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Congress Braces for Showdown Over Health-Care Reform
Cost, financing remain volatile issues in the drive for bipartisan support

Living Healthily on Less
Even when budgets are tight, experts say, health and fitness need not suffer

Data Overload May Complicate Insurance Choices
Trouble picking plans could be most troublesome for seniors, study finds

More Americans Experiencing Gaps in Health Coverage
Further erosion of private insurance could boost the ranks of the uninsured

Eye Care Checkups Tied to Insurance Status
Those with little or no coverage less likely to have exams, even if they have problems, study finds

Cancer Survivors Say Costs Keep Them From Care
Insured or not, patients forgo medical needs twice as often as others, study finds

Medicare Drug Plan ’Doughnut Hole’ Could Impact Seniors’ Health
Lack of coverage can spur cutbacks in necessary prescriptions, study finds

Medical Needs of 6.2 Million U.S. Kids Go Unmet
Study says initiatives should target both coverage and access to health care

Skyrocketing Health-Care Costs Could Double Premiums for Many Americans
Report says waste, inefficiencies need to be cut out of system in coming years

Newborn Hospital Deaths Highest for Those Without Insurance
And those transferred between facilities also had higher mortality rates, study says