting for their lives, more cancer patients are now struggling to pay for their medicines.

Hemet, Menifee Valley health care workers call one-day walkout Monday  Health care workers at hospitals in Hemet and Menifee Valley will stage a one-day strike starting at 6 a.m. Monday to protest actions by the public hospital district that runs the facilities, according to a news release from SEIU United Healthcare Workers-West.

Elizabeth Edwards Speaks To College Students On Health Care  With millions of Americans lacking health insurance, healthcare reform has emerged as an important issue in the 2008 presidential campaign.

Pa. health-care battle shows states struggle alone  When Gov. Ed Rendell first proposed an ambitious plan to expand subsidized health insurance to uninsured Pennsylvania adults, he wanted the state to step into a void left by the federal government's failure to act.

Heart Disease, Stroke Treatment Efficiency Measures Must Consider Quality Of Care, Cost, Groups Say  Measures used to determine the efficiency of medical tests and procedures for heart disease and stroke must consider quality of care in addition to cost to determine the value of the services, according to a joint policy statement released recently by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology, CQ HealthBeat reports.

Forum at TMH tackles health-care issues  With the goal of airing and tackling child health-care issues, more than 25 members of the North Florida medical community gathered at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital on Friday for the North Florida Children's Health Forum.

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