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Eastern Health shifts patients from hospital beds to care homes  Newfoundland and Labrador's largest health authority is considering a six-month pilot program to move hospital patients to personal-care homes to alleviate the high demand for hospital beds.

Uninsured Get Less Health Care Than Insured   MONDAY, Aug. 25 HealthDay News -- Uninsured Americans will spend $30 billion out of pocket for health care, and receive $56 billion in uncompensated care in 2008, new research shows.

Experts agree: Fixing health care will be expensive  Sixteen health care experts from around the country shared their thoughts about how the next president could reform the system Monday morning during an event that coincides with the Democratic National Convention.

Public health and health care recommendations  About 94,000 Iowans over age 60 now need help with at least one or more of the following: housing, mental health, home care or supportive services, clean-up or case management, the task force report says.

Uninsured Get Less Health Care Than Insured   MONDAY, Aug. 25 HealthDay News -- Uninsured Americans will spend $30 billion out of pocket for health care, and receive $56 billion in uncompensated care in 2008, new research...

Health Care on the Mississippi, Part IV  This is the fourth in a series examining how the candidates’ health care proposals will affect ordinary people who live in the river town of Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, and how the press could cover that angle.

Loose Change: Using a high-deductible health plan  As healthcare costs rise and workers are asked to carry more of the load, high-deductible insurance plans are becoming more common. What to know about negotiating this environment:

PM stresses on urgent growth in health care  Jorhat Assam, Aug 25 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said one of the major challenges facing the country was to provide adequate health care facilities to the growing population and address the shortage of trained medical personnel.