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HillaryCare: Why Hillary Clinton's health-care plan makes sense 9 May 08, 22:31 ET You've heard a lot - probably too much - about which presidential candidate is best qualified to answer that 3 am phone call in the White House. ... more Peggy Pinkham not chosen as new Lincoln County Health Care CEO 9 May 08, 21:30 ET The Board of Trustees of Lincoln County Health Care, the new shared governance and management structure for St. Andrews and Miles Memorial hospitals, ... more Hillary: Universal Health Care Campaign's Driving Force 9 May 08, 21:06 ET Hillary Clinton continued to campaign aggressively for the Democratic nomination hosting a health care event at Oregon Health & Science University's ... more Inglis continues comprehensive Health Care Tour 9 May 08, 21:03 ET After a short break, US Rep. Bob Inglis, (R-SC), will reignite his comprehensive Health Care Tour 'Seeking Patient-Centered Care' across the Fourth ... more Study: Health Care Costs Threaten American Businesses in Global ... 9 May 08, 20:32 ET By Sara Lubbes, CQ Staff The ever-rising costs of health care puts American businesses at a disadvantage when trying to compete with firms overseas, ... more Hillary Cites Fight For Universal Health Care As Driving Force ... 9 May 08, 19:13 ET By Lauren Lafaro - May 9, 2008 - 3:18pm press@hillaryclinton.com Hillary Cites Fight For Universal Health Care As Driving Force Behind CampaignReunites With ... more Child health care widens for Indiana 9 May 08, 18:37 ET By Ken Kusmer / AP An expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program that legislators approved last year has won federal approval, ... more New York Health Care 2008: The perfect storm 9 May 08, 17:53 ET I am writing this article as a member of the hundreds of dedicated, hard working physician community living and practicing in the Hudson Valley to ask for ... more Health care causing US job loss 9 May 08, 17:47 ET Sen. Deborah Stabenow (D-Mich.) says the US is losing jobs as a result of the structure of health care and the inability to address costs. ... more “About a third of what we spend on health care is not adding ... 9 May 08, 17:47 ET Len Nichols, director of the Health Policy Program at the New America Foundation, says there are two driving factors for the high cost of US health care ... more Orthofix International to Participate in the Bank of America Health Care Conference 9 May 08, 17:41 ET Orthofix International N.V., (NASDAQ:OFIX) announced today that it will participate in the upcoming Bank of America Health Care Conference in Las Vegas. more Orthofix International to Participate in the Bank of America Health . Care Conference 9 May 08, 17:26 ET Care Conference 09/05/2008 21:12:00 Business Wire US4510342011 Orthofix International N.V., (NASDAQ:OFIX) announced today that it will participate in the upcoming Bank of America Health Care Conference in Las Vegas. more Orthofix International to Participate in the Bank of America ... 9 May 08, 17:20 ET - Orthofix International NV, (NASDAQ:OFIX) announced today that it will participate in the upcoming Bank of America Health Care Conference in Las Vegas. ... more Boeing, machinists union talking pay, pensions, health care 9 May 08, 17:17 ET Pay, pensions and health care are the big issues in the talks that began today between Boeing and its machinists union. The head of human resources for ... more Clinton stakes campaign to health care - The Swamp 9 May 08, 17:03 ET by Jim Tankersley PORTLAND, Ore. - A subdued but resolute Sen. Hillary Clinton returned to her signature issue and a long-debated contrast with Democratic ... more Clinton re-stakes campaign on health care - The Swamp 9 May 08, 16:58 ET by Jim Tankersley PORTLAND, Ore. - A subdued but resolute Sen. Hillary Clinton returned to her signature issue and a long-debated contrast with Democratic ... more Clinton re-stakes campaign on health care 9 May 08, 16:56 ET by Jim Tankersley PORTLAND, Ore. - A subdued but resolute Sen. Hillary Clinton returned to her signature issue and a long-debated contrast with Democratic ... more Brookdale to Present at Bank of America 2008 Health Care ... 9 May 08, 16:55 ET NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE: BKD) today announced that management will make a presentation ... more Obama campaigns like nominee, Clinton stumps for health care in ... 