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 - WSLS

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 ...

'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 ...

Obama laying the groundwork for health reform - Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama has begun laying the groundwork for overhauling the troubled U.S. healthcare system, reaching out to interest groups and building grass-roots support for the huge undertaking. Obama, who takes ...

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 ...