WASHINGTON, July 14 (UPI) -- President Obama endorsed a $1 billion U.S. healthcare reform bill released Tuesday by House Democrats, saying it will cut costs and provide coverage for all.
WASHINGTON, March 29 (UPI) -- U.S. House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Pete Stark, D-Calif., this week introduced a universal health coverage bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- A U.S. Senate bill requiring equal coverage for mental illness moved forward Wednesday, moving out of committee and picking up a powerful ally.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- President Bush stumped for his health plan in Missouri Thursday, defending the proposed scheme against critics.
NEW YORK, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has created a free toolkit to help community health centers reduce racial health disparities.
NASHVILLE, March 18 (UPI) -- Obesity costs U.S. employers millions of dollars each year in higher employee health costs.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. government says 16 percent of the nation's economic output is consumed by rising health care costs.
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 26 (UPI) -- A Rand Corp. study finds that advances in medical technology are likely to drive health care costs up fast.
HARTFORD, Conn., April 22 (UPI) -- A bill requiring large employers in the state of Connecticut to provide health care benefits has been advanced by the legislature's finance committee.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- President George W. Bush proposed "Association Health Plans" and health insurance tax incentives in his State of the Union address Tuesday.