Expenditures for the uninsured in Maryland totaled $1.47 billion in FY2002, according to an analysis conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

A new study published in the February 2007 issue of the American Journal of Medical Genetics reveals that individuals with genetic conditions are twice as likely to report having been denied health insurance than individuals with other chronic illnesses.

President Bush is calling for reforms to make private health insurance more affordable for Americans without raising taxes or creating new Federal entitlement programs. Mr. Bush said in his weekly radio address Saturday that rising health care costs make insurance too expensive for many Americans.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Tackles California's Broken Health Care System and Proposes Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan to Help All Californians

By executive order, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today established the Public Employee Post-Employment Benefits Commission to propose ways for addressing growing pension and retiree health care obligations. The twelve-member commission will identify the extent of unfunded liabilities, review and analyze options for addressing them and recommend a plan to the Legislature and Governor by January 1, 2008.

Medicare drug coverage enrollment deadline nears; however, Medicare will allow some changes until Feb. 15. Medicare partners and faith-based organizations help help the beneficiaries. Many opportunities nationwide, such as local pharmacies and online, permit Medicare drug plan enrollment.

Cost-conscious seniors seeking the lowest cost generic medicines need not battle holiday shoppers looking to take advantage of a price promotion. Low-cost generics can be found in Medco's Medicare Prescription Drug plan, Medco YOURx PLAN(TM), which offers more generics at a lower cost than even the most-widely touted superstore's retail pricing promotion.

Researchers examined health care service use among a group of newly homeless adolescents who had become homeless two years prior to see if differences existed among those who had returned home and those who remained homeless.

Governor George E. Pataki today signed legislation to enact Timothy's
Law, which will require insurance companies to provide health insurance coverage for individuals with mental illnesses.

African-Americans with health insurance still face worse outcomes in colorectal cancer than Caucasians, Hispanics, and Asians, according to a new study. Published in the February 1, 2007 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study reveals that differences in utilization of screening tests and surgical treatment may contribute to poorer colorectal cancer survival rates in African-Americans.

Americans have not yet warmed to consumer-driven health insurance plans, a relatively new kind of coverage that offers reduced premiums but carries higher annual deductibles.

Americans believe access to health care should be the top domestic priority when the new Congress convenes next year, a new survey released today finds.