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Health Highlights: Sept. 24, 2008   Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:

Health-Care Costs for U.S. Employers Rise 5 Percent, Study Says  Sept. 24 -- Employer-sponsored health insurance for a family cost an average of $12,680 this year, a 5 percent increase from 2007, a survey of U.S. businesses found.

Study looks at tribal health   Associated Press - September 25, 2008 1:05 AM ET OKLAHOMA CITY - A medical study led by a University of Oklahoma health researcher shows that American Indians have more strokes and a...

House OKs bill boosting mental health coverage   Members of the U.S. Congress on Tuesday passed legislation to require health insurers to give the same level of coverage for mental illness and drug and alcohol abuse treatment as for other ailments.

Mental health groups make final push for parity  WASHINGTON - Legislation working its way through Congress could provide better health insurance to many people battling addiction or suffering from mental health problems.

Medical center to hold health and safety fair in Colton  The Arrowhead Regional Medical Center is planning to host its sixth annual Community Health and Safety Fair on Saturday at the center in Colton.

Health-care costs to rise in '09  Get ready to add ''health care'' to the list of things that probably will cost you more next year. A national survey released Wednesday reveals that 40 percent of companies say they're ''very likely'' or ''somewhat likely'' to increase the amount employees pay for their health insurance in 2009.

Mental health groups make final push for parity   Associated Press - September 24, 2008 9:03 PM ET WASHINGTON - Legislation working its way through Congress could provide better health insurance to many people battling addiction or...

Rise in health care premiums outpaces inflation and wages  Washington — Premiums for job-based health insurance are up 5 percent in 2008 and have more than doubled since 1999, a growth rate that far outpaces inflation and the increase in workers' wages over the same period, according to an annual survey of employers. Meanwhile, a growing number of workers at smaller firms are getting less coverage for their money as health plans with high deductibles ...

Ex-surgeon general: Attitude change needed for health care  The United States has the best doctors, the best nurses, the best hospitals, cutting edge technology and medical research, but the country must undergo an “attitudinal change” if it wants to deliver quality, preventive health care to its residents, former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Joycelyn Elders said Wednesday.

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