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Republican gubernatorial candidate Kenny Hulshof on Tuesday outlined a health care proposal he said could decrease costs and increase accessibility by allowing consumers to shop for health insurance offered by private companies. The announcement came ...

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Hulshof outlines health-care proposal - Kansas City Star

WASHINGTON — The number of people lacking health insurance dropped by more than 1 million in 2007, the first annual decline since the Bush administration took office, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday. The poverty rate held steady at 12.5 percent ...

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Number of uninsured drops; poverty holds steady - Houston Chronicle

Providence - An irritated judge refused Wednesday to delay her order blocking Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri from raising health insurance costs for union workers. On Tuesday, Superior Court Judge Patricia Hurst ruled that Carcieri cannot ...

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Judge rebuffs plea from Carcieri - New London Day

WASHINGTON – The number of Americans without health insurance dropped modestly in 2007 and the poverty rate remained stable, while median household income rose slightly, the U.S. government reported Tuesday. The official U.S. poverty rate in 2007 ...

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U.S. uninsured rate dips, poverty rate stable - San Diego Union-Tribune

Aug. 26 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said its ``problem list'' of banks increased 30 percent in the second quarter to the highest total in five years as more commercial real-estate loans were overdue. The list had 117 banks ...

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U.S. Says Banks on `Problem List' Rose 30% in Quarter (Update2) - Bloomberg

Caption: Medical services Minister Prof. Anyan'g Nyong'o says the draft bill on a national social health insurance scheme will be tabled in the Parliament soon Hopefully by next year Kenyans will be enjoying the fruits of a national Social health ...

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New health insurance scheme bill to be tabled - Kenya Broadcasting Corporation

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Participation in government health insurance programs -- particularly those aimed at children -- increased from 2006 to 2007, leading to a decrease in the number of Americans lacking insurance, the U.S. Census Bureau said Tuesday ...

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Census: Fewer Americans lack health insurance - CNN

Chicago continues to stake its claim as a powerhouse when it comes to private-equity investment in the health-care industry. In the latest example, Chicago-based Water Street Healthcare Partners has increased its capital under management to more than ...

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Private equity in health care grows - Chicago Tribune

Massachusetts has the lowest percentage of residents without health insurance in the nation, according to a US Census Bureau report released this morning that provides evidence that the state's bold experiment to insure nearly everyone is succeeding ...

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Massachusetts tops in health insurance coverage - Boston Globe

The discussion repeatedly turned to the question of how much it will cost to expand insurance coverage — and who will end up paying for it. "Businesses that don't insure their employees don't do it because they don't like them," said Gene Barr, a ...

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