 USA TODAY | Health officials warn of mercury in skin cream Fox News Print Email Share Comments Recommend Tweet California health officials sent out a medical alert earlier this month after tracing the mercury poisoning of a 39-year-old Alameda County woman to an illegal skin-lightening cream smuggled in from Mexico. Mercury In Lightening Cream: California Health Officials Search For Risky Products Medical officials find mercury in lightening cream |
 USA TODAY | Feds loan $638M for health co-ops in 8 states CBS News Health care cooperatives that are being launched in eight states announced Tuesday they will receive a total of $638 million in loans from the Obama administration under the federal health insurance law. The administration said the new nonprofit health ... Health care co-ops in 8 states get federal loans Put Up or Shut Up Time -- For or Against the ACA Health Care Costs: The Art Of The Practical |
 Los Angeles Times | California rates health plans on quality measures San Jose Mercury News By Sandy Kleffman California's largest health plans have improved their care for diabetic patients, but many need to do better at treating children with throat infections, testing for lung disease and helping people overcome drug and alcohol addictions ... Kaiser Permanente Showcases Mobile Health Portfolio at HIMSS12 Health plans get mixed reviews in annual California report card |
Feds award health overhaul grants to 10 states Boston.com By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar AP / February 22, 2012 WASHINGTON—Federal officials say another 10 states are getting a total of $230 million to set up new health insurance markets under President Barack Obama's overhaul. Seven of them -- Colorado, ... |
 Bloomberg | Community Health Systems Rises Most in 10 Months: Atlanta Mover BusinessWeek 22 (Bloomberg) -- Community Health Systems, the second-largest US hospital operator, surged the most in 10 months after reporting earnings that beat analyst estimates. Community Health gained 13 percent to $23.39 at 10:41 am New York time. Community Health Systems Shares Increase Most in 10 Months: Atlanta Mover Community Health profit tops analyst view Community Health Systems, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter 2011 Results with Net ... |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Mental-Health Cuts by US States Risk Boosting Health Costs BusinessWeek 22 (Bloomberg) -- US states looking to balance budgets by cutting mental-health facilities and Medicaid payments risk increasing health-care costs by pushing psychiatric patients into emergency rooms. States trimmed 9.5 percent, or more than $1.6 ... Mental health patients lose out under new funding plan |
 The Associated Press | 5 dead in shooting at health spa outside Atlanta msnbc.com By msnbc.com news services Five people were killed in an apparent murder-suicide Tuesday night at a Norcross, Ga., health spa, local police said. On arrival at the scene, officers found four people dead, Norcross police captain Brian Harr told Reuters. Police: Ga. victims related in Korean spa shooting 5 killed in Korean spa murder-suicide in Ga. Georgia health spa shooting: 5 dead after murder-suicide in Atlanta suburb |
 Washington Post | Why women's health issues are in the political spotlight Washington Post From the controversy surrounding President Obama's decision on contraceptives to Rick Santorum's comments on women in combat and in the home, McDonnell's decision is just another example of how women's health issues are currently in the political ... |
QHN Improves Patient and Population Health Management with The Advisory Board ... MarketWatch (press release) WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Long a pioneer in regional health information exchange (HIE) development, Quality Health Network (QHN) is developing a "registry of registries," powered by The Advisory Board Company's Crimson Care ... |
In Washington State, requiring health insurers to cover abortion Washington Post (blog) Now, the state is looking to set new precedent: It could soon become the first state to require all health plans to cover abortion. House Bill 2330 would require all health plans that offer maternity care to also provide coverage for terminating a ... |
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