County should spread the word about health cards - Daily Local News

No comments posted. Chester County residents without health insurance got some encouraging news this week in the form of a new program that will discount the cost of prescription drugs for the uninsured. The new program, rolled out earlier this week ...

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 ...

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 ...

Get more for health dollars - News-Leader.com

If you fork over 2.3 trillion bucks, you'd expect to get something pretty good in return. The United States spends that much on health care annually -- more than any other country in the world -- and gets: - More than 40 million uninsured Americans ...

Virginia improves health ranking in national survey - HamptonRoads.com

A low prevalence of smoking and a relatively small percentage of children in poverty helped contribute to a slight improvement in Virginia's overall health. The nonprofit United Health Foundation ranked Virginia as the 20th healthiest state in the ...