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Almost Everyone Would Do Better Under the McCain Health Plan - Wall Street Journal
The McCain health-care insurance tax credit may well be one of the most misunderstood proposals of this presidential election. Barack Obama has been ruthless in his attacks. But the tax credit is highly progressive and will provide a powerful

Backgrounder: U.S. presidential candidates’ views on key issues - Xinhua News Agency
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) — U.S. presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain are expected to have their showdown on Nov. 4, the election day, waiting for voters to judge their policies and stance on key issues, including economy, foreign

Election: Your health insurance at stake - CNN Money
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Both presidential candidates want to turn employer-sponsored health insurance on its head. A principal goal: to make sure more Americans get coverage. But in helping the 45 million uninsured, both Republican nominee John

Judge rips lawyers over excessive fees - Globe and Mail
Mr Ottawa from Canada writes: It would be absolutely amazing if a light went off in someones brain and the government stepped in and regulated and controlled the fees lawyers can charge their clients and locked them to a reasonable level. Doctors

A new plague for obese adolescents: Liver disease - Miami Herald
In a new and disturbing twist on the obesity epidemic, some overweight teenagers have severe liver damage caused by too much body fat, and a handful have needed liver transplants. Many more may need a new liver by their 30s or 40s. The condition

Learn where the candidates stand on health-care issues - Kansas City Star
I will be 64 in December, and any thought of retiring anytime before age 70 has evaporated. Oh, I did save for retirement since I was in my early 20s, so no one can say I wasn t doing my part. But several factors lead me to my conclusion as to when

Increase affordable health for all - Detroit News
All Americans should have high-quality, affordable medical care that improves health, reduces burdens on families, and enhances doctor-patient relationships. Currently, 47 million Americans lack any health insurance (more than 1 million in Michigan

Small business owners excited about health program - San Francisco Examiner
Related Topics: HAGERSTOWN, Md. HAGERSTOWN, Md. ( Map , News ) - Sharpsburg auto repair shop owner Bryan Gabriel is excited about Maryland ’s new health insurance subsidy plan for small businesses. It means affordable coverage for him and his wife

Will McCain’s $5,000-Tax Credit Make Health Insurance Affordable? - eMaxHealth.com
Consumer-Directed Health Plans Encourage Preventive Care Future Medical Care Demands No Insurance Contingencies Firefighters Attack McCain’s Health Insurance Plan No Need For Dumbing Down On Health Insurance And Policy Physician Shortage Will Stop

Tightening reins on cost of healthcare - Boston Globe
With budgets being squeezed from all sides, nearly every community is looking to save money, particularly on big-ticket items like healthcare. But only some have taken advantage of a law enacted last year that allows cities and towns, as well as

Schwarzenegger to press Legislature to bolster unemployment fund - Los Angeles Times
Reporting from Sacramento — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger moved Friday to bolster the financial health of California’s nearly broke fund that pays unemployment benefits to the state’s jobless. The governor added the state’s unemployment insurance fund

An unfair, shameful proposal - Miami Herald
‘’G ay marriage'’ is not on the ballot in Florida. What is on the ballot is prohibiting the legal recognition of anything “that is treated as marriage or the substantial equivalent thereof.'’ This is a vote to ban civil unions, domestic partnerships

Worry in TennCare insurer shift - Memphis Commercial Appeal
With only hours left before a critical deadline, it appeared all but certain that thousands of patients in the TennCare health insurance program will face many barriers if they want to receive care at the doctors’ offices and hospitals they use now