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Oklahoma Insure program touted as model for health care coverage  WASHINGTON — For Norman veterinarian Donald Russell, the Insure Oklahoma program hasn't been the disappointment some public officials have made it out to be. In fact, Russell said at a news conference Monday, giving his employees health insurance probably saved the life of a single mother who had been struggling with illness for a decade. "Overall, I really can't see anything bad about this ...

Prison health care receiver, state officials spar over $8 billion (4:55 p.m.)   Feuding flared up Monday between state officials and the federally appointed receiver who proposes bringing California prison health care up to constitutional standards by building seven inmate medical centers, starting with one near Stockton.

Economy Could Tax State Health Program, Officials Say  The state's healthcare advocate is concerned that businesses struggling with tough economic times might cancel their health insurance plans, prompting more people to enroll in the state's new Charter Oak Health Plan Network.

Health Highlights: Sept. 22, 2008   Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:

After 5 years, Maine health program faces problems  Five years after Gov. John Baldacci signed into law a bill creating Dirigo Health, the state-sponsored health insurance program has yet to come close to its goal of covering a large share of Maine's uninsured.

State's children get a low health grade  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's children are perhaps the fourth most obese and overweight in the nation because they get little physical activity at home or in school, says a study released Monday by LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center.

Ambitious health reform plan faces an uphill battle  While many residents and health advocates are enthusiastic about Oregon’s health reform plan, the state’s health insurance trade group opposes several of its fundamental tenets.

63% - Government Guaranteed Health Care   Nearly two-thirds of Americans 63% favor a government guarantee of universal health insurance, even if it means raising taxes; 34% are opposed.

Survey ranks Arkansas No. 1 in amount of teachers' pay going to insurance  LITTLE ROCK -- A recent survey of 36 states ranked Arkansas No. 1 in the percentage of teachers' pay taken up by out-of-pocket health insurance costs, the head of the state's largest teachers union told legislators Monday.

Aerobics still energizing Oklahoma native Cooper  While water-skiing at age 29, Dr. Kenneth Cooper thought he was having a heart attack. At the hospital, his doctor told him he was simply out of shape, having gained 40 pounds and become inactive due to the stress of medical school. Cooper lost the weight and started to exercise. His health scare triggered not only his first book, the 1968 best-seller "Aerobics,” but also a fitness revolution. ...

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