Monday, March 3rd, 2008
ensurApet, Inc. (OTCBB:EPTI), a provider of pet health insurance, announces that it anticipates becoming a leader in the rapidly growing US market for pet health insurance through a network of veterinary hospitals.
CEO Russell Smith stated, "The United States has the largest population of companion animals in the world, with some ...
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Hispanics are more concerned than whites about the loss of employer-sponsored health insurance, according to a survey released on Wednesday by the Rockefeller Foundation, the Dallas Morning News reports.
For the survey, research company Yankelovich interviewed 3,157 U.S. residents last February, and the Economic Policy Institute analyzed the results. The survey ...
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
"The U.S. Economy and Changes in Health Insurance Coverage, 2000-2006," Health Affairs: The Web exclusive, by Urban Institute researchers John Holahan and Allison Cook, finds that the number of uninsured U.S. residents increased by 3.4 million from 2004 to 2006 despite a resurgent economy at the time. The study is ...
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
Summaries of several recent developments related to health care in the presidential election appear below.
* Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.): Clinton on Monday released a pamphlet that details her health care proposal and other plans in her economic package. According to the 13-page pamphlet, over the ...
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
The following highlights health issues mentioned in governors' recent state of the state addresses.
* Minnesota: In his Feb. 13 speech, Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) said the state needs "to make health care more affordable." Pawlenty said discussions are under way among lawmakers, policymakers, health care stakeholders ...
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
In an editorial about U.S. automakers' "woes" in competing with foreign automakers, the New York Times writes that problems with health care costs for General Motors, Ford Motor and Chrysler Group "underscore the need for a government-backed system of universal health care." According to the editorial, GM last week offered ...
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
A new American Cancer Society study of twelve types of cancer among more than 3.5 million cancer patients finds uninsured patients were significantly more likely to present with advanced stage cancer compared to patients with private insurance. The study, which appears in the March issue of The Lancet Oncology, is ...
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Monday, February 18th, 2008
Summaries of health care reform developments in Colorado and New Mexico appear below.
* Colorado: Gov. Bill Ritter (D) on Wednesday announced a series of health care proposals that would expand coverage to an additional 200,000 uninsured state residents, the AP/Denver Post reports (Paulson, AP/Denver Post, 2/13). ...
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