Health mandate to include birth control

The Obama administration recently ruled that health insurance plans must include contraception among the preventive services available to women without deductibles or co-pays under the new health-care law [“Contraception mandate outrages religious groups,” Health, seattletimes.com, Feb. 3].


Health Care Payers Push Back Against Costs

The opacity surrounding prices and the practice of charging different buyers different prices for identical goods or services contribute mightily to the cost of health care, but at the least the former may be on the way out, an economist writes.


Health Highlights: Feb. 3, 2012

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:


Well-off get more from health insurance rebate

THE Health Minister, Tanya Plibersek, has revealed the disproportionate benefits better-off people get out of the health insurance rebate in a fresh bid to swing support for a means test.


Doctors Health Press Supports Study Showing That Diabetes Could Boost the Risk of Hearing Loss

Doctors Health Press Supports Study Showing That Diabetes Could Boost the Risk of Hearing Loss The Doctors Health Press, a publisher of various natural health newsletters, books and reports, including the popular online Doctors Health Press e-Bulletin, is lending its support to a new study showing that diabetes, if not controlled well, boosts the risk of hearing loss. The Doctors Health Press, a ...


Paladina Health Opens Innovative Primary Care Clinic in Tacoma

Paladina Health, LLC., a direct primary care health services management company, today announced the opening of its affiliated Tacoma clinic at 1250 Pacific Avenue in Tacoma. The c


Health Highlights: Feb. 1, 2012

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:


Health Net 4Q profit drops on military revenue

Insurer Health Net Inc. said Friday its profit decreased 25 percent in the fourth quarter under new terms of a contract with the U.S. military's TriCare health program.


New inner-city health center opens in Boston

Bob Thompson learned he had prostate cancer after routine screening at the Whittier Street Health Center, a community-based facility that has long served serving thousands of residents of the inner-city Roxbury neighborhood.


University General Health System Announces Acquisition of Facilities Management Company

HOUSTON, TX-- - University General Health System, Inc. , a diversified, integrated multi-specialty health delivery system, today announced that it has finalized the acquisition of Sybaris Group, LLC, a ...