4 Massachusetts hospitals investigating: Patients’ files left at public dump
Four Massachusetts community hospitals are investigating how thousands of patient health records, some containing Social Security numbers and sensitive medical diagnoses, ended up in a pile at a public dump.
 Milwaukee teachers fight for Viagra drug coverageMADISON, Wis. – With the district in a financial crisis and hundreds of its members facing layoffs, the Milwaukee teachers union is taking a peculiar stand: fighting to get its taxpayer-funded Viagra back. |  Americans Cut Back on Visits to DoctorInsured Americans are using fewer medical services, raising questions about whether patients are consuming less health care as they pick up a greater share of the costs. |  Britain Plans to Decentralize Health CarePerhaps the only consistent thing about Britain’s socialized health care system is that it is in a perpetual state of flux, its structure constantly changing as governments search for the elusive formula that will deliver the best care for the cheapest pric... |  Home healthcare providers face deadline to re-enroll in California state programThousands of providers of in-home care for impoverished, elderly and disabled Californians are at risk of losing their state paychecks unless they re-enroll for the program by the end of June, officials say. |  Report: Employers to see 2011 medical costs jumpCompanies that offer employee health insurance expect another steep jump in medical costs next year, and more will ask workers to share a bigger chunk of the expense, according to a new PricewaterhouseCoopers report. |  Obama's pick for food safety chief surprises consumer advocatesSoon after taking office, President Obama highlighted food safety as a domestic priority. A string of national outbreaks of food illnesses were a "troubling trend," the president said. He called the problems "critical" and said they presented a "risk to pub... |  Obama Health Plan in Doubt as Democrats Reject Fast FixThough reeling from a political body blow, House Democrats rejected the quickest fix to their health care dilemma Thursday and signaled that any agreement on President Barack Obama's signature issue will come slowly, if at all. |  4 Massachusetts hospitals investigating: Patients’ files left at public dumpFour Massachusetts community hospitals are investigating how thousands of patient health records, some containing Social Security numbers and sensitive medical diagnoses, ended up in a pile at a public dump. |
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Senate health bill unlikely to include Medicare buy-in
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