News 2008 07/28/08 Health tips: Eye care important; get your shots 06/05/08 Warnings on anti-smoking drug 05/27/08 MEDCO offers auto debit program for retirees 05/22/08 MetLife offers new life insurance payout plan 05/20/08 United HealthCare takes over eligibility audit 04/14/08 Co-payments way up for drugs with high prices 04/01/08 Survey: Doctors support universal health care 03/26/08 UnitedHealthCare's new plans under GA-23111 03/24/08 Rising health costs cut into wages 03/24/08 UTU endorses HR 676 03/21/08 Better plan, lower costs 03/13/08 Heart scans still covered by Medicare 02/26/08 MRSA can kill you 02/25/08 GM, UAW to shift health care costs 02/21/08 Incorrect Aetna audit hotline number 02/12/08 New health care plans coming 02/08/08 Aetna call hours expanded 02/04/08 Budget proposes $560-billion cut in Medicare 01/22/08 UP offers programs to help employees lose weight 01/18/08 Flawed tax forms mailed to some Medicare users 01/17/08 Aetna warns coverage may stop without verification 01/15/08 Emergency care waits found to be on rise 01/08/08 Healthy habits can mean 14 extra years 01/08/08 Drug spending raises US health care tab 01/03/08 Sleep disruptions may up diabetes risk   2007 11/20/07 Lifetime max increased under GA-46000 10/29/07 UnitedHealthcare adds Web site for rail members 09/27/07 Healthcare deal key in GM settlement 09/26/07 Auto workers, GM announce deal 09/25/07 Medicare to keep limits on anemia drugs 09/24/07 At many homes, more profit, less nursing 09/21/07 New report paints grim picture of health care 09/21/07 Inflation of drug costs slows 09/21/07 GM, UAW struggle over health-care funding 09/20/07 Health deal for Detroit could spark more to follow 09/20/07 Auto talks move away from health care 09/18/07 Wary of past, Clinton unveils a health plan 09/18/07 Northeast spends most on healthcare 09/17/07 Mayo Clinic recommends universal healthcare insurance 09/12/07 Workers paying more for coverage 09/11/07 Unionized nurse flex their muscle 09/11/07 Health insurance premiums rise 6.1 percent 09/11/07 Retiree health tab could fall on UAW 09/07/07 Verify dependent eligibility with Aetna 08/31/07 Knee injuries claimed by railroad worker 08/30/07 Medicare to stop paying for some mistakes 08/28/07 Census' take on health, wealth 08/28/07 Medco to buy PolyMedica for $1.5 billion 08/27/07 Calif. lawmakers pursue health-care deal 08/22/07 A different prescription for seniors 08/17/07 Retired yardman claims railroads caused asbestosis 08/14/07 Prostate cancer caused by diesel fumes, suit says 08/13/07 Medicare ends coverage for hospital errors 08/03/07 H&W mailing sent to rail workers in three states 07/31/07 Medicare relaxes anemia drug limits 07/31/07 Warnings, not ban, urged for diabetes drug 07/26/07 Pollution-cholesterol link to heart disease seen 07/25/07 New Jersey short $58 billion for retiree care 07/24/07 California pension funds outshine 07/20/07 Payments ordered to vets in Agent Orange cases 07/19/07 U.S. targets health-care fraud, abuse 07/19/07 Retirees' health costs loom over UAW talks 07/19/07 UnitedHealth profit rises 22 percent 07/12/07 Shift in health-cost focus said to show promise 07/11/07 Study: Decline in job-based health insurance 07/11/07 N.Y. governor aims to expand health coverage 07/10/07 State finds no easy fixes on health care 07/09/07 Big Three to focus on health care 07/03/07 Medicare fraud rampant in L.A., Miami 06/27/07 Skimping on drug benefits doesn't pay 06/27/07 Labor Department: 'FMLA working well' 06/27/07 Medicare may alter dialysis drug payments 06/26/07 Survey finds 43.6 million uninsured in U.S. 06/22/07 SEIU creates health care arm 06/19/07 UAW leader: Chrysler needs health-care help 06/14/07 Cost of care no indication of quality 06/08/07 Calif. healthcare overhaul moves forward 06/07/07 UnitedHealthcare, hospital reach pact 06/07/07 FDA issues warning on diabetes drugs 06/06/07 