Bush's Budget Proposal Would Cut Medicare Spending (HealthDay) HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 4 (
HealthDay News) -- President Bush's new budget proposal would cut $196 billion over five years from both Medicare and Medicaid -- programs that provide
health care to millions of poor and elderly, federal officials announced Monday.
Source: news.yahoo.comFat people cheaper to treat, study says (AP) 
AP - