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Health Highlights: Dec. 10, 2006 HealthDay via Yahoo! News Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Missouri health plan draws questions St. Louis Post-Dispatch JEFFERSON CITY — A long-awaited proposal to reshape health care for the poor is drawing a few cheers, some skepticism and most of all, questions. Utah health department detects increase in flu Deseret Morning News The flu's here, says the Utah Department of Health, and cases are expected to increase "in the near future." Falls psychiatrist on mental health board Akron Beacon Journal The Ohio Department of Mental Health recently appointed Dr. Clifford C. Perera of Akron to a four-year term on the Mental Health and Recovery Board of Portage County. Congress expands health accounts St. Petersburg Times WASHINGTON - Republican lawmakers, with little public debate, added a billion-dollar health care benefit to legislation that was rushed through Congress just before it adjourned Saturday morning. Good news and bad: Health care retirees create lots of jobs to fill BizJournals With baby boomers on the threshold of retirement, the health care system in Florida is facing a shortage of nurses and skilled personnel for other critical care occupations. Down To Business: Attack The Root Of The Health Care Mess InformationWeek We need to rein in costs, not try to hide them. Part of the solution involves getting more advanced IT tools into the hands of health care providers and better information into the hands of patients. Study finds employers committed to health Billings Gazette CHEYENNE, Wyo.- About 30 percent of private businesses surveyed by the Wyoming Department of Health said they sponsored employee wellness programs that encouraged good eating habits or provided free gym passes. About 90 percent of companies said they Study finds employers committed to health Billings Gazette CHEYENNE, Wyo.- About 30 percent of private businesses surveyed by the Wyoming Department of Health said they sponsored employee wellness programs that encouraged good eating habits or provided free gym passes. Mental health bill to aid providers BizJournals Mental health issues can pull workers away from the office just like any physical ailment, yet in Ohio, health insurance plans rarely give the two equal billing when it comes to coverage.
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