Remedy sought for insurance woes (The Patriot News)
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is no longer limited to battling disease. It has begun testing a cure for what many regard as the biggest threat to health care: out-of-control costs.

Health insurance may burn smokers (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
CINCINNATI Smokers already feeling pressure from increasing cigarette costs and workplace smoking bans are now feeling squeezed from another direction health insurance premiums.

Pentagon seeks to triple health insurance premiums for vets (The Buffalo News)
WASHINGTON - To slow its rising medical expenses, the Pentagon wants to triple the insurance premiums for its 3 million military retirees and their families.