health care
California takes lead in health care reform
October 4, 2010California has taken the lead among states in implementing the health care reform legislation passed by Congress last March.
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Health care law includes no lifetime limits
September 24, 2010Perhaps the most important piece of the new health care law that kicked in Sept. 23 is no more lifetime coverage caps.
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Poverty up, uninsured up
September 22, 2010The Great Recession hit home and hit hard in 2009, the Census Bureau said, as the number of uninsured leaped by 4.4 million in one year.
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30,000 mentally ill may be cut off in Texas
September 20, 2010The national average for mental health care spending is $103 per capita, but in Texas, it is $34, yet the state Legislature is planning drastic cuts.
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New health care law benefits women and children
September 17, 2010The new health care reform law, the Affordable Health Care Act, contains numerous benefits for women and children, women's advocates say.
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