9 May 08, 16:41 ET By AP PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Senator Hillary Clinton told an audience of doctors, parents and sick children in Portland that her position on universal health ... more Obama camaigns like nominee, Clinton stumps for health care in ... 9 May 08, 16:35 ET By AP PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Senator Hillary Clinton told an audience of doctors, parents and sick children in Portland that her position on universal health ... more Closing Glance: Health care equipment and supply stocks fall 9 May 08, 16:28 ET Health care equipment and supply stocks continued to fall in late trading Friday as investors worried that hefty losses at insurer American International Group and rising oil prices signal more trouble ahead. more Clinton carries on with attack on Obama's health care plan ... 9 May 08, 16:24 ET AP PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Despite a fresh wave of endorsements from Democratic superdelegates for her rival Barack Obama today, Hillary Rodham Clinton ... more Clinton carries on with attack on Obama's health care plan 9 May 08, 16:22 ET AP - May 9, 2008 4:23 PM ET PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Despite a fresh wave of endorsements from Democratic superdelegates for her rival Barack Obama today, ... more PharMerica to Present at Bank of America 2008 Health Care Conference 9 May 08, 16:20 ET - PharMerica Corporation (NYSE: PMC), the second largest institutional pharmacy services company in the United States, today announced that Gregory S. ... more Closing Glance: Health care stocks decline 9 May 08, 16:18 ET Health care providers and service companies mostly fell with the market Friday, with insurers taking some of the biggest losses. more MEDIA ADVISORY: Politicians to get up-close view of health-care ... 9 May 08, 15:54 ET TORONTO, May 9 /CNW/ - What does it take to be a nurse? Next week, more than 20 politicians around Ontario will visit hospitals, public health units, ... more At Portland hospital, Clinton makes pitch on health care 9 May 08, 15:37 ET By JULIA SILVERMAN / AP Trying to make her case to Oregon voters Friday, Sen. Hillary Clinton said her position on universal health care sets her apart from ... more Sen. Clinton stumps for health care in Portland 9 May 08, 15:23 ET By AP PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Senator Hillary Clinton told an audience of doctors, parents and sick children in Portland that her position on universal health ... more Going Down Swinging: Clinton Hits Obama on Health Care For Last Time? 9 May 08, 15:22 ET PORTLAND, ORE. -- As Hillary Clinton’s days in the hunt for the Democratic nomination seem more and more numbered, her campaign seems to have come full ... more At Portland hospital, Clinton makes pitch on health care - The Oregonian 9 May 08, 15:16 ET By JULIA SILVERMAN AP PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Trying to make her case to Oregon voters Friday, Sen. Hillary Clinton said her position on universal health care ... more Health Care REIT "buy," target price raised 9 May 08, 15:01 ET NEW YORK, May 9 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald maintain their "buy" rating on Health Care REIT (HCN). The 12-month target price has been ... more Hilary Clinton discusses health care at stop in Portland - The Oregonian 9 May 08, 14:54 ET By Jamie Francis Amanda Thorpe, 28, lifts her three month daughter, Alexandra into the air as they wait to hear Hillary Clinton speak Thursday at The Expo ... more Hilary Clinton discusses health care at stop in Portland 9 May 08, 14:49 ET AP - May 9, 2008 2:45 PM ET PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Senator Hillary Clinton told an audience of doctors, parents and sick children in Portland that her ... more 1800MedJobs Announces Call Center Recruitment Solution to Health ... 9 May 08, 14:49 ET NewswireToday - /newswire/ - Winter Springs, FL, United States, 05/09/2008 - SourceNet, created by 1800MedJobs, creates a just-in-time talent pool of ... more A Renewed Health Care Focus for Clinton 9 May 08, 14:46 ET By Perry Bacon Jr. PORTLAND, Ore. -- While not naming Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton cast herself as the only candidate fighting to ensure health care for ... more Clinton pushes universal health care as nation’s ‘unfinished business’ 9 May 08, 14:38 ET Sen. Hillary Clinton used an hourlong visit with Doernbecher Children’s Hospital patients and their families Friday morning to push for her universal health care plan, which she called the “unfinished business” of the nation. “I’m in this race because I believe in ... more Future IT in health care: Printers that make drugs 9 May 08, 14:31 ET By Dan Nystedt May 9, 2008 (IDG News Service) JAKARTA - In the not-too-distant future, people could use computer printers to make simple medicines as part ... more LCA-Vision to Present at the Bank of America 2008 Health Care ... 9 May 08, 14:02 ET CINCINNATI, May 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LCA-Vision Inc. (Nasdaq: LCAV), a leading provider of laser vision correction services under the LasikPlus(R) ... more McCain endorses health care rip-off 9 May 08, 13:59 ET TAMPA, Fla. — Arizona Sen. John McCain, the Republican presidential nominee, unveiled his health care plan at the Moffitt Cancer Center here April 29, ... more ResCare to Participate in 2008 Bank of America Health Care ... 9 May 08, 13:51 ET ResCare, Inc. (NASDAQ: RSCR) today announced that David W. Miles, chief financial officer, and Richard L. Tinsley, chief development officer, ... more Senate GOP Wants Health Care Provisions Dropped from Supplemental 9 May 08, 13:48 ET Senate Republicans are pushing to remove Medicare and Medicaid provisions from a supplemental war spending bill, but so far they have been rebuffed by ... more US Health Care: When Is a Crisis a Crisis? 9 May 08, 13:47 ET By Mike Lillis 05/09/2008 01:30PM A piece we ran this morning examines the current crisis in health care and the political barriers to fixing it. ... more Africans tie mobile data to health care improvements 9 May 08, 13:34 ET Bridging the digital divide is the key to improving Africa’s health, according to organizers of a conference in Namibia this week. ... more Task force formed to address health care 9 May 08, 13:33 ET A coalition of health care providers has formed a task force to head off a potential health care crisis in East County. The East County Access Action Team ... more Checking the pulse of health care 9 May 08, 13:26 ET LIIDLII KUE/FORT SIMPSON - Preparing for more elders and accommodating people with disabilities is a priority for the people of Fort Simpson. ... more John McCain Discusses Obama, Taxes, Gas Prices, Illegal ... 9 May 08, 13:18 ET This is a rush transcript from "The O'Reilly Factor," May 8, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. Watch "The O'Reilly Factor" ... more Life Health Care Communications 9 May 08, 13:02 ET The Hernes Oak in Winkfield, which is named after the famous Herne the Hunter, is due to be the new home for advertising agency Life Health Care ... more EDS to help veterans learn about health care benefits 9 May 08, 12:30 ET By David Hubler EDS Corp. will provide returning war veterans with information about available health care and benefits programs under a $2.1 million ... more ResCare to Participate in 2008 Bank of America Health Care Conference 9 May 08, 12:19 ET LOUISVILLE, Ky. - (Business Wire) ResCare, Inc. (NASDAQ: RSCR) today announced that David W. Miles, chief financial officer, and Richard L. Tinsley, ... more What IBM Has to Do With Consumer-Driven Health Care 9 May 08, 12:10 ET Consumer-driven health care took another step forward this week, and IBM will be a little bit richer as a result. Georgia will pay Big Blue $5.2 million to ... more LETTER: We all should have health-care coverage 9 May 08, 12:08 ET By KACIA DAANEN | La Crosse This past week was Cover the Uninsured Week. Cover the Uninsured Week is a national effort that seeks to bring attention to the ... more Health Care and Banking No room to cut Medicaid in struggling economy 9 May 08, 12:03 ET By Nicole Lucht / Staff Writer As the economy sours, Medicaid enrollment and spending increase, the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured said in ... more Health Care News From the Campaign Trail for the Week of May 9 9 May 08, 12:02 ET The "sharply contrasting health care visions" of the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates "offer the promise of a grand campaign debate -- if ... more Central Valley Residents Face Limited Access to Health Care 9 May 08, 12:02 ET Relative to other California counties, Central Valley residents have less access to physicians and other medical specialists, are more likely to die of ... more Canadians Deserve Better Access to Health Care Services - Canada ... 