 News10.net | Lesbian federal worker wins health benefits case CBS News A federal judge in San Francisco says 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 of same-sex unions. US District Judge Jeffrey White ruled Wednesday ... Gay spouse given health benefits in US court case Judge says US must supply health benefits for same-sex wife of federal court ... |
 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 |
 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 | 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 |
California health insurers to raise average rates 8% to 14% Los Angeles Times 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 consumers with individual coverage, outpacing the costs of overall medical care. |
 Philadelphia Inquirer | 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? Missourians support common-sense solutions Tom Cushing is a member (registered user) of San Ramon Express |
 USA TODAY | Health officials warn of mercury in skin cream USA TODAY SAN FRANCISCO – California health officials sent out a medical alert earlier this month after tracing the mercury poisoning of a 39-year-old Alameda County woman to an illegal skin-lightening cream smuggled in from Mexico. Calif medical officials go undercover to find skin-lightening creams with ... Mercury In Lightening Cream: California Health Officials Search For Risky Products |
Health official: Proposed budget cuts 'a recipe for disaster' Philadelphia Inquirer By Jennifer Linand Miriam Hill Philadelphia Health Commissioner Donald F. Schwarz said Wednesday that Gov. Corbett's proposed cuts for human services would have a sweeping impact on a wide variety of vulnerable populations. Affected by the cuts, ... |
 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 |
 USA TODAY | Whistle-blowers key in health care fraud fight USA TODAY By Kelly Kennedy, USA TODAY WASHINGTON – About 36% of the almost $16 billion recovered by the Justice Department in health care whistle-blower fraud cases has come since 2009, records show, which reflects an increased focus on fighting fraud. |
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