Two-Thirds Of State, Local Government Workers Get Health Insurance From Their EmployersAbout 66 percent of the nearly 20 million state and local government employees were enrolled in employer-sponsored health plans in 2008, compared with 54 percent of private-sector workers, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality...
Source: mnt.toGrandsons Can Inherit Grandpa's Bone WeaknessThe study, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, shows that hip fractures in grandfathers are linked to low bone density and reduced bone size in their grandsons. "This is the first time this risk factor for low bone mass has been demonstrated across two generations," says associate professor Mattias Lorentzon, who led the research team at the Sahlgrenska Academy...
Source: mnt.toHouse To Vote On Ending Insurer Antitrust Exemption Today, White House Backs Measure The Obama administration is supporting a House bill that would end the federal antitrust exemption for health insurers. Dow Jones Newswires/The Wall Street Journal: "The bill, which the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on Wednesday, would remove insurers' long-time exemption to competition laws, which Democrats hope will lower premiums in insurance markets by giving consumers more choices...
Source: mnt.toGOP, Expecting Little From Summit, Strategizes On Policy Alternatives; Democrats Look For SparkGOP leaders Tuesday decided not to offer a "single comprehensive proposal" at Thursday's health summit and have voiced little hope regarding the meeting's outcome, but they are still planning to attend, The New York Times reports. "The Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, and the House Republican leader, John A...
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