MASON CITY — Lack of good-paying jobs, the high cost of health insurance and corporate greed were among the economic problems cited by North Iowans at an hour-long Economic Stimulus Town Meeting Monday at the Mason City Public Library.

A new survey by employee benefit advisory company United Benefit Advisors Inc. shows that participation in consumer-driven health plans is becoming an increasingly popular health insurance option.

Three leading local health care organizations, Franciscan Health System, MultiCare Health System, and TRA Medical Imaging announced the creation of a state-of-the-art breast center for residents of Tacoma and the entire Puget Sound region. They are joined

As a Valley parent with four children, two attending public school, I am opposed to placing a Teen Health Center (THC) in our schools. Last month I read in the Record that some parents in North Bend were opposed to having a THC in the new middle school.

The number of companies and nonprofit organizations in Utah that offer health insurance to their employees dropped 8.8 percent from 2001 to 2005 a rate that's 11 times the national decrease of 0.8 percent, according to a report released today.