 Advocate.com | Lesbian federal worker wins health benefits case Boston.com By Lisa Leff AP / February 22, 2012 SAN FRANCISCO—A federal judge in San Francisco ruled Wednesday that the US government cannot deny health benefits to the wife of a lesbian court employee by relying on the 1996 law that bars government recognition ... Gay spouse given health benefits in US court case |
 USA TODAY | Health Care's Coming Price Revolution Wall Street Journal Two years on, the major achievement of President Obama's new entitlement and its regulatory apparatus has been to heighten the contradictions and dysfunctions of the health-care status quo even as it creates multiple new problems. Feds loan $638M for health co-ops in 8 states Health care co-ops in 8 states get federal loans State insurance exchange awarded $11.6 million to adjust to Affordable Care Act |
 Fox News | 5 killed in possible murder-suicide at Georgia health spa Fox News A gunman shot four people to death inside a Korean health spa in Atlanta's suburbs and then killed himself in what police said may have been a case of domestic violence. Surveillance video showed a man walking into the Su Jung Health Sauna on Tuesday ... Police: Victims in Korean spa shooting near Atlanta were 2 married couples ... Police: Ga. victims related in Korean spa shooting Atlanta health club shooting stemmed from domestic dispute - police |
 Los Angeles Times | California health insurers to raise average rates 8% to 14% Los Angeles Times Anthem is California's largest for-profit health insurer. (David McNew / Getty Images / February 22, 2012) By Chad Terhune, Los Angeles Times California's largest health insurers are raising average rates by about 8% to 14% for hundreds of thousands of ... |
 The Guardian | Health workers linked to CIA's Osama bin Laden assassination plot are sacked The Guardian Seventeen local health workers have been fired in Abbottabad for their part in a CIA scheme to try to confirm the presence of Osama bin Laden in the northern Pakistani town. The low-ranking health department employees were punished for helping Dr ... Pakistani health workers punished for helping US find bin Laden Pakistan health workers linked to CIA scheme fired |
 Fox News | Balancing women's health and religious beliefs U-T San Diego By Nora Vargas As a Catholic woman, I applaud the Obama administration for its commitment to providing health care for all Americans while respecting the views of those who have religious objections to birth control. Last year, President Obama ... Should religion stand in the way of common sense when it comes to birth control? IAN SCHULDT: Health insurance and religious freedom Tom Cushing is a member (registered user) of San Ramon Express |
 AFP | Chavez health setback creates uncertainty in Venezuela AFP Chavez could still tap a successor to run in his place, the October 27 elections could be delayed, or he could just muddle through with a campaign message that shifts attention from the state of his health to the legacy of his Bolivarian revolution. Venezuelan Bonds Rally on Chavez Health Concerns: Caracas Mover Venezuela denies new rumors about Chavez's health |
 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 15 percent to $23.85 at 4 pm New York time, ... Outlook boosts Community Health Systems shares Community Health Systems Shares Increase Most in 10 Months: Atlanta Mover Community Health Systems, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter 2011 Results with Net ... |
 MiamiHerald.com | Chávez Health Struggle Stokes Political Uncertainties Wall Street Journal By KEJAL VYAS and José de Córdoba CARACAS—New uncertainties about Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez's health are threatening to spur a power struggle to succeed him among the factions that make up his political movement, and boosting the hopes of a ... Chávez's health will impact Venezuelan elections |
 USA TODAY | US Alzheimer's strategy: Better treatment by 2025, earlier diagnosis and ... Washington Post WASHINGTON — The Obama administration declared Alzheimer's “one of the most feared health conditions” on Wednesday as it issued a draft of a new national strategy to fight the ominous rise in this mind-destroying disease. More than 5 million Americans ... The Department of Health and Human Services Releases Initial Draft of National ... US drafts plan to fight feared Alzheimer's disease Feds Announce US Alzheimer's Plan, But Will it Have an Impact? |
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