Health care as if costs didn't matter 05/31/07 UP rail yard fumes termed 'public health hazard' 05/31/07 Sen. Obama outlines health plan 05/30/07 Magnetic fields tied to railway workers' cancer 05/29/07 Indicators of breast cancer found 05/29/07 Obese more likely to be injured on job 05/29/07 Nutrients may help prevent breast cancer 05/25/07 Congress scrutinizes long-term care operations 05/25/07 Cancer risk rises for those near rail yards 05/24/07 Railroad emissions a health threat to neighbors 05/23/07 For drug makers, a downside to full disclosure 05/22/07 California nurses join AFL-CIO 05/22/07 Heart attack risk seen in diabetes drug 05/18/07 Rail unemployment, sickness benefits boosted 05/17/07 Internet pharmacies fuel Rx abuse 05/17/07 FDA panel supports expanded FluMist use 05/17/07 Employers plan health incentives for workers 05/16/07 Abuses found in selling private Medicare 05/16/07 Calif. Dems prescribe bigger health levy 05/15/07 Aetna seeks verification of eligible dependents 05/15/07 Insurer chided in Medicare marketing case 05/15/07 Hospitals put cost estimates online 05/14/07 Costs grow for common Medicare drugs 05/14/07 Common chemicals linked to breast cancer 05/14/07 More companies allowing workers to nap 05/11/07 Drug maker admits misleading public 05/11/07 FDA panel seeks limits on cancer patient drugs 05/10/07 Feds arrest 38 in Medicare fraud crackdown 05/10/07 Senate passes sweeping drug-safety bill 05/10/07 Late-night gambling a risky game 05/09/07 Pa. insurance giants want to keep a secret 05/09/07 CVS profit increases 24 percent 05/08/07 Big business backs healthcare reform 05/08/07 Seniors may have lost out on drug subsidies 05/08/07 Senate vote upholds drug import limits 05/07/07 School bus emissions need state, U.S. attention 05/04/07 HHS aide is pick for Medicare 05/04/07 Drug import plan delays safety bill 05/02/07 Health-care-data firms win key court battle 05/02/07 Death rate for heart patients sharply cut 04/30/07 Expensive lesson for Maine as health plan stalls 04/26/07 Prostate cancer test's accuracy cited 04/24/07 Study: Overweight workers mean more injury claims 04/20/07 UnitedHealth shares slide 04/19/07 Breast cancer drop tied to less hormone use 04/19/07 UnitedHealth 1Q profit rises 4 percent 04/19/07 Medicare drug-price bill blocked by GOP 04/18/07 White House threatens veto of drug price bill 04/17/07 AARP to become Medicare insurer 04/16/07 Senate bill seeks power for Medicare on drug costs 04/12/07 Massachusetts offers details on health coverage 04/11/07 Govt. says air traffic workers need rest 04/05/07 Mammography software questioned 04/04/07 Health insurer ties pay to members' health 04/04/07 Insurers to get higher Medicare payments 04/03/07 Mammograms questioned for women in 40s 04/03/07 Record spent by drug lobby on Medicare 04/02/07 Healthcare trends you dare not forget 04/02/07 Healthcare plays role in Metro-North contracts 03/30/07 Medical equipment firms fuel fraud 03/30/07 Therapeutic prostate cancer vaccine clears hurdle 03/29/07 Health insurers to merge 03/29/07 House passes bill to improve veterans' care 03/28/07 MRI detects tumors mammograms miss 03/27/07 In trial, drugs equal benefits of artery stents 03/26/07 Aged, frail and denied care by their insurers 03/26/07 Opposition to U.S. sick-pay law may soften 03/26/07 Sen. Clinton touts universal health care 03/23/07 Census overstated number of uninsured 03/23/07 California sues Blue Cross for canceling policies 03/23/07 Court to rule on VIA Rail wheelchair access 03/22/07 Engineer's painkillers at issue in lawsuit 03/21/07 Massachusetts sets universal health benefits 03/21/07 Measures may bring paid sick days to millions 03/16/07 CPR study: Nix the mouth-to-mouth 03/16/07 Union Pacific wins contraceptive ruling 03/15/07 President Bush rejects health care proposal 03/14/07 Patients welcome drug for breast cancer 03/13/07 Study: Retirees' health often derails plans 03/12/07 Texans want to strike rule on health care costs 03/09/07 Medco to expand use of Usual Daily Dose (UDD) 03/08/07 Expert: Drug imports would lower prices 02/22/07 Medical costs fuel inflation 02/21/07 Health-care spending surge seen 02/21/07 Some employers are offering free drugs 02/19/07 Warnings on privacy of health network 02/19/07 Bush urges action on health insurance 02/19/07 Calif. health plan could put many in bind 02/15/07 UnitedHealth's lab rules upset doctors 02/15/07 Taking a nice nap could save your life 02/13/07 States, U.S. at odds on aid for uninsured 02/08/07 Firms, unions set goal for care 02/07/07 Test to predict breast cancer relapse approved 02/07/07 Medicare may limit payments on heart stents 02/07/07 Wal-Mart, unions to push for health care 02/06/07 Family leave act being reviewed 02/06/07 Medicare may get a $66-billion trim 02/05/07 Bush's Medicare budget would raise premiums 02/02/07 Bush seeks big Medicare, Medicaid saving 01/31/07 FDA widens safety reviews on new drugs 01/30/07 Calif. health proposal may pose conflict 01/26/07 Bush pushes health care plan 01/25/07 Bonus pay by Medicare lifts quality 01/24/07 Bush offers health insurance initiative 01/24/07 What Bush's health plan means to you 01/23/07 Health care premiums stagger L-1741 drivers 01/23/07 Bush to propose shifting health funds to states 01/23/07 New focus on health care insurance 01/22/07 Showdown looms over drug ads on TV 01/18/07 UnitedHealth posts $12 billion quarterly profit 01/18/07 Drug firms boost payoffs to delay generics 01/17/07 Senate bill aims to end deals slowing generics 01/16/07 Unlikely allies advocate healthcare overhaul 01/15/07 Medicare drug bill passes despite veto threat 01/13/07 Disabled get higher earnings cap 01/12/07 Drug firms to pay ad fee to FDA 01/12/07 Bill lets Medicare bargain for drugs 01/10/07 Sen. Kennedy seeks universal health plan 01/09/07 Schwarzenegger proposes universal health care 01/09/07 Nebraska scrutinizes United Healthcare 01/09/07 Health care spending up 6.9 pct. in '05 01/08/07 Calif. health insurer deny policies in some jobs 01/08/07 Bill on Medicare drug cost called weak medicine 01/08/07 Feds to change medical certification for CDLs 01/05/07 Mental health, substance abuse benefit update 01/03/07 Deadline to exit some drug plans extended   2006 12/28/06 New Congress will focus on health care 12/27/06 Coal has job and health benefits 12/27/06 Diabetics confront a tangle of workplace laws 12/20/06 UnitedHealth to restate earnings 12/20/06 Warnings proposed for over-the-counter drugs 12/19/06 Seniors compare Medicare options as deadline looms 12/19/06 Paying health care from pensions proves costly 12/18/06 U.S. proposing Medicaid drug payment cut 12/15/06 Cumby: CARE takes over health-care coverage 12/14/06 Inequality in U.S. health care 12/14/06 Survey: Higher health-care premiums for retirees 12/14/06 Medicare to pay doctors for quality information 12/14/06 Senator wants universal health care plan 12/13/06 Prostate cancer study urges early treatment 12/13/06 Report: U.S. health system unprepared 12/13/06 Calif. Dems eye health coverage for uninsured 12/12/06 Door opens to changes in Family Leave 12/12/06 FDA seeks to ease access to new drugs 12/12/06 Medicare links doctors' pay to practices 12/11/06 Medicare Part B premiums to rise in 2007 12/11/06 Health-care provisions added to tax package 12/11/06 Congress may address sick leave 12/11/06 Wages, health-care costs, RRB rates to rise Jan. 1 12/10/06 Rail disability act clears Congress 12/07/06 Workers to get electronic medical records 12/07/06 Device created to protect hearing 11/30/06 Study: Private Medicare costs $5.2 billion more 11/30/06 Disabled riders sue NJ Transit 11/29/06 FRA: Fatigue, work schedules, accidents linked 11/29/06 Insurer scales back, widening Medicare gap 11/29/06 Medicare drug plan below