Archive for July, 2007
New Jersey’s Health Care Liabilities For State, Local Government Retirees Total $69B, Study Shows
New Jersey’s total health care liabilities for current and future public employees total $69 billion, according to a report by consulting firm Aon delivered to the State Health Benefits Program commission on Thursday, the [click link for full article]
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Patil Sworn In As India’s First Female President; Vows To Empower Women, Reduce Sex-Selective Abortion, Infant Mortality
Pratibha Patil, who was sworn in as India’s first female president on Wednesday, said she would fight for women’s rights and called for an end to sex-selective abortion and infant mortality, AFP/Middle East Times reports (Roche, AFP/Middle East Times, 7/25). According to the [click link for full article]
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Republican Senators Unveil Universal Health Coverage Proposal That Includes Refundable Tax Credits For Those Who Purchase Private Insurance
A group of Republican senators on Thursday unveiled a universal health plan that would supply refundable tax credits to U.S. residents who purchase private health insurance, McClatchy/St. Paul Pioneer Press reports. [click link for full article]
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FDA Approves To Modification Of Conceptus’ Sterilization Device
The San Carlos, Calif.-based pharmaceutical company Conceptus on Wednesday announced that it has received FDA approval of an updated version of its nonincisional female sterilization device called Essure, the AP/Forbes reports (AP/Forbes, 7/25). [click link for full article]
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Center For Women’s Health Research Releases Report Card On Women’s Health Care In North Carolina
Although fewer women in North Carolina are smoking and dying from heart disease and stroke, more than 16% of women do not have health insurance, including 63% of Hispanic women, according to a report released Wednesday by the Center for Women’s Health Research at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, the [click link for full article]
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UAW Position On Health Care Concessions Unreasonable, Opinion Piece States
The United Auto Workers recently began contract negotiations with the Big Three automakers — General Motors, Ford Motor and the [click link for full article]
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Presidential Candidate Dodd Proposes Universal Health Coverage Plan That Would Be Funded Through Greater Efficiencies In Current Health Care System
Presidential candidate Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) on Thursday released a universal health insurance proposal that would supply all U.S. residents the same level of coverage as federal employees receive, the AP/Los Angeles Times reports. [click link for full article]
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