Most back mandatory health coverage: study
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KANSAS CITY, Missouri  - As health care generates debate in this year's presidential campaign, about 68 percent of Americans say individuals should be required to have medical insurance, with government help for those who cannot afford it, a survey released on Tuesday found.
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To cope with rising health care costs, companies are asking current retirees to pay more for health insurance and some are telling future retirees to do without, according to a study released yesterday.
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Among health care experts there is a surprising consensus that the U.S. must inevitably adopt some kind of universal coverage.
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MONDAY, Feb. 18 (HealthDay News) -- People who either have no health insurance or rely on Medicaid are more likely to be diagnosed with advanced cancers than people who have private health insurance, researchers from the American Cancer Society report.
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More Americans than ever before have no health care insurance, 45 million at last count. Five million of these have lost health care coverage in the past four years.
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It's a classic pocketbook issue. Since 2000, federal employees have been able to pay their health insurance premiums on a tax-free basis. Many federal retirees think they should get similar treatment.
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Most Americans agree our health insurance system is too expensive and leaves too many without coverage. There isn't much agreement on what to do about it.
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A growing number of public universities are requiring that students have health insurance before they step into the classroom, a move aimed at saving the uninsured from huge bills and college hospitals from getting stuck with the cost.
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TUESDAY, March 13 (HealthDay News) -- The lion&#39;s share of Emergency Medicaid expenditures in North Carolina covers undocumented immigrants&#39; pregnancy and labor complications, a trend that&#39;s probably occurring in other states, a new study found.
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6 Perspective article on health reform (&quot;A referendum on health care&quot;). Hoff detailed the findings of a recent Commonwealth Fund Survey concerning the public&#39;s view of the health care system and then applied
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As universal health plans gain traction Ã¢ÂÂ through plans offered by Democratic presidential candidates and state-led initiatives Ã¢ÂÂ a panel on Friday examined the correlation between health care access and the quality of health care provided through universal coverage.
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21 -- The universal health insurance package that one chamber of California's legislature passed this week looks a lot like the one Massachusetts not only passed but put in place a year earlier: Every resident will be required to have insurance, every employer must pitch in, and...
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With the rising cost of health care and over 45-million Americans uninsured, many believe America&#39;s healthcare system needs work.
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U.S. researchers tracking government health care spending on illegal immigrants found that most of the money goes to childbirth costs and pregnancy complications, a study conducted in North Carolina showed.
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BEIJING, Jan. 9 -- On the heels of government pledges to reform China's failing health-care system, a government survey released Wednesday identified medical issues as the No. 1 concern of most citizens.
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For the next four weeks, federal employees and retirees will select their health insurance coverage for 2007. Many will escape the sticker shock of past years, as federal officials say 63 percent of enrollees in the federal employee health insurance program will see no increase in their premiums...
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In a growing number of states, children can now stay on their parentsÂ health insurance plans well into their 20Âs.