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• San Francisco, Seattle Top US Fittest Cities List

  May 30, 08 12:50 PM CDT
  San Francisco has narrowly edged out Seattle for the distinction of being America's fittest big city, says a new study released by the American College of Sports Medicine. Judging 16 large metropolitan areas on factors ranging from exercise frequency and fruit intake to the availability of parks and public transportation, the study put Los Angeles near the bottom, reports USA Today. More »

• Illegal Workers Must Rely on Healers, Home Remedies

  May 10, 08 12:50 PM CDT
  Faced with high medical costs and fearing deportation, many illegal immigrants avoid doctors and instead seek their cures among traditional healers, the New York Times reports. With an estimated two-thirds of illegal immigrants uninsured, visits to a doctor are often reserved for emergencies. Instead, the immigrants—most of whom toil in demanding jobs where injuries are common—turn to herbal remedies and incantations, or substitute massages for more substantive care. More »

• McCain Pitches Bigger Fed Role in Health Care

  Apr 29, 08 5:15 PM CDT
  John McCain unveiled a new health care plan today, urging a larger role for the government while denouncing universal coverage, the St. Petersburg Times reports. The presumptive GOP nominee wants state nonprofit risk pools that would help those without coverage or unable to pay for it. He said, “I won't create another entitlement program that Washington will let get out of control.” More »

• Insurers Quietly Hike Rx Costs

  Apr 14, 08 9:47 AM CDT
  Pricey prescription drugs are getting pricier, and, the New York Times reports, insurance companies are asking patients to shoulder more of the burden. Insurers are quietly phasing out traditional drug plans, which charge a fixed co-pay of $20 or $30 to fill a prescription, in favor of so-called Tier 4 plans, which squeeze patients who need certain expensive drugs for as much as a third of their cost—which can run to thousands of dollars a month. More »

• Clinton Pitches Cap on Health Insurance

  Mar 28, 08 8:01 AM CDT
  Hillary Clinton has proposed putting a cap on premiums in her universal health care plan, limiting them to between 5% and 10% of family income, the New York Times reports. The average cost of a family policy bought by an individual last year was $5,799, or 10% of median income, but some ranged up to 16%. More »