States vary dramatically in health care: report
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Hawaii, the first U.S. state to mandate that employers provide health insurance for workers, scored best among its peers in providing safe and affordable medical care, a report released on Wednesday found.
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Retail health clinics in drugstores have increased in popularity, drawing mounting scrutiny in several states.
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Cancer care across England is poorly  coordinated, funding varies widely from one area to another and  doctors are not referring patients for treatment quickly  enough, a parliamentary report said Wednesday.
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A handful of conditions such as  mental illness, stroke, diabetes and lung disease accounted for  much of the huge increase in health-care spending dating back  to the late 1980s, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
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In Tennessee, nearly a half-million people are warned they could lose their government-supported health care. In Maine, the move is in the opposite direction &#151; the state is expanding its role and, with reliance on the private sector, aiming to provide affordable health insurance for all 138,000 residents now without it.
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- A new report ranks Florida among the ten worst states for the health of its residents. Florida came in 42nd in Monday&#39;s report, the same spot it held last year.
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WASHINGTON - Nearly all the nation&#39;s hospitals are voluntarily providing information about the quality of care they deliver, the government said Thursday.
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In 2002, three of the ten leading causes of death differed between blacks and whites in the US, reflecting disparities in health care, according researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.
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Cancer care varies widely throughout  Europe with large discrepancies in the number of specialists  and facilities for patients, a survey by the European Society  for Medical Oncology (ESMO) showed on Tuesday.
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Web sites numerous states operate to help consumers easily compare pharmacy prices for prescription drugs often have missing, and sometimes outdated or inaccurate information, a nonpartisan health research group has found.
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The United States spends far more on   health care than any other country but gets only mediocre care   in return for its investment, according to a report released on   Wednesday.
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Public health costs (Medicaid) are undermining development prospects for many state in the USA. In the state of Pennsylvania, 25% of its $51 billion budget will be dedicated to health care for the less well off.
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For the 15th time, a public health organization on Monday is releasing its assessment of the health of the nation, and of each state, as measured by a composite of 18 variables.
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Though Washington was once a national leader in providing medical insurance for children, the state&#39;s youngest citizens are losing health coverage at an alarming rate, according to a report released yesterday that calls for Gov.
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As insurers, employers and average Americans grapple with skyrocketing health care bills, a study being published today has found that a small number of illnesses -- many of them preventable
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The state government is scrambling for a solution to the medical malpractice insurance quandary. While everyone agrees a solution must be found, differences abound as to what that solution might be.
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WASHINGTON - Chronically ill Medicare patients receive significantly different levels of care in the best geriatric hospitals in the nation, researchers reported Thursday.