MSU dental clinic to remain open
Independent Record - A lot of people would rather lose their little finger than admit they’re wrong — I’m not one of them,” Mitchell told the Associated Students of MSU on Thursday, in reversing plans for the closure that the Student Health Advisory Committee had

Doctors: Sutter loss bad for health
Santa Rosa Press Democrat - Greensweig said Memorial will keep its prices competitive in order to be attractive to employers, who purchase the health plans used by individual employees. “Employers are very price-sensitive,” Greensweig said. “The more Memorial increases its

Health Net Reports Fourth Quarter Net Income of $85 Million, or $.72
MSN MoneyCentral - These year-over-year results were consistent with expectations as health care cost trends, particularly in the company’s Northeast health plans, were very low in 2005. For the full year of 2006, commercial health care costs PMPM rose by 7.3

Our Views: Vaccine vital health issue
Baton Rouge Advocate - While some insurance companies include the vaccine in health plans, their reimbursement doesn t cover costs. The retail price of the three-injection regime costs between $120 and $360 per dose. The state negotiated a discount to $96.75 per dose for

Bi-county health department plans must avoid Lehigh, Northampton tax
Morning Call - Words can move mountains. Or, sometimes they put mountains in the way, and impede progress. A consultant provided an estimate Tuesday to the Northampton County interim health board for the cost of a joint health department for Lehigh and Northampton

Romney drawing support from many of Missouri’s top Republicans
Philadelphia Inquirer - The law provides subsidies and sliding-scale premiums to get poor and low-income residents into health plans and requires those deemed able to afford insurance to purchase policies. Republican Charlotte Planer, 63, of Blue Springs, said she was

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