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Farm, Ranch Families Struggle With Rising Health Care Costs  WASHINGTON �� America��s farm and ranch families are paying top dollar for health insurance that inadequately covers their needs and causes them significant financial risk, according to a report released today from The Access Project and sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Cancer walk includes local survivors, families   On Sunday, a fundraising event co-founded by a Marlborough woman will mark its first decade.�� Local cancer survivors will be part of it.

Health Insurance Costs Climb Again  Kaiser study: Health insurance premiums and deductibles are up again this year. 24% of U.S. families say paying for health care is a "serious problem."

Health care initiative seeks to aid low-income families   Suffering from the flu or receiving a cut on an arm are not major health crises. For most people, medications and antibiotics are easily accessible. For many families, health insurance usually covers the cost of such ailments. Because they have the means to address their health concerns - and therefore are not preoccupied about the state of their health - those individuals are able to focus on ...

Health insurance premiums outpace wages  Premiums for employer-based health insurance in North Carolina rose 5.3 times faster than wages over the past eight years, according to a report released Wednesday. S.C. figures were slightly worse �� insurance premiums there rose 5.7 times faster than median family earnings from 2000 to 2007. The Carolinas followed a nationwide trend, according to the report by Families USA, a Washington-based ...

Sanders: Need help? Just ask  FAIRMONT - The rising food and gas prices don't seem to affect seniors as much as they do young families, says Melody Sanders, but seniors often have more medical costs than the younger generations. In those cases, it never hurts to ask for help. Sanders, a financial assistance supervisor with Human Services of Faribault and Martin Counties, deals mainly with seniors, the blind and the disabled.

Pay lags costs for health coverage  The cost of health insurance premiums rose 5.3 times as fast as the median wage in North Carolina over the last eight years, according to a report released Wednesday by Families USA, a national advocacy group.

The Healing Powers of the Chesapeake  Over Labor Day, 18 wounded veterans and their families took a break from Walter Reed Army Medical Center to cruise the Bay with sail- and power-boaters of Northern Virginia Sail and Power Squadron.

Gov. Blagojevich calls special session to help children with autism access healthcare coverage  CHICAGO �� Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich called a second special session of the General Assembly on Sept. 22 to discuss and act on a bill to expand health insurance coverage for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Thousands of children in Illinois have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders, and families often have to cover the cost of treatment for children with autism using personal funds ...

Sorrento Town Council accepts high deductible insurance, joins in parish debris removal   During last week��s regular meeting, the Sorrento Town Council unanimously adopted a employee health insurance savings plan requiring deductible of $1,900 for individuals and $3,800 for families.

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