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Board may vote on health care center's fate
Wisconsin for Health Care

The Sauk County Board faces a weighty task Tuesday night - deciding the future of the Sauk County Health Care Center and quite possibly the way the county provides health care to its residents.

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Satcher Says Health Care Still Unequal

Former Surgeon General David Satcher Says Health Care Still Unequal for Minorities

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An Insurrection on the Mighty Ship of Health Care

I recently cared for a woman who insisted on wearing her own pajamas throughout her hospitalization. She also brought along her own quilt and pillowcase, ate her own food (brought from home or a nearby deli by her husband) and kept her own stuffed brown bear nearby.

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Study: Government Health Care Costs Climbing

David Wessel, deputy Washington bureau chief of The Wall Street Journal, talks about trends in health care spending.

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At congressional hearing, reservists complain of health-care inconsistency

Petty officer Anthony Cuomo believes if he were an active-duty sailor, the Navy would have already taken care of the shoulder injury he suffered while training in Iraq.

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More doctors taking care of their patients via e-mail

Doctors may no longer make house calls, but they are answering patient e-mail messages - and getting paid for it.

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Too many hospitals driving health care costs?
Wisconsin for Health Care

Does the state need a moratorium on new hospital construction? That question posed Tuesday during an informational hearing held at the Capitol by a state Senate committee.

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Health Care Tax Credits Could Help Solve Nation's Uninsurance Problem

Bush administration proposal may provide starting point

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Doyle puts focus on health care
Wisconsin for Health Care

An effort by the Bush administration to trim $45 billion from Medicaid health services tops the list of policy concerns for Gov. Jim Doyle and other governors meeting this week.

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Government issues reports on health care quality in the US

It's described as a report card, of sorts, for the United States -- on the subject of health care.

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