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Medical marijuana dispensary wins court order allowing it to stay open

A medical marijuana dispensary that Los Angeles was seeking to shut down under its three-month-old ordinance has won a court order allowing it to stay open, the first ruling from a local judge to favor one of the hundreds of...

Growth in health insurance costs is slowing, but employers are still shifting them to workers

Good news! Health insurance premiums only went up by 3 percent on average during the first five months of 2010--the lowest rate of growth in ten years. You'd think that would mean people are finally getting relief from rising health care costs. Well, that's where the bad news comes in. Employers are rapidly shifting costs [... ]

Medical center grant helps fund low-income clinic

On Wednesday, the Plano Children’s Medical Clinic at 1407 14th St. was awarded a two-year grant totaling $90,000 from The Medical Center of Plano.

Watch out for medical discount plans, Feds say

There’s a raft of so-called “medical discount plans” currently bidding for your attention as a cheap alternative to health insurance, and they’re deceptively persuasive enough to have scammed too many consumers.

State Worker Medical Claims Exceed Premiums Paid

Thousands of state employees and educators are facing changes in their health insurance plans. Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration benefits spokesman Joe Burchfield said the state last year paid about $10 million more in medical claims than the state collected in premiums.

The Hartford Hires Medical Director Of Individual Life Insurance Business

The Hartford has created a new position of medical director for its Individual Life Insurance business.

Mark Hyman, MD: Millions Die Due to Withheld Medical Treatment

Medical care must include general lifestyle guidance--the mandates to eat a healthy diet and get regular exercise--individually tailored for both the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases.

More workers at small businesses will get medical insurance thanks to healthcare reform, study predicts

It’s been nearly six months since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 was signed into law, and it’s still pretty unpopular. The Kaiser Health Tracking Poll for August found that 45% of Americans surveyed said they have a “somewhat unfavorable” or “very unfavorable” view of the law, compared with 43% who like it. A consensus of recent polls compiled by Pollster.com shows even ...

Insurance commissioner: No hurricanes, but property rates up

It's been more than four years since Florida was directly hit by a hurricane, but many Florida homeowners face insurance hikes.