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Walters: Health plan failures lead to new fights
Sacramento Bee - 10-10-2008 - The state Senate's abrupt rejection of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's ambitious plan to extend health insurance to millions of Californians has continued to reverberate, setting the stage for high-stakes political and legal battles.
25% of teen girls vaccinated for cervical cancer, U.S. says
Los Angeles Times - 10-10-2008 - The CDC calls the rate 'very good' for a new vaccine such as Gardasil. Earlier data show, however, that only about 1% of Latina teens have received it. .
Buchanan endorsed by California Medical Association
PolitickerCA - 10-10-2008 - Joan Buchanan picked up the endorsement of the California Medical Association Thursday in her bid to win the 15th Assembly District. A statement from Buchanan's campaign noted that she'd previously been backed by other medical groups such as the California Nurses Association and United Healthcare Workers-West.
Law Equalizes Coverage For Mental, Physical Care
Washington Post - 10-10-2008 - The law is a culmination of a decade of lobbying and negotiating among advocates for the mentally ill, the insurance industry, the business community -- including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce -- and doctors' groups. The change, which was included in the economic rescue package signed by President Bush last week, will take effect Jan. 1, 2010, for most plans. Businesses with 50 or fewer employees would be exempt.
Nursing students on the fast track
Los Angeles Daily News - 10-10-2008 - Hollywood captured Susana Villar's imagination. But stethoscopes and syringes, the beep of the telemetry monitor and the adrenaline of split-second decisions claimed her heart.
Men find roadblock to opting out of Medicare
(AP) - 10-10-2008 - Three men who say they have adequate health coverage and enough money to pay for their healthcare needs want to opt out of hospital coverage under Medicare. Federal rules say they cannot collect Social Security benefits if they do that. Their goal is to save taxpayer money by voluntarily forgoing Medicare, and their challenge to that policy is coming in a lawsuit expected to be filed in federal court.
Nearly 1 in 6 Online Health Insurance Shoppers Are ‘Uninsurable’
Wall Street Journal - 10-09-2008 - A number of health reformers, including Sen. John McCain, call for insurance tax credits that people could use to shop for individual health policies on the open market.
HPV Vaccine Gaining Acceptance
Wall Street Journal - 10-10-2008 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said about 25% of teenage girls received at least one dose of Merck & Co.'s Gardasil vaccine in 2007, providing the first national estimate of use.
