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Uninsured pay $30 billion for health care (CNN Money)
Americans without health insurance will spend $30 billion out of pocket on medical care this year, according to a new report by George Mason University and the Urban Institute.
Health Highlights: Aug. 25, 2008 (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of healthDay:
Fulton's reopens after shut down by health inspectors (Chicago Sun-Times)
A popular Loop restaurant re-opened its doors Monday night after being shut down because city health inspectors found fruit flies in the kitchen and storage areas.
Health care stocks performing well (San Francisco Chronicle)
Health care stocks, which have been plagued by a variety of ailments in recent years, are emerging as one of the stock market's few bright spots. Over the past three months, health care companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 are up 4.4 percent on average,...
Health Tips On Your iPhone (Forbes)
From medical information sites to iPhone apps, there's a digital health tool for you.
Income and health insurance data included in annual economic snapshot due out Tuesday (Canadian Business)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Census Bureau on Tuesday reports new numbers on poverty, income and health insurance ? an annual snapshot of the economic well-being of American households.
Uninsured pay $30 billion for health care: study (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Americans who go without health insurance for any part of 2008 will spend $30 billion out of pocket for health care and they will get $56 billion worth of free care, according to a report released on Monday.
Uninsured Get Less Health Care Than Insured (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
MONDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Uninsured Americans will spend $30 billion out of pocket for health care, and receive $56 billion in uncompensated care in 2008, new research shows.
Health experts say insurance the wrong focus (Denver Post via Yahoo! News)
With national heath-care reform high on the list of priorities for Democrats this election year, several leading health experts suggested Monday that insurance should not be the No. 1 priority.
Health board candidate challenges foes (The Arizona Republic)
A candidate for the governing board of Maricopa Integrated health System, which runs the county hospital, is trying to get her opponents disqualified from the November ballot, although it is unclear if she can legally hold the position herself.
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