Kids With Special Needs Have Bigger Medical Bills
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDayNews) -- Children with special health-care needs have health-care costs three times greater than other children, says a study in the January issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
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Families whose babies suffer from fatal conditions are turning to specialized hospice programs for help.
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Americans who previously had no health insurance rack up some expensive medical bills once they are old enough to be covered by Medicare, researchers said on Wednesday.
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Eleven school districts filed a lawsuit Thursday aimed at forcing the state to pay more for special education. The school districts, including Bethel and Federal Way, collectively represent more than 20,000 special-education students.
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Some states are warning that hundreds of thousands of poor children could lose their health insurance if Congress doesn't act soon to come through with more money for the program.
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Disability insurance coverage can make a big difference in the lives of disabled workers and their families.
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Roughly one out of seven children enrolled in the popular KidCare program as of this fall no longer has insurance coverage to see a doctor or dentist or get a prescription filled.
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Joseph Glazier has seen the cost of his phone service double this year and his utility bills could do the same. He cannot ride the bus for free anymore. Subsidized prescriptions for his ailing eyes and ears have long since stopped.
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Specialization and year-round play are putting active kids at increased risk of crippling injury
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The multimillion-dollar lobbying effort to expand a children's health insurance program is creating some strange bedfellows.
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FRIDAY, Dec. 28 (HealthDay News) -- As more and more American children are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, another serious problem is threatening their health.
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Children are being presented with healthier choices for school dinners or in vending machines.
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A young girl and her family find ways to handle the challenges of a rare genetic disorder.
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WASHINGTON - The cost of treating heart and lung disease and mental disorders led the upward push in US health care spending, according to a study examining cost jumps by medical condition.
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Groups representing most facets of the nation's health care system are lining up in support of a large spending increase for a popular children's insurance program.
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NEW YORK  - U.S. children who live in expansive suburbs may start to pay for it with expansive waistlines, new research suggests.
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A new study finds that children who were breast-fed fared better in difficult situations than those were bottle-fed