New England Journal: 200 years of medical history (AP)
AP - Unhappy with today's health care? Think of what it was like to be sick 200 years ago.
Uninsured turn to daily deal sites for health care (AP)
AP - The last time Mark Stella went to the dentist he didn't need an insurance card. Instead, he pulled out a Groupon.
$1T-plus spending bill taking shape in Congress (AP)
AP - Weary after a year of partisan bickering, lawmakers tried Monday to wrap up a sprawling $1 trillion-plus spending bill that chips away at military and environmental spending but denies conservatives many of the policy changes they wanted on social issues, government regulations and health care.
Most Doctors Don’t Tell Parents Kids Are Overweight (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Dec. 6 (HealthDay News) --
Less than one-quarter of American parents with an overweight child
remember ever being told by a health care professional that this was the
case, a new study says.
EU agency: air pollution costs exceed $134 billion (AP)
AP - Air pollution isn't just harmful — it's expensive, resulting in health care and environmental costs of more than euro100 billion ($130 billion) in 2009, the European Union's environment agency said Thursday.
Justices unlikely to have last word on health care (AP)
AP - The weight of a Supreme Court decision isn't likely to settle the contentious debate over health care in America, a nation disdainful of big government and historically unable to guarantee affordable basic coverage to all its citizens.
Feds to design health insurance for the masses (AP)
AP - The federal government is taking on a crucial new role in the nation's health care, designing a basic benefits package for millions of privately insured Americans. A framework for the Obama administration was released Thursday.
Election-year ruling looms for health overhaul (AP)
AP - President Barack Obama's landmark health care overhaul appears headed for a Supreme Court ruling as the presidential election season hits full stride in the coming year.
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