W.Va. improves in group's state health rankings - Charleston Daily Mail

A drop in the number of people without health insurance helped West Virginia improve its standing in an annual ranking of states based on the healthiness of their residents. The nonprofit United Health Foundation ranked West Virginia as the 39th ...

Obama plans health insurance reforms - Global Reinsurance Online

National Health Insurance Exchange proposed. Tax on employers who do not provide coverage. Barack Obama plans to reform U.S. healthcare and secure health insurance for more of the 47 million Americans who are currently without it. He is proposing a ...

Health costs on rise - Post-Crescent

The region's major health systems are reporting price hikes ranging between 4 percent and 6 percent, according to the Wisconsin Hospital Association Information Center. ThedaCare, which operates Appleton Medical Center and Theda Clark Medical Center ...

Letter: North Andover can save on health insurance - Eagle-Tribune

We have an outstanding opportunity. We can greatly impact our town's financial destiny. We have a choice to save significant money now, when we need to the most. Mark Rees, our town manager, stated clearly at the May Town Meeting, "Health costs as ...

FACTBOX: Obama's ambitious healthcare plan - Reuters

(Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama has proposed an ambitious plan to reform U.S. healthcare and get insurance for at least some of the 47 million Americans who now lack it. Following are some facts about his healthcare proposals: -- A National ...