budget 11/27/06 U.S. transit slow to adapt to disabilities 11/22/06 Drugmakers agree to higher FDA fees 11/21/06 Lifetime max increased under GA-46000 11/20/06 Employers eye healthcare options as costs climb 11/17/06 Attorneys say UP must offer birth control 11/16/06 Medicare enrollees shop for drug plans 11/14/06 Mental health, substance abuse provider to change 11/14/06 Health insurance industry urges coverage expansion 11/14/06 Health disparities persist for men 11/14/06 UnitedHealth delays reports 11/14/06 Germs lurk on planes, trains and buses 11/13/06 Employers' health plans more costly 11/13/06 Democrats' Medicare drug plan opposed 11/09/06 UnitedHealth expects bigger charges due to options 11/09/06 Shift has drug firms wary 11/06/06 Employers mull sending workers abroad for surgery 11/06/06 Report: Global health care headed for sick bay 11/03/06 Study: U.S. lags in several areas of health care 11/03/06 Healthcare code blue 11/03/06 Medco 3Q profit rises, boosts outlook 11/01/06 Employers, insurers push generics hard 10/30/06 FDA fails to measure drug risks 10/30/06 Dems critical of new Medicare guide 10/27/06 Stroke drug fails in a clinical trial 10/26/06 Rails launch sadistic attack on disabled 10/26/06 Annual H&W re-enrollment info 10/26/06 Health plans include dependent clauses 10/26/06 Wal-Mart adds 12 states to drug plan 10/26/06 Survey: Health costs bedevil Americans 10/25/06 Health plans find no cure for racial disparities 10/24/06 Study: Health coverage choking firms 10/24/06 Health plans raise concerns 10/24/06 Medco to pay $155 million in kickback case 10/23/06 Health care tops small-biz election concerns 10/20/06 Medicare drug aid no longer automatic 10/20/06 Florida doctors triumph over insurers 10/20/06 Drug makers' earnings climb 10/20/06 Wal-Mart expands drug plan 10/19/06 UnitedHealth profit rises 38 percent 10/17/06 UnitedHealth shares off 2.5% in shake-up 10/17/06 UnitedHealth chief gets heathy send-off 10/17/06 Race gap persists in health screening 10/16/06 Outgoing Medicare chief cites savings 10/16/06 UnitedHealth chief ousted in options inquiry 10/16/06 Study finds excessive noise on NYC transit 10/13/06 Medicare drug premiums will rise for many 10/12/06 Study: Alzheimer's drugs offer no help 10/12/06 Medicaid spending rises slightly 10/11/06 Retail, not Medicare has best drug prices 10/11/06 California to set rules on health cards 10/11/06 Union disrupts medical care 'outsourcing' 10/10/06 Medicare benefit boosts drug profits 10/10/06 Rising cost of employee healthcare to slow 10/10/06 MDs ring the alarm on safety of drugs 10/09/06 A prescription for workers' health 10/04/06 U.S. to allow Canadian drug imports 10/04/06 GAO: Medicare patient data insecure 10/03/06 Health spending up 7.4 percent 10/03/06 High court reject medical-privacy suit 10/02/06 Your family needs you, so exercise, live right 09/29/06 Effort to recoup mistaken Medicare refunds halted 09/28/06 Help needed: Contact your senators 09/28/06 Health costs rise at twice inflation rate 09/27/06 O.C. slashes union retiree medical coverage 09/27/06 Vioxx cleared in heart attack 09/27/06 Few adopting shift in health insurance 09/27/06 Intel chief: 'Health care waste costs jobs' 09/27/06 More U.S. workers go uninsured 09/26/06 Health insurance is twice inflation rate 09/26/06 Fast-acting pain lozenge approved 09/25/06 Millions facing Medicare 'doughnut hole' 09/25/06 ID theft infects medical records 09/22/06 Analysis: Wal-Mart drug plan offers mixed bag 09/22/06 Drug imports from Canada set to be eased 09/22/06 Luring customers from Medicare 09/21/06 Wal-Mart may cut drug prices 09/21/06 Democrats to issue Medicare drug report 09/20/06 Survey: Medicare plan pleases despite snags 09/20/06 Audit slams Illinois drug plan 09/20/06 Seniors' drug bill growth below inflation 09/19/06 Workers fear lung disease from asbestos exposure 09/19/06 Medicaid law