Doubts cast on health care action - HometownAnnapolis.com

Maryland lawmakers doubt that the General Assembly will take action in the new year on a proposal to bring universal health care to the state. Montgomery County Sen. Robert Garagiola said yesterday the plan is "probably a non-starter" in the next ...

Activist: Craddick violates law by paying daughter - News 8 Austin

AUSTIN -- House Speaker Tom Craddick is facing an ethics complaint over campaign payments and state health insurance benefits for his political consultant daughter. The complaint against Republican Craddick was filed this week by Houston-area ...

Insurers like Obama health plan, with reservations - WRAL

Posted: Today at 3:33 p.m. WASHINGTON — The insurance industry embraced many of President-elect Barack Obama's ideas for better health care coverage Wednesday, though it opposes a key piece of his plan to require employers to help pay for that ...

Generic heart drugs as good as branded ones: Study - The Money Times

Brigham, United States, December 3: Contrary to the reports in the medical journals and other media, generic heart drugs used for treatment of cardiovascular disease are as good as their brand-name counterparts and that too at a fraction of the cost ...

Health Insurance For State Workers - Metro News

The state Public Employees Finance Board meets later today to decide whether to increase the amount thousands of state workers pay for health insurance. The PEIA staff proposed a nine percent premium increase last month and took that plan out to ...