Private Health Care

Finding a good health insurance plan is one of the most important decisions you can make, and it’s not always easy. Insurers are now required to use a new form that describes in plain English deductibles, co-pays and other costs. Consumer...

MUNSTER, Ind. (AP) — Indiana's insurance commissioner says the state won't select an Essential Health Benefits plan until after a new governor takes office. Commissioner Stephen Robertson told federal officials in a letter this week that federal...

JAKARTA (Reuters) - When a sick Indonesian baby died after 10 hospitals in Jakarta turned her family away in February, critics blamed a pilot health insurance scheme that had overwhelmed the city's public hospitals. The program, introduced in November,...

Though there are some signs that the economy is improving, once again the needs of the poor are being ignored. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has proposed to eliminate HUSKY health insurance for parents whose incomes fall between 133% and 185% of the federal...

WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans have opened a new line of attack on President Obama's healthcare law, charging that the administration has improperly sought help from the healthcare industry and other outside groups to implement the...

* House Republicans seek identity of companies contacted * Senate Republican calls on Sebelius to cease fund-raising By David Morgan WASHINGTON, May 13 (Reuters) - An Obama administration effort to raise private donations to help implement President...

After he was elected Florida House speaker by his colleagues in November, Republican Will Weatherford delivered an eloquent speech promising bipartisanship and a commitment to problem solving. He urged members to "have a clear understanding of why we're...

SIOUX FALLS-STORM CLEANUP Sioux Falls branches to be used at state prison (Information in the following story is from: Argus Leader, http://www.argusleader.com) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Most of the tree branches downed by a three-day ice storm in...

(Repeats to widen readership) By Deena Beasley LOS ANGELES, May 10 (Reuters) - The world's biggest drug makers have for years enjoyed rich premiums for their medicines in the U.S. market. Those days may be coming to an end. Companies like Pfizer Inc...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — About $554,000 in federal funding is being made available to six South Dakota health centers so they can help uninsured people find health insurance coverage under the federal health overhaul law. The centers eligible to apply...

By Deena Beasley LOS ANGELES, May 10 (Reuters) - The world's biggest drug makers have for years enjoyed rich premiums for their medicines in the U.S. market. Those days may be coming to an end. Companies like Pfizer Inc and AstraZeneca have grown...

(Removes "XX" from headline) By Deena Beasley LOS ANGELES, May 10 (Reuters) - The world's biggest drug makers have for years enjoyed rich premiums for their medicines in the U.S. market. Those days may be coming to an end. Companies like Pfizer Inc and...