requires proof of citizenship 09/18/06 Medicare Part B fees on sliding scale 09/14/06 California governor bars health benefit bill 09/14/06 Study: Individual insurance too costly 09/14/06 Two Vioxx cases combined for one trial 09/13/06 Higher Medicare rates, new surcharge set 09/13/06 Vioxx studies find higher heart risk 09/12/06 Flu takes flight faster via aircraft 09/12/06 FDA delays breast tumor drug approval 09/12/06 Longevity: Where you live matters 09/11/06 Health officials expect plenty of flu shots 09/08/06 National health & welfare plan changes ahead 09/08/06 UnitedHealth to stop Nexium payments 09/07/06 Maker said to find higher stent risks 09/06/06 FDA okays artificial heart 09/06/06 FDA seeks to regulate new diagnostics 09/05/06 Report: Medicare chief set to resign 08/31/06 Study says medical spending is worth the cost 08/31/06 FDA: Counterfeit drugs on some Web sites 08/29/06 Record in 2005 for lack of health insurance 08/24/06 Merck sees successor to Vioxx 08/24/06 U.S. pushing for release of flu data 08/23/06 Extra pounds mean fewer years 08/23/06 Calif. discount-drug deal reached 08/23/06 Medicare drug benefit hits $50M glitch 08/23/06 Medical cost data sharing ordered 08/23/06 Making health care drive the economy 08/22/06 Companies try to help workers sleep more 08/22/06 FDA boosts warnings on stimulants 08/21/06 Wealthy to pay higher Medicare Part B copays 08/21/06 Disabled rail retiree gets probation over earnings 08/21/06 Trials to begin over menopause drug 08/21/06 CSX named in asbestos lawsuit 08/18/06 Generic-drug maker admits to 'side agreements' 08/18/06 Report: Tighten nursing home evacuation rules 08/18/06 Merck suffers two Vioxx setbacks 08/16/06 No rise in Medicare drug premium 08/16/06 CSX funds heart-health program - for children 08/15/06 Don't let rails mug disabled 08/15/06 Alzheimer's test developed 08/15/06 Generic drug tale with no ending yet 08/14/06 Attention to locomotives' emissions renewed 08/09/06 Universal IDs urged for medical devices 08/09/06 Medicare payments to doctors face cuts 08/07/06 Administration aims to set healthcare standards 08/07/06 Governors discuss healthcare 08/03/06 FDA approves this year's flu vaccines 08/03/06 Study devises rule for stopping CPR 08/03/06 Court invalidates a Lipitor patent 08/03/06 Scaling back changes to Medicare payments 08/03/06 Merck wins Vioxx trial in L.A. 08/01/06 U.S. surgeon general resigning 08/01/06 Debate grows as doctors train on new devices 07/31/06 Kerry proposes universal coverage by 2012 07/28/06 Few saving money through Medicare drug plans 07/28/06 Drug makers pay for lunch as they pitch 07/28/06 Drug firms face inquiry for patent deal 07/27/06 Microsoft to buy medical software 07/26/06 More Americans too fat for X-rays, scans 07/25/06 FDA changes rules on advisers 07/24/06 Rules planned for industry ties on FDA boards 07/21/06 Drug makers beat estimates on strong sales 07/20/06 UnitedHealth posts 26% rise in earnings 07/20/06 Judge overturns Wal-Mart health care law 07/20/06 Transit union sues over health benefits 07/15/06 Bush administration plans Medicare changes 07/14/06 Primary care physicians want to earn more 07/13/06 Medicare gap hits seniors in the wallet 07/12/06 Seniors face higher Medicare premiums 07/12/06 Senate backs allowing drugs from Canada 07/12/06 Survey: Workers pay more for healthcare 07/11/06 Medicare drug plans give wrong info 07/10/06 Lawyers gear up to attack Fosamax 07/07/06 Pomegranate juice slows cancer, flies off shelves 07/06/06 Drug makers to double-team cholesterol 07/06/06 Vioxx 'a hazard,' doctor testifies 07/06/06 Medical costs expected to jump 07/05/06 Fighting prostate cancer by doing nothing 07/03/06 Minding Medicare's drug gap 06/29/06 Costs rise for retiree health plans 06/27/06 Study: 'Senior moments' may signal Alzheimer's 06/27/06 Journal runs correction on Vioxx 06/23/06 OpEd: Drug costs bad deal for