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AP - When carpenter Greg Douglas rolled his pickup truck, his toolbox hit him and smashed his ribs and collarbone. After a month in the hospital, the medical bills hit him even harder, totaling $165,000.

CDC: Private health care coverage at 50-year-low (AP)
AP - The percentage of Americans with private health insurance has hit its lowest mark in 50 years, according to two new government reports.

Obama seeks to build support for health reform (Reuters)
Reuters - President Barack Obama on Wednesday sought to build support to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system as a key Republican questioned whether bipartisan support among lawmakers is possible.

Health Highlights: June 30, 2009 (HealthDay)
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Breast cancer treatments impact work status (Reuters)
Reuters - Among working women with newly diagnosed breast cancer, those treated with chemotherapy appear more likely to experience a major change in work status, study findings suggest.

Health Highlights: June 29, 2009 (HealthDay)
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Senators claim $1 trillion health bill in reach (AP)
AP - Senators working to give President Barack Obama a comprehensive health care overhaul said Thursday they had figured out how to pare back the complex legislation to keep costs from crashing through a $1 trillion, 10-year ceiling.

Obese Poor Shut Out From Weight-Loss Surgeries (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- Despite having one of the highest rates of obesity in America, the poor are less likely to undergo weight loss surgery than obese people who are better off financially, new research shows.

Public health plan could save money faster: policy group (Reuters)
Reuters - A nationwide health insurance exchange that includes a Medicare-like government option could save $1.8 trillion more than if only private plans are offered, a prominent private U.S. health policy group said on Wednesday.

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