9 May 08, 11:51 ET TORONTO, May 9 /CNW/ - Monday, May 12 is Canada Health Day and the Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA) is taking this opportunity to call attention to ... more A West Virginia Perspective: The Future of Health Care 9 May 08, 11:44 ET By Shane McCray, published May 09, 2008 As the campaign trail for the 2008 election continues, the country finds itself looking to West Virginia to see how ... more Hifn Writes Prescription For Protecting Patient Health Care 9 May 08, 11:44 ET Hifn, the catalyst behind storage and networking innovation, is validating its commitment to the security and data protection requirements of the health ... more Issue Module Presents Background on Health Care in 2008 Election 9 May 08, 11:36 ET Issue Module: Health Care as a 2008 Election Issue, Kaiser Family Foundation: The issue module on kaiserEDU.org provides information on health care in the ... more Health care providers celebrate with week of activities 9 May 08, 11:33 ET by Precious Mills The contribution of nurses will be celebrated next week, as the health care providers celebrate the annual St. Kitts Nurses Week of ... more Views sought on health care cover 9 May 08, 11:31 ET By LIAM THOMPSON MEMBERS of the public are being invited to give their views on emergency care in the borough. A public consultation to improve access to ... more Urgent health-care and food needed for survivors 9 May 08, 11:21 ET One week after the deadly cyclone, survivors in the Irrawaddy Delta still urgently need health care and food, while many are suffering from trauma, ... more Education, health care tops in 2008 session, Sen. Hopson tells Lions 9 May 08, 11:20 ET Education and health-care highlighted a legislative session with a few more pluses than minuses for taxpayers, state Sen. Briggs Hopson said. more Activists, advocates say the stimulus checks are insufficient when ... 9 May 08, 11:07 ET 5) Ending the reckless war in Iraq and the tax breaks for the rich and instead investing in health care, education, real security, clean energy. ... more Connecticut Senate Approves Legislation To Expand State Health ... 9 May 08, 11:01 ET The Connecticut Senate on Wednesday voted 22-12 to approve legislation that would allow workers in small businesses, municipalities and not-for-profit ... more Study: Consolidation driving up Milwaukee-area health care costs 9 May 08, 10:54 ET Milwaukee's high health care costs are due mostly to a lack of competition, according to a report released Friday by the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute ... more PA Budget Secretary Says Future Retiree Health Care Costs ... 9 May 08, 10:53 ET Says Pennsylvania Has Taken Major Steps to Control Costs, Preserve Promised Benefits HARRISBURG, Pa., May 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Budget Secretary ... more Strike Force Targets Medicare Fraud By Los Angeles Area Health ... 9 May 08, 10:41 ET WASHINGTON , May 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Eleven people have been indicted in the second phase of a targeted criminal, civil and administrative effort ... more 10M Children Worldwide Die from Lack of Health Care 9 May 08, 10:16 ET By Teresa Cerojano An alarming number of countries are failing to provide the most basic health services that would save lives, with 30 percent of children ... more Opening Glance: Health care equipment and supply stocks fall 9 May 08, 10:10 ET Health care equipment and supply stocks fell in early trading Friday, in line with the broader market, as oil prices surged and hefty losses at insurer American International Group renewed concerns about the health of the financial industry. more Health Care Costs, A Competitive Disadvantage 9 May 08, 09:52 ET US manufacturers that offer health insurance to employees spend an average of $2.38 per worker per hour on health care, substantially more than the amount ... more Ultra Health Care Proshares potentially missed $-99 on Nabi ... 9 May 08, 09:50 ET Note: All amounts are based on price of stock at date reported versus the current price! They do not represent actual profit/loss! ... more Bad health care policy 9 May 08, 09:46 ET Legislative leaders are getting creative as they work to address the state’s budget deficit in the final days of session. One idea that may be creative ... more Health Care Portfolio potentially missed $-505523 on Cvs Caremark ... 