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Responsible lifestyles best way to cope with health insurance crisis  Without a doubt, there is a health-care crisis in our country today. There are more people without health insurance than at any point since World War II. An estimated one in seven Americans do not have health coverage.

I-Team: Veteran Teacher Retires to Keep Health Insurance  As thousands of students head back to class, they will find that hundreds of in-demand, veteran teachers have left. More than 600 of the most experienced teachers in Clark County retired this year, choosing to leave because of a change in the state health insurance plan. Jonathan Humbert has one teacher's story at 5 & 6.

Board seeks health insurance bids  MT. VERNON — As a result of skyrocketing insurance premiums, the Jefferson County Board is seeking bids from health insurance companies.

1000s Of Children May Lose State Health Insurance  One of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's biggest accomplishments, a health insurance safety net for California's children, is in danger of throwing thousands of kids into emergency rooms for their primary medical care, it was reported Sunday. The Los Angeles Times has analyzed the state's Healthy Families program, and found that 25 percent of California children have no health insurance, a percentage ...

Thousands of California children are in danger of losing health insurance  Increased premiums for low-income families are expected to put the program out of reach for many. A new Medi-Cal policy is also expected to cut enrollees, further weakening the healthcare system. California's promising strides toward extending medical coverage to all its children, a longtime goal of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and one advocates believed was in reach by decade's end, has ...

Health authority defends its right to comment on future of tar ponds site  SYDNEY — A position paper released by the Cape Breton District Health Authority stating its desire to turn the Sydney tar ponds and coke ovens sites into a large recreation space doesn’t fly in the face of Cape Breton Regional Municipality’s authority, says the health authority’s spokesperson.

Negrenses assured of affordable health insurance  INDIGENT families in Negros Oriental are assured of an affordable health insurance program through the Provincial Health Insurance of Negros Oriental Phino, which addresses the high cost of medical treatment and healthcare.

Health care issue put on ballot  Proponents of a ballot initiative that would require businesses with more than 20 workers to provide health insurance gathered enough signatures to place the measure on the November ballot, the Colorado Secretary of State’s office confirmed Monday.

Iraq: Fake drugs a danger to public health, says UN official   Iraq: Fake drugs a danger to public health, says UN official AKI - A number of counterfeit medicines being imported into Iraq across its vast borders are endangering the lives of Iraqis, especially people with chronic illnesses, a top United Nations health official has told Adnkronos International AKI."A large number of such drugs are entering the country, " said the UN World ...

How Crafty Health Insurers Are Denying Care  You can fight back when your health plan says no.

Western Michigan University health officials urge students to get bacterial meningitis shots  KALAMAZOO -- After Western Michigan University freshman Joey Metzelaars died from bacterial meningitis in April, university health officials saw an unusually large number of parents interested in learning about the vaccine used to prevent the potentially deadly illness.

Calif. stop-smoking campaign saved $86 billion: report   California's large-scale tobacco control campaign has saved $86 billion in health care costs in its first 15 years, U.S. researchers said on Monday.