Philippines health officials: No kidneys for foreigners (AP via Yahoo! News)
Philippines health officials: No kidneys for foreigners (AP via Yahoo! News)
Foreigners will be permanently banned from receiving kidneys for transplant in the Philippines to prevent the country from becoming a major Asian center in an already thriving black-market trade, health officials announced Tuesday.
Health Insurance Premiums Skyrocket (Washington Post)
TUESDAY, April 29 (HealthDay News) — Employer-based health insurance premiums have skyrocketed at a pace that far exceeds the rate of American wage increases since 2000, a new study reveals.
Tax credits at heart of McCain’s health care proposal (CNN.com)
A tax credit to help individuals and families buy health insurance is at the heart of a health care proposal Sen. John McCain unveiled Tuesday.
McCain Offers Details of His Health Plan (New York Times)
The senator?s plan centers on eliminating tax breaks for employers who provide health insurance for workers.
McCain pushes choice as health care fix (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Republican presidential candidate John McCain called on Tuesday for greater competition for health care coverage for Americans, saying more choices for insurance will drive down costs and improve the system.
Study: Factory Farming Taking Toll on Health, Economy (Washington Post)
Factory farming takes a big hidden toll on human health and the environment, is undermining rural America’s economic stability and fails to provide the humane treatment of livestock increasingly demanded by American consumers, concludes an independent, 2 1/2 -year analysis that calls for major ch…
Researchers create health, happiness index (AP via Yahoo! News)
Staying healthy and happy is a struggle for about half of Americans, according to a massive survey that attempts to measure the nation’s general welfare, much like the Dow Jones Industrial Average portrays the health of the stock market.
Adwatch: McCain runs ad touting his health insurance plan (AP via Yahoo! News)
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McCain Backs Some Help for People Denied Health Insurance (Bloomberg via Yahoo! News)
April 29 (Bloomberg) — Republican presidential candidate John McCain, expanding on his health-policy plan, said he’d like to provide federal help for Americans denied private health insurance because of medical conditions.
McCain seeks tax credit to help buy health insurance (AP via Yahoo! News)
Republican John McCain wants to change how people get their health insurance, shifting away from job-based coverage to an open market where people can choose from competing policies.