Health Highlights: Nov. 20, 2008

Health insurers would agree to accept all customers, regardless of illness or disability, if Congress required all Americans to have coverage, ...

Obama’s Pick of Daschle May Test Conflict-of-Interest Pledge

By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama’s selection of former Senator Tom Daschle for secretary of health and human services posed ...

Zimbabwe health service in "state of collapse," doctors say

Doctors and nurses in Harare protest at the state of Zimbabwe's collapsing health system. The failure of medical services has forced doctors to turn away ...

Kaiser Permanente Leads the Way in California Health Plan Report Card

The two Kaiser Permanente plans were the only California health plans to receive an excellent rating, four stars, for meeting national clinical quality ...

Array BioPharma to Present at the Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference

today announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Robert E. Conway, will speak at the Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference on December 2 in New York City. ...

Deductibles march higher for employer-provided health insurance

Millions of workers -- whether employed by small, medium or large companies -- must now pay an average of $1001 out of their own pockets before their health ...

Centegra Health System Selects Perot Systems to Provide Strategic ...

Centegra includes hospitals in McHenry and Woodstock, Illinois, Immediate and Primary Care centers, two Health Bridge Fitness Centers and more. ...

MediConnect Participates in 2008 National Health Summit

SALT LAKE CITY, Nov 20, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- MediConnect CEO Amy Rees Anderson was invited to participate with US Secretary of Health Michael Leavitt in ...