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Shedding your extra pounds is not as easy as it is thought of .It may require a whole lot of efforts backed by rock-strong determination.

Tax break for employer health plans a target again

Job-based health care benefits could wind up on the chopping block if President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans get serious about cutting the deficit.

Employers looking at health insurance options

The new health care law wasn't supposed to undercut employer plans that have provided most people in the U.S. with coverage for generations.

More options for seniors with high drug costs

Seniors with high drug costs will soon have more options to help them cope with Medicare's prescription coverage gap.

New health plans for uninsured off to slow start

Ruth Titus, a 59-year-old cook from Taos, N.M., leaped at the opportunity in July to sign up for health insurance under a new federally subsidized program for uninsured people with health problems. With her history of bladder cancer, she said “it was hopeless to even look” for private coverage because she’d be turned down.

Medicare officials advise seniors to shop around

Federal health officials encouraged Medicare participants on Thursday to shop around for their prescription drug coverage next year because it could include significant price increases or changes regarding which drugs the plans will cover.

Economists take critical view of health plans

John McCain's health plan won't lower the ranks of the uninsured. Barack Obama's fails to curb the soaring cost of health care, meaning initial gains in helping more people buy health insurance would eventually be undermined.

Senate Finance Committee Requests Information on Private Fee For Service Plan Marketing Suspension

On June 26, 2007, Senate Finance Committee Chairman, Max Baucus, announced in a Press Release that he is requesting more information regarding the recent voluntary suspension of Private Fee-For-Service plan marketing by United Healthcare, Humana, Wellcare, Universal American Fina�…

Study Says HSAs More Costly for Women

High-deductible health insurance plans favored by many employers often wind up being an unfair burden to women, a new study says, largely because women need many routine medical exams that quickly add up.