| Search 1) News For: Illinois Gov Health Illinois Gov. Blagojevich's Amendatory Veto Could Jeopardize Bill That Would Grant Uninsured State Residents Discounts ... Final passage of a bill that would give Illinois residents without health insurance a discount on hospital care could be jeopardized because of an amendatory veto by Gov. Rod Blagojevich D, the Chicago Tribune reports. The bill -- which would have guaranteed uninsured Illinoisans the "most generous discounts in the U.S. 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 ... Patient-Reported Health Scores May Predict Head, Neck Cancer Outcomes WEDNESDAY, Sept. 17 HealthDay News -- Self-reported physical health changes in the year after head and neck cancer patients are diagnosed may help predict their five-year survival, says a U.S. study. Health Highlights: Sept. 17, 2008 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: Health savings accounts expand as care costs rise When workers throughout the country get the chance to make changes to their health insurance coverage this fall, some may find that their employer is offering a new option: health savings accounts. 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. Gov't May Pull Millions From Healthcare Program Health insurance for some working Minnesotans could be in jeopardy after the federal government threatened to pull millions of dollars in funding. Patient-Reported Health Scores May Predict Head, Neck Cancer Outcomes Copyright �� 2008 ScoutNews LLC. All rights reserved. WEDNESDAY, Sept. 17 HealthDay News -- Self-reported physical health changes in the year after head and neck cancer patients are diagnosed may help predict their five-year survival, says a U.S. study. Search 2) News For: Illinois Gov Health 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. CIGNA Praises Senators Domenici, Kennedy and Enzi For Authoring New Mental Health Parity Legislation CIGNA Corporation NYSE:CI praised U.S. Senators Edward M. Kennedy D-Mass., Mike Enzi R-Wyo. and Pete Domenici R-N.M. today for authoring a long-awaited mental health parity agreement, which the Senate Finance Committee has agreed to include in a tax package that could move through Congress this fall. |

