"After being an emergency room nurse for 17 years, I became too ill to work," said Jan Stephens, an RN from Anaheim, Calif. "It all started out manageable enough. In 1992, I enrolled in a Blue Cross policy with a monthly premium of $282, a $500 annual deductible, and a $250 prescription drug deductible. "Then in 1995, I was diagnosed with an incurable bladder disease called interstitial cystitis and several other coexisting illnesses.

Researchers at the Drexel University School of Public Health led by Dr. Dennis Andrulis authored a comprehensive report comparing the two presidential nominees' health care reform plans in the context of eliminating the nation's longstanding racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care. The report was released by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.

"I am a 49 year old female and am currently being treated for colon cancer, stage 4. I was initially diagnosed last year, February 2007, and have been undergoing chemotherapy ever since," said Andrea Bates of Indianapolis, Ind. My initial prognosis was not good, but now is looking very good and I am thankful for that. I currently have insurance through my husband's employer and have been receiving great care, which again, I'm grateful for.

The Senate proposed legislation that would require employers to disclose the amount of money they spend on premiums for job-based health plans. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, this...

The health care proposal announced by Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) would reduce the number of uninsured U.S. residents by about 21.1 million by 2010, and the plan announced by Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) would reduce the number by about 26.

DSS Research, the largest research and analytics firm dedicated to the market information needs of health insurance organizations, released today the latest wave of its quarterly, national SeniorTrax® Survey of the 65 and over population. The most recent survey data completed in early September with 580 seniors 65 and over concludes that most seniors feel health care in the US is more likely to improve under the leadership of Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama.

A new report from the Census Bureau provides a detailed analysis of the uninsured population in the U.S., providing breakdowns by state, county, and demographic groups, the Denver Rocky Mountain News reports. For the study, researchers at the bureau's

The Philadelphia Inquirer on Thursday, as part of a series titled "Falling Through: Casualties of the health insurance Crisis," examined how some emergency department patients register under false names because they do not have health insurance and cannot afford to pay for care.

With the open enrollment period for health insurance beginning and employee wages remaining static, many employers are hesitant to significantly increase health care premiums and instead are opting to increase the amount employees pay for out-of-pocket items such as deductibles and copayments, the wall street Journal reports. According to a recent

During a Black Press teleconference last week, health experts and a lawmaker discussed health care in the black community and the proposals of Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) and Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.