States respond in health care overhaul lawsuit
Supporters of Missouri’s Proposition C gather at the home of Pat and Margaret Walker to watch election results Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010, in Town and Country, Mo. The proposed Missouri law would prohibit governments from requiring people to have health insurance or from penalizing them for paying health bills entirely with their own money. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

A clear health message in Missouri?
Missouri overwhelming voted to opt out of mandatory insurance but the big picture is not so clear.

Businesses expect little health care relief
Unless you operate a business with fewer than two dozen employees, don’t look for much relief from health care costs in 2011.

WellPoint Named as URAC Award Finalist for Best Practices in Health Care Consumer Empowerment and Protection
INDIANAPOLIS, July 14 /PRNewswire/ — Three WellPoint, Inc. care management programs were recently selected as finalists for the Best Practices in Health Care Consumer Empowerment and Protection Awards. URAC, the nation’s leading accreditation organization, will honor the finalists during their 11th Annual Quality Summit, October 5-7, 2010 in Chicago. WellPoint’s programs were selected by a …

Health listings
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Health Net Federal Services Extends Partnership with text4baby to United States Military Communities
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.—-Health Net Federal Services, LLC, part of the Government Contracts segment of Health Net, Inc. , today announced it has extended Health Net, Inc.’s partnership with text4baby – a new, free mobile information service providing timely health information to pregnant women and new moms from pregnancy through a baby’s first year – to United States service members, active …

Gov. Daniels touts state’s health insurance program as money-saver
Could Indiana’s financially strapped public schools have avoided teacher layoffs if they’d switched to a cheaper health insurance plan?

Report : Schools could save $450M by joining state health plan
Could Indiana’s financially strapped public schools have avoided teacher layoffs if they’d switched to a cheaper health insurance plan?

Potential industrial and agricultural uses of echinacea trump health claims
( Indiana University School of Medicine ) Researchers from the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis are investigating the possibility that echinacea has important uses — not in health, but in the fields of petrochemicals and agriculture.

School Board’s Health Plan Better Than Teachers’
In spite of statewide cuts to education, the Pike Township School District continues to pay for a school board perk that many districts do not offer.