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Vaginal birth after a C-section; don’t get short-changed by short-term health insurance.

www.usnews.com/  -  US News & World Report  -  Mar 13th, 2010 - 8:18:18 am  

It can be an alluring alternative to COBRA, but watch out for pitfalls in the fine print.

www.usnews.com/  -  US News & World Report  -  Mar 12th, 2010 - 8:46:49 pm  

With Jackson executives using end-of-life terms like death spiral and insolvency and a grand jury starting to investigate the public health system's problems, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez said Wednesday that he would help get Jackson get a short-term loan but demanded its governing body speed up a decision on a recovery plan.

southflorida.sun-sentinel.com/  -  SouthFlorida.com  -  Mar 12th, 2010 - 6:49:03 pm  

U.S. Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius ratcheted up the pressure on health insurance companies on Wednesday, urging them to forgo short-term profits to make coverage more affordable and to stop fighting the Obama administration's reform effort.

news.yahoo.com/  -  Reuters Via Yahoo! News  -  Mar 12th, 2010 - 3:43:30 pm  

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Wednesday urged the nation's health insurance providers to give up short-term profits for a better long-term health care system that also could benefit the companies.

www.denverpost.com/  -  Denver Post  -  Mar 12th, 2010 - 2:28:53 pm  

U.S. Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius ratcheted up the pressure on health insurance companies on Wednesday, urging them to forgo short-term profits and stop fighting President Barack Obama's health reform plans.

news.yahoo.com/  -  Reuters Via Yahoo! News  -  Mar 12th, 2010 - 1:58:33 pm  

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius ratcheted up the pressure on health insurance companies Wednesday, urging them to forgo short-term profits to make coverage more affordable ...

www.insurancejournal.com/  -  Insurance Journal  -  Mar 12th, 2010 - 11:20:03 am  

Workers at a Portland, Ore., steel mill soon will be able to pick a new type of health insurance: one with financial rewards to use proven treatments and disincentives to use less-effective surgeries and diagnostic tests.

www.npr.org/  -  NPR  -  Mar 12th, 2010 - 7:40:26 am  

The city of Columbia has a new approach to health care. Instead of charging more for employees' health insurance, they're trying to keep them from getting sick in the first place.

www.thestate.com/  -  The State  -  Mar 11th, 2010 - 7:52:59 pm  

Value-based insurance design plans help steer patients to high-quality treatments, which could improve health and possibly slow health costs.

www.usatoday.com/  -  USA Today  -  Mar 11th, 2010 - 4:58:06 pm  

Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius ratcheted up the pressure on health insurance companies on Wednesday, urging them to forgo short-term profits to make coverage more affordable and to stop fighting the Obama administration's reform effort.

news.yahoo.com/  -  Reuters Via Yahoo! News  -  Mar 11th, 2010 - 3:49:58 pm  

Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius ratcheted up the pressure on health insurance companies on Wednesday, urging them to forgo short-term profits and stop fighting President Barack Obama's health reform plans.

news.yahoo.com/  -  Reuters Via Yahoo! News  -  Mar 11th, 2010 - 2:20:57 pm  

Barack Obama's top health official made a tough moral case to insurance giants Wednesday: put people and patriotism before profits and drop opposition to the president's overhaul plans.

news.yahoo.com/  -  AFP Via Yahoo! News  -  Mar 11th, 2010 - 9:23:20 am  

Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the top political stories of the past week, including the rift between the White House and the Supreme Court over President Obama's State of the Union and the ongoing negotiations to pass health care.

www.pbs.org/newshour/  -  The Online NewsHour  -  Mar 11th, 2010 - 8:27:22 am