9 May 08, 09:23 ET Note: All amounts are based on price of stock at date reported versus the current price! They do not represent actual profit/loss! ... more Health Care Doesn’t Care: An Old Folks' Hospital Diary (Fifth and ... 9 May 08, 09:11 ET At one point, I got a NICE letter from the home, saying they still had some of dad's things and I should come pick them up. I schlepped all the way down ... more Over 50% Of Indian Kids Live WIthout Health Care 9 May 08, 08:32 ET Washington (eCanadaNow) - According to a new report, over 50% of children in India are living without basic health care. These children in India are all ... more Student Health: What You Need to Know 9 May 08, 08:08 ET BusinessWeek Online - Over 5 million college students in the U.S. lack coverage under their parents' health insurance plans. Most colleges try to fill this gap by offering a school-sponsored health insurance plan. But a school's seal of approval does not mean the plan will be sufficient in a time of need. In fact, better options may be available elsewhere. Students and parents should thoroughly examine the plan before signing up. Here are a few things industry experts say you should consider when looking for a college health plan: more Lexicon Pharmaceuticals to Present At the Bank of America Health ... 9 May 08, 08:05 ET THE WOODLANDS, Texas, May 8, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:LXRX) announced today that a member of Lexicon senior management ... more Onyx Pharmaceuticals to Present at Bank of America Health Care ... 9 May 08, 08:05 ET EMERYVILLE, Calif., May 08, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that it will present at the Bank of America Health ... more InterMune to Present at Bank of America Health Care Conference 9 May 08, 08:00 ET InterMune, Inc. today announced that Dan Welch, President and Chief Executive Officer of InterMune, will present at the Bank of America 2008 Health Care Conference in Las Vegas on May 14, 2008 at 9:20 a.m. more Letter: Seeking mental health care no longer a social taboo 9 May 08, 07:25 ET Mental health is a topic that is approached with trepidation by many due to a long-standing stigma associated with mental health issues. ... more Review finds failings in health care 9 May 08, 07:20 ET A MENTALLY ill woman who stabbed a shopper to death in Cardiff’s Poundstretcher store did not get the help she needed from the health service. ... more Health Care Workforce Unprepared for Aging Baby-boomers 9 May 08, 07:12 ET Editor's Note: A culturally and linguistically diverse generation of baby-boomers will face a health care system that is ill-prepared to meet their needs, ... more Re "Activists protest for non-profit health care" (May 3) - 9 May 08, 06:44 ET I was one of several Trent University nursing students who demonstrated in downtown Peterborough alongside members of the Ontario Health Coalition. ... more Review finds failings in health care of city pound store killer 9 May 08, 06:22 ET A MENTALLY ill woman who stabbed a shopper to death in Cardiff’s Poundstretcher store did not get the help she needed from the health service. ... more Health Care Professionals Attend Lima's Cardiovascular Symposium 9 May 08, 06:16 ET By Greg Sowinski, The Lima News, Ohio May 9--LIMA -- Heart disease is the No. 1 killer in Allen County as it is in the United States but it doesn't have to ... more Older employees without health care options defer retirement, says Watson Wyatt 9 May 08, 06:15 ET A research analysis carried out by Watson Wyatt Worldwide, a global consulting firm, has found that older workers without other health care insurance options are more likely to defer retirement to stay covered under their employers plan. more Health care is delivered by fallible humans 9 May 08, 05:40 ET These are hard days in the health-care professions. Most of the posts are understaffed and the demand for services are increasing. You know all about that. ... more HOW REGULATIONS COULD KILL PRIVATE HEALTH CARE 9 May 08, 05:08 ET By Jacqui Pile, Shoks Mzolo and Rob Rose With price regulation looming for private health care, brokerage JP Morgan says SA's largest hospital group, ... more A Career in Health Care? Think Nursing. 