No Immediate Changes Expected in Mammogram Coverage
Posted by mamie 3 days ago (http://www.forbes.com)
Health plans say routine screening is an individual decision
News outlets report on a range of state health stories including infections in New Hampshire, children's insurance in Michigan, increased insurance coverage in North Carolina, immigrant health in Texas and long-term financial planning on Florida.
Federally mandated health insurance coverage of in vitro fertilization for women of childbearing age "could lower the extraordinary health care costs associated with the birth of triplets or more" and "even the reproductive odds, giving the middle-class and lower-income Americans access to treatment that is currently reserved for the well-off or the unusually well insured," according to a
The California Assembly passed Assembly Bill 98, authored by Assembly member Hector De La Torre with a vote of 49-25. This legislation will create equity for women and their families when they purchase individual health care.
Five civil rights and advocacy groups last week held a briefing on Capitol Hill and called on lawmakers to ensure that every child in the U.S. has health insurance coverage, CQ HealthBeat reports. The groups -- the National Council of La Raza, the Asian American Justice Center, the
News coverage temporarily reduces trans-fat buying (Reuters)
Posted by glenna533 207 days ago (http://us.rd.yahoo.com)
Reuters - News stories on the heart risks of trans fats seem to sway the public's shopping habits, but only for a short time, a new study suggests.
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