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In Illinois, Doctors Refusing to Treat Women Who've Had Abortions

What we heard, in three separate communities, was that there are doctors who refuse to perform routine post-abortion check-ups or even to provide care for completely unrelated ailments to women who previously had abortions.

30 Million Women Will Gain From Health Reform Law, Including About 15 Million Uninsured

Approximately thirty million American women will gain from the new health reform law over the next ten years, according to a new report from The Commonwealth Fund, a private foundation based in New York.

'High-risk' pool medical insurance program set to begin

Americans who have been denied coverage because of a preexisting medical condition may begin applying Thursday under the new program. A tanning salon tax also takes effect.

Nurse practitioners do jobs of doctors, with less training

Medical Care is complicated. I've seen "good" NP's and not so good NP's. I was aware of the NP status from early on in the beginning of the medical care they brought. However, like any profession there is an ongoing need to keep up with training.

'I can't afford surgery in the U.S.,' says bargain shopper - CNN.com

Davies, who is semiretired from his real estate business and uninsured, says he received estimates from two surgeons.

Congress Clears Historic Health Care Bill

Summoned to success by President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled Congress approved historic legislation Sunday night extending health care to tens of millions of uninsured Americans and cracking down on insurance company abuses, a climactic chapter in the century-long que …

The Health Care Reform Debate Lie

My Fellow Citizens: Once again, you have been duped by those you elected into office to represent your best interests and the mainstream media.

Despite outcry, Anthem Blue Cross to go ahead with big rate hike

San Francisco – Anthem Blue Cross, the health insurer that plans to boost rates by as much as 39 percent in California this year, has become a lightning rod in the national debate over healthcare reform.

ConsumerMan: Insurance and credit scores

Insurance companies base their prices on risk. Drivers under the age of 25 have higher premiums because statistically they are more likely to have an accident. Homeowners with a burglar alarm system get a discount because they tend to have fewer break-ins.