9 May 08, 03:43 ET By Ai-Hua Hu "When you see a person with a white coat and an 'MD' embroidered next to her name, are you sure you won't regret that person could've been you? ... more Our doctors are working hard to give effective health care 9 May 08, 03:37 ET I resent Lynne Cohen's opinion article. She has taken a small survey of a handful of doctors in her midst of experience and generalized her premise to ... more 10 million children die from lack of health care every year ... 9 May 08, 03:20 ET By TERESA CEROJANO AP Writer MANILA, Philippines (AP) _ More than 200 million children worldwide under age 5 do not get basic health care, leading to nearly ... more French health care system better than US one 9 May 08, 03:18 ET I would like to add to Mr. Jean-Francois Briere's letter of March 3, in which he supported a French-style health care system. Back in 1999 and into 2000, ... more WCGH scholarships aid students in health-care fields 9 May 08, 03:10 ET BELFAST (May 9): Waldo County General Hospital recently awarded $18500 in scholarship funds to 10 area students to help them further their education within ... more Join rally for universal health care 9 May 08, 03:07 ET Join rally for universal health care more Health care systems 9 May 08, 03:01 ET I am curious how Dr. R. Blake Curd came to the conclusion - in his April 21 My Voice column in the Argus Leader - that "(health) systems are not capable of ... more Takeda sees big profit slump on Millennium costs 9 May 08, 03:00 ET Reuters - Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd (4502.T) posted a 77 percent drop in quarterly operating profit on Friday, and forecast a sharp fall in annual income on costs for its $8.8 billion purchase of U.S. biotech firm Millennium Pharmaceuticals. more Legislature's issues in 2008 mirrored nation's What won, what lost Immigration, coal plants, health care were main ... 9 May 08, 02:49 ET Kansas lawmakers spent the 2008 session wrestling mightily with problems of national, even global scope, and their failures were nearly as big. Attempts to curb illegal immigration and dry up the jobs that attract them imploded under pressure from business. Health care reform saw modest progress, but most of the plan went unfunded. The fate of two coal-burning power plants for western Kansas ... more Boys looking into health care careers 9 May 08, 02:42 ET The decline of the manufacturing sector and layoffs at automotive plants are prompting more young men to consider a career in health care. ... more Health care a sore subject in Hull byelection 9 May 08, 02:38 ET Chronic shortages of doctors and nurses and waiting times of up to 20 hours at the Hull hospital emergency room have made health care the hottest issue in ... more Practical health care 9 May 08, 02:36 ET Ontario Health Minister George Smitherman and his boss, Premier Dalton McGuinty, have been hesitant to tap the enormous resources of the private sector in ... more No universal health care 9 May 08, 01:39 ET It seems the people want national health care paid for by the government (taxes). Before you all go off and think how great this will be, consider this. ... more Celebrity Cancer Advocates Urge US Lawmakers to Reform Health Care ... 9 May 08, 01:26 ET "We have chosen as a nation to turn our backs on some of us who have cancer," Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former White House Democratic contender John ... more Mentally-ill patients killed after health-care failings 9 May 08, 01:20 ET SERIOUS failings in the treatment of two mentally-ill patients who killed innocent members of the public have been revealed. Two reports from the Healthcare ... more Safeway CEO renews call for health care reform 9 May 08, 00:33 ET Steve Burd, president and CEO of Safeway Inc., told applauding members of the United Fresh Produce Association meeting in Las Vegas Wednesday that while ... more The Sorry State of Health Care in the United States By Ralph Nader 9 May 08, 00:16 ET By Ralph Nader This is a tale of pay or die that recurs again and again all over our country and only in our country in the entire western world. ... more Frist Discusses Health Care In America 9 May 08, 00:05 ET Former Tennessee Sen. Bill Frist didn't wait for the question earlier this week at the Rotary Club of East Memphis. "I don't know politically whether I'll ... more

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