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How Public Health Insurance May Be Subsidized
Creating a government run public health insurance option is a sticking point in President Obama's plans to reform the nation's health care. Democratic and Republican lawmakers have been debating how such a plan would be implemented and the consequences of rolling out the plan. Last week the American Medical Association and a number of private health insurance companies expressed strong concern over a government-run public option.
Medical Schools Face Ethics Issues
Medical schools across the nation face tough questions after poor ethics grades. From Harvard, to University of Florida, to University of California San Diego medical schools are coming under fire for ties with drug and medical equipment companies. Reports nationwide have found questionable policies and practices with professors and their work with those companies.
Public Health Insurance Divides AMA
A public health insurance option has become the center debate among members of the American Medical Association. The AMA announced last week it was opposed to any plan for government-run health insurance involved in President Obama's health care reform efforts. Individual members were divided on the issue at the group's annual meeting this week in Chicago.
Health Insurance Reform Increasing Access, Cost
The battle for affordable health insurance reform is heating up in Washington. Following the Congressional Budget Office's analysis of Senator Kennedy's (D-MA) health care reform bill the White House has sought to separate itself from the bill. The CBO estimate put the cost of the bill in excess of $1 trillion over the next decade.

Health insurance reform is key to any plan according to President Obama.
Health Insurance Tops Obama's Agenda
President Obama will be seeking approval from doctors today as he seeks health insurance reform. Last week the American Medical Association (AMA) released a much publicized criticism of the President's plans. Obama and other top Democrats have insisted the government creating affordable health insurance is important to the fiscal health of the U.S.
Skin Cancer Study Shows Treatment Hope
A new finding in the battle against skin cancer could produce big developments in treatment methods. Scientists and researchers from the Laboratory for Investigative Dermatology at Rockefeller University and Mohs Micrographic and Dermatologic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College focused their work on the immune system. At the center of the findings were faulty dendritic cells failing to identify pathogens responsible for skin cancer.
Obama Pushes For Affordable Health Insurance Reform
Affordable health insurance has become the mantra echoing from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. President Obama has made health care reform his top priority this summer, pressing Congress to get a bill on his desk by the end of summer. A massive plan, and one with a massive price tag, with few details worked out are making doctors, insurers, and politicians alike nervous. Obama has claimed a bill for creating affordable health insurance must be passed this summer.
Lung Cancer Risks Rise With Nanoparticles
Research on the cause of lung cancer has been one of exhaustive studies. Much research in recent years has attempted to answer the question of why some individuals whom share similar traits, such as smokers, develop lung cancer, while others from the same cohort do not. Some studies have indicated nicotine addiction may play a role, along with other environmental conditions.
Public Health Insurance Plan Worries Some
Public health insurance options and exchanges are worrisome to a number of health care industry leaders. Most notably, the American Medical Association (A.M.A.) has announced it is strongly opposed to any public health insurance proposals. The A.M.A., the nation's largest physician advocacy group with more than 250,000 members, is worried such a plan would push rates for private insurers higher and eventually push those private companies out of business.
Politics May Change FL Health Insurance Rates
The Florida health insurance industry could undergo some massive changes in coming months. Last month, at the end of the state's legislative session, lawmakers introduced a bill that could alter the way health care is paid for in the Sunshine state. Lawmakers and doctors insist it's a way to improve and streamline Florida health insurance, insurers beg to differ.