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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.

Health insurance costs grow 5% in '08  Health insurance premiums rose a modest 5% this year for coverage that's getting skimpier, researchers say.

Baird lauds passage of mental-health parity bill  The U.S. Houses of Representatives has passed a bill requiring health insurance providers nationwide to cover mental health treatment on an equal basis with medical care, a concept known as...

German Health-Care Workers Take to Berlin Streets in Protest  Sept. 25 -- German health-care workers are staging their biggest-ever protest today in Berlin, denouncing what they call inadequate funding from the government for increasingly costly medical care.

Mental health groups make final push for parity   Many people battling addiction or suffering from mental health problems could get better health insurance coverage under legislation that has widespread, bipartisan support but still faces some hurdles before getting to President Bush for his signature.

Health insurance premiums jump 5 pct this year   U.S. health insurance premiums rose 5 percent on average this year and more companies shifted an additional share of the cost to workers, an annual survey of businesses said on Wednesday.

Health Ministry steps in as hospital staff leave en masse  PHUKET : The Public Health Ministry has stepped in to assist Patong hospital after half its doctors and medical personnel quit due to their heavy workload. Seven of 12 physicians at the hospital have resigned so far.

Workers pay more, get less in health benefits  American workers are paying more for their employer-backed health insurance and getting skimpier benefits - a troubling trend that authors of a new study say offsets a moderation in premium increases. Health insurance premiums rose a modest 5 percent this...

Higher health costs eat salaries  Feeling a bigger bite out of your paycheck? Health insurance costs are a major culprit, according to a survey released Wednesday.

Edward D. Hoffman, Air Force pilot  Edward D. Hoffman, whose career as an Air Force pilot spanned the post-World War II period to Vietnam, died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Sept. 17 at St. Joseph Medical Center. The longtime Cockeysville resident was 78.

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