taxpayers, seniors 04/14/06 Doctors endorse shaking salt habit 06/14/06 HMO rate increases leveling off 06/14/06 Seniors moving out of nursing home system 06/12/06 Sen. Clinton returns to health care 06/08/06 Group calls for universal health coverage 06/08/06 RRB: Rail unemployment, sickness benefits boosted 06/06/06 Study: Drugs reduce breast cancer risk 06/05/06 Big shift in health-care landscape 06/02/06 Health costs spur calls for profit limits 06/01/06 CSX challenges asbestosis claims 05/31/06 Your help needed on legislation 05/31/06 Study: Canadians' health tops Americans' 05/31/06 Merck admits a data error on Vioxx 05/25/06 Medicare: 'Nix drug card logos' 05/25/06 Retiree benefits grow into 'monster' 05/23/06 Personal data on veterans is stolen 05/22/06 Why data diverge on the dangers of Vioxx 05/19/06 Bristol drops diabetes drug 05/17/06 Numbers in drug plan contested 05/17/06 Move afoot to lift Medicare late fee 05/16/06 Final rush to make Medicare deadline 05/16/06 Study: Less Medicare spending may be better 05/15/06 Medicare deadline spurs a debate over penalties 05/15/06 Target alters options on health plans 05/12/06 Medicare deadline could have political impact 05/12/06 Push on to enroll in Medicare drug plan 05/11/06 Firms reinstate discount prescriptions for seniors 05/11/06 Study: Medical suits 40% meritless 05/10/06 GOP sees voters flocking to drug program 05/09/06 Bush pitches Medicare Rx program 05/09/06 Senate to take up health coverage bill 05/09/06 Senate rejects award limits in malpractice 05/08/06 Analyzing Medicare prescription options 05/08/06 Employers, retirees deal with drug-benefit costs 05/05/06 Fewer workers in health plans 05/05/06 Medco Health 1Q profit drops 66% 05/04/06 Medicare operators fail GAO test 05/04/06 Doctors object to gathering of drug data 05/03/06 Study: Older Americans less healthy than British 05/02/06 Soc. Sec., Medicare finances deteriorate 04/28/06 United, Humana win with Medicare benefit 04/27/06 Medicare rule guarantees continuity of drugs 04/27/06 New UP medical policy riles employees 04/26/06 Moderate earners increasingly lack health coverage 04/24/06 Deadline nears, jams seen for drug plan 04/24/06 Insurers big winners in Medicare drug benefit 04/21/06 Medicare drug plan costs may rise 7% in 2007 04/19/06 Makers get limited approval of free-drug plans 04/19/06 Obstacles to generic drugs criticized 04/19/06 Mergers of medical insurers faulted 04/18/06 Two guilty in Web drug-sales scheme 04/18/06 Medicare drug plans not always bargains 04/18/06 Bone drug helps lower breast cancer risk 04/18/06 Wal-Mart to augment health benefits 04/17/06 Federal flu plan nears approval 04/17/06 Drug firms happy on Capitol Hill 04/13/06 Health insurers suffer infirmities in 2006 04/13/06 Mass. health measure becomes law 04/12/06 Breast cancer studies question old treatments 04/12/06 Mass. governor likely to veto health fee 04/12/06 A health fix that is not fantasy 04/12/06 Health care discoveries said unused 04/12/06 Bush pushes drug program; deadline nears 04/11/06 Employers push for Medicare data 04/11/06 Jury awards Vioxx plaintiff $9 million 04/07/06 Mass. medical initiative grabs attention 04/07/06 FDA to intensify oversight of heart devices 04/06/06 Medicare drug plan revised to cure its ills 04/06/06 Health bill seeks to preempt state laws 04/06/06 Merck loses one in Vioxx-use trial 04/06/06 Kinks in Canada drug pipeline 04/05/06 FDA: Generic drugs can help slash prices 04/05/06 Health insurance may be mandatory in Mass. 04/04/06 Vioxx jury hears closing arguments 04/04/06 Bone drugs' reverse danger 04/03/06 GM-UAW health care settlement approved 03/31/06 Disabled? To ride, you've now got to prove it 03/30/31 Reminder: Verify medical providers by March 31 03/29/06 U.S. probes Lipitor marketing 03/28/06 Medicare's neediest get break in Pennsylvania 03/28/06 Retirees on two drug plans must