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 ...

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 ...

Va improves health ranking in national survey - GoDanRiver.com

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — 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 ...

'OUR VIEW' EDITORIAL: Health & Dentistry deal with Lorain looks like a ... - Morning Journal

A plan to have Lorain County Health & Dentistry become an optional medical and dental provider for the city of Lorain and its 500 employees looks like a win-win situation. Talks have been ongoing between the city and the financially strapped health ...

County should - Daily Local News

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 by the county ...