WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- States will have sweeping authority to set Medicaid premiums and higher co-payments under a new federal rule, Washington officials say.
SACRAMENTO, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- A plan to improve medical care in California's prisons will cost $2.3 billion more than expected, according to a state report obtained by the Sacramento Bee.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. business interests are only quiet supporters of Republican presidential hopeful John McCain's healthcare plan, trade groups say.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- A report issued Thursday said Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Barack Obama's healthcare plan is better than that offered by Republican John McCain.
DENVER, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Health officials in Colorado are investigating the death of a 3-year-old boy who contracted E. coli poisoning.
BOSTON, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Massachusetts lawmakers are trying to ease a chronic shortage of doctors with financial incentives and programs to attract primary care doctors.
BOSTON, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- A "silent epidemic" of dental problems is occurring in disadvantaged communities, but new immigrants are the most receptive to oral care, U.S. researchers say.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- The medical industry says it is bringing back the famous television couple Harry and Louise to campaign for health care reform.
NORWICH, England, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Britain's National Health Service and private healthcare are not providing enough basic care to a large portion of England's population, researchers said.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill., July 15 (UPI) -- Babies cared for by licensed day-care centers, informal child-care providers or relatives weigh more than babies cared for by parents, U.S. researchers found.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., July 1 (UPI) -- Pennsylvania State University has received a three-year, $4 million grant to expand its evaluation of a health quality reform project.
GENEVA, Switzerland, June 4 (UPI) -- The World Health Organization says nearly 3 million people with AIDS are now receiving anti-retroviral HIV drugs.
AUSTIN, Texas, May 20 (UPI) -- Texas officials estimate it will cost the state about $21 million next year to care for the hundreds of children removed from a polygamist cult.
BOSTON, May 13 (UPI) -- A majority of Massachusetts residents enrolled in the state's mandated health insurance programs rely on tax subsidies, a report issued Tuesday said.
INDIANAPOLIS, April 16 (UPI) -- A major U.S. health insurer says it is developing a program to monitor the safety of drugs after they have been approved for market.