make choice 03/27/06 For some, Medicare drug plan pays off 03/24/06 New knees, hips are hot items 03/22/06 Study: Drug-plan choices in California shrink 03/20/06 Language becoming an issue for health insurers 03/20/06 Merck to enter a venture for pain drugs 03/17/06 High-deductible healthcare up 03/16/06 Study: Good medical care a coin flip 03/16/06 Senate supports drug plan extension 03/16/06 Bill would override state health coverage rules 03/16/06 Ford to charge extra fee to insure workers' mates 03/16/06 Salaried Chrysler workers to pay more for care 03/15/06 Bush opposes extending Medicare deadline 03/15/06 Bush admits rocky start to drug plan 03/15/06 Plan B + Plan D = a mess 03/14/06 Governors differ on controlling health costs 03/14/06 Drug companies revisit ad campaigns 03/13/06 Major heart drug's safety questioned 03/13/06 Pharmacists say drug plan threatens income 03/08/06 Important information on medical care benefits 03/08/06 Drugs now win approval more quickly 03/08/06 GM to freeze pension plan 03/08/06 Woes slow Medicare drug plan 03/07/06 Retirees said to need $200,000 for healthcare 03/07/06 GM retirees sue in UAW health-care deal 03/03/06 Medicare will pay, patients say 'no thanks' 03/02/06 Sikorsky workers strike for health care 03/02/06 UAW concessions on healthcare approved 03/01/06 Rheumatoid arthritis drug approved 03/01/06 Medicare drug plan changes proposed 03/01/06 In Medicare maze, some tangled in two plans 03/01/06 Seized drugs being released 02/28/06 Calif. hospital study shows money lost on care 02/28/06 Crucial, costly treatment drying up with funding 02/27/06 Illinois eyes health care for all 02/27/06 Wal-Mart chief makes plea on health costs 02/24/06 Virus found in prostate cancer patients 02/24/06 Drug plan sales tactics probed 02/24/06 U.S. to pay to continue retiree health plans 02/24/06 Wal-Mart to improve health benefit access 02/23/06 Drug ads pour in for review 02/23/06 Scientists again defend study on Vioxx 02/23/06 Two arthritis treatments found ineffective 02/23/06 Rx sales rose 5.4% in 2005 02/23/06 Simplified Medicare drug plan is expected 02/22/06 Canadian drug sales squeezed 02/22/06 Steep rise projected for health spending 02/21/06 Smokers paying extra health fees 02/21/06 AMA to develop measure of care's quality 02/20/06 Seeds of private health care planted in Canada 02/20/06 Drug plan may imperil GOP grip on seniors 02/16/06 Study: No clear benefit from calcium pills 02/16/06 Answers sought on medicine seizures 02/15/06 Promising cancer drug priced out of reach 02/14/06 Medicare drug plans' rules slow access 02/14/06 Health accounts face substantial barriers 02/10/06 Health benefit cuts likely to sicken savings 02/09/06 Medicare mess for druggists 02/09/06 Report: U.S. cancer deaths decline 02/09/06 Benefits go the way of pensions 02/08/06 Study: Low-fat diet doesn't cut risks 02/07/06 Nissan retirees to face benefit changes 02/06/06 Health savings accounts not immune to risk 02/06/06 Bush seeks to boost health savings accounts 02/06/06 Rival visions bring rocky start for Rx benefit 02/06/06 Forcing firms to spend on health 02/03/06 Medicare chief acknowledges benefit snags 02/03/06 Federal costs dropping under Medicare Rx plan 02/03/06 Drug makers see brighter year ahead 02/02/06 U.S. to extend emergency Rx coverage 02/02/06 Bush's health plan seen as gimmick 02/01/06 Healthcare treatment plan will be self-help 01/30/06 Healthcare now at top of Bush's agenda 01/30/06 Report: Budget to hurt Medicaid patients 01/27/06 Drug companies to cut off some free medicines 01/27/06 Health savings accounts attract Wall Street 01/27/06 Health savings account enrollment triples 01/27/06 Drug plan denies supplies to gravely ill 01/26/06 Prognosis mixed for health savings 01/25/06 Bush eyes tax breaks for medical expenses 01/25/06 Medical ethics reform urged 01/24/06 FDA panel OKs drug for obesity 01/24/06