TopNews United Kingdom (blog) New insurance pool set up for Kansans with pre-existing conditions Kansas City Star AP HUTCHINSON, Kan. | The state of Kansas is taking applications for a temporary insurance program that would offer coverage to those with pre-existing medical conditions who have not been able to find other insurance for six months or more.

BBC News FDA approves immune-boosting therapy for prostate cancer Los Angeles Times It marks the agency's first approval of an immunotherapy treatment for cancer, a move toward a new approach to battling many forms of the disease. By Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times The Food and Drug Administration approved a new immune-boosting ..

TopNews United States Fed Initiates Medicare Bans on Aetna Tech Jackal The Federal Government has taken punitive action against the insurance giant Aetna by announcing that it will bar Aetna from signing on any new Medicate patients until corrective action is taken by the company that has bogged down the process of … Aetna halting Medicare enrollment over sanctions Reuters Feds ban Aetna from marketing, enrolling new Medicare clients Bizjournals.com Aetna Hit by Medicare Compliance Problems Wall Street Journal ModernHealthcare.com

Opposing Views Rate hikes likely with health care reform Redlands Daily Facts A few years ago when Raul Holgun was diagnosed with diabetes, his insurance doubled from $1500 to $3000 monthly. Holgun, who owned a business in Highland at that time, had no choice: The policy had to be canceled.

Plain Dealer Few Californians benefiting from rescission settlements Los Angeles Times Only a small fraction of eligible Californians have benefited from agreements that Anthem Blue Cross and other insurers made to settle accusations that they systematically and illegally dropped sick policyholders to avoid paying for …