Some interesting articles with varied focuses...  Check them out if you
have the time.

Take care,
 Celia


Advocacy groups oppose preferred drug lists (Baltimore Sun)
http://www.sunspot.net/news/health/bal-medicaid12,0,5509593.story?coll=bal%
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A state plan to restrict the drugs that doctors can prescribe for some
Medicaid patients could deprive poor people of the most effective drugs and
put their health at risk, representatives of several health care
foundations
said today.

Wall Street Journal Profiles Uninsured Woman's Experience Accessing, Paying
for Care (Kaiser Report)
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=14551
 The Wall Street Journal on Nov. 12 profiles Amandeep Kaur, a 23-year-old
New York City resident without health insurance who "epitomizes the people
whose lives are a day-to-day struggle to stay healthy so they can keep
working to stay healthy." 

The HMO Battle (CBS)
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/11/12/earlyshow/contributors/emilysenay
/
main529119.shtml
The high cost of health care can become even more of a strain on the wallet
if your health insurance denies your claim or refuses to pay your medical
bills.