Obscure Health-Benefit Scheme Is Central Issue in Auto Talks
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General Motors and the United Auto Workers have put back on the table a giant health-care trust fund that has been at the heart of their contract talks, a source close to the discussions said Friday night.
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Paul Ding: "You don't have to change the oil in your car. You can always replace the engine instead. Works the same way with health care." Great essay on the cost heath care.
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The American Medical Association says the government should negotiate directly with drug manufacturers to secure lower prices on prescription medicines for the nation's elderly.
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General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday the Securities and Exchange Commission has asked them to provide information on their pension and retiree health care plans as part of an inquiry into how companies prepare estimates used to calculate pension costs.
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Many question how it is possible to reconcile racing and its virtues of speed and daring with the World Health Organization estimate of 1.2 million deaths on highways annually.
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The auto industry is considering a  legislative agenda that includes support for catastrophic  health care reform and an incentive to boost consumer interest  in alternative fueled vehicles, Ford Motor Co. chairman Bill  Ford Jr. said on Wednesday.
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Though candidates suggest adapting the health care program that covers Congress and offering it to millions of uninsured Americans, such a plan would unlikely cut costs.
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At a time when cost-cutting pressures have strained relations between automakers and suppliers, General Motors Corp. Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner said Tuesday that the two sides must cooperate to rein in soaring health-care expenses.
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Larry Boynton is slowly coming to a realization that would have been unthinkable for an American autoworker just a decade ago: that he will have to accept deep cuts in medical benefits or risk one day losing his job.
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Many men would rather diagnose the roar of their muffler than the rasp in their throat; they'd sooner talk about what's going on with their engine's fuel injection system than about  their own cardiovascular health.
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Some of the health benefits claimed for a new weight loss drug may not be justified, say experts.
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Automakers, SUV owners, and the federal government may balk at the state&#39;s latest effort to curb air pollution. By Daniel B. Wood | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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THE National Health Service in Scotland has come under fire for spending more than Â£3 million a year on chauffeur-driven cars to carry GPs making home visits.
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Negotiations between General Motors Corp  and its major union ran through a fifth day of overtime on Wednesday with the automaker suggesting a trust fund that would take over nearly $5 billion in annual health care costs, according to a person familiar with the proposal.
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The auto-parts company needs to figure out how to fix itself.
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As far as I can tell, health care gets very little coverage in the blogosphere. Yet health care is one of the most important issues Americans face today, and it&#39;s one of the areas in which Bush&#39;s policies have had the most nefarious effects.
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Before any law has been passed, carmakers are putting on stability control systems. They like their buyers alive. Rollovers are the safety curse of sport utility vehicles.