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Georgia's Health Care Laws Unlikely To Reduce Uninsured, Report Says
New Georgia state laws aimed at reducing the number of uninsured by providing incentives for them to buy lower-premium health care policies are not likely to work, according to a report issued this month by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, the Florida Times-Union reports.

House Members Introduce Companion To Universal Health Insurance Bill Sponsored By Sen. Wyden
Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) and Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.) on Wednesday introduced a companion bill (HR 6444) to Senate legislation (S 334) that would establish a universal health insurance system in the U.S., the

NPR Series Examines Health Care Systems In Five European Nations
NPR, in series titled "Health Care for All," recently examined the health care systems in five European nations, which have lower health care costs than the U.S. and provide a higher quality of care on several measures. Summaries of the stories in the series appear below. Britain "

McCain Declines To Answer Question About Insurance Coverage For Birth Control
Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) on Wednesday declined to answer a question about whether insurance companies should be allowed to cover Viagra but not birth control medications, the AP/Google.com reports (Babington, AP/Google.com, 7/9).