The state's long-term estimated cost of health benefits for public workers is still large, but less burdensome than predicted a year ago, according to an actuarial report released by the Corzine administration on Tuesday.

Cook County Board President Todd Stroger late Friday released a list of the nine people he wants on an independent board of directors to oversee the county's vast public-health system, including one whose former health clinic ran afoul of the Internal Re

The United States is the only rich industrial nation with no universal health care -- and whoever wins the race for the White House, it's likely to stay that way, health policy experts say.

More than 6 million people are enrolled in health insurance plans that allow them to also open health savings accounts, nearly double estimates from just two years ago, according to new projections from the insurance industry.

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