Medicare plan deadline looms 
Billings Gazette - Dec 22 11:46 PM
With nine days to go before the deadline, procrastinators can still make changes to their Medicare drug plans for 2007.Save

Health-related interests have stock in governor 
Vallejo Times-Herald - Dec 24 8:49 AM
SACRAMENTO - As Gov. Arnold Schwarzen-egger prepares to unveil his much awaited solution to California’s health care crisis next month, he has received not only abundant advice from special interests with a stake in the issue, but millions of their dollars.Save

Union, retirees balk at benefits changes 
The Daily Telegram - Dec 23 10:20 AM
Tecumseh Products Co. plans to change its retirees’ health benefits.Save

Deadline to change Medicare drug-coverage plan is Dec. 31 
Lancaster News - Dec 24 6:22 AM
The deadline for changing Medicare prescription drug coverage plans for 2007 is Dec. 31. “Seniors who are happy with the drug coverage they have right now, or who have drug coverage from another source besides Medicare, don’t need to worry about this,” said Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer.Save

Effective heroin treatment 12/24/06 
News-Herald - Dec 22 3:04 PM
Heroin abuse plagues many of our communities, bringing drug-related crime and violence and tearing families apart. Roughly 1 million people in the United States are addicted to heroin, according to the Office of National Drug Control Policy.Save

Goodyear strike may end 
Freeport Journal - Dec 23 10:44 PM
FREEPORT - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and a union representing about 12,600 active union workers in the United States tentatively agreed Friday to a contract that would end an 11-week strike over health care benefits and Goodyear’s plan to close a tire factory in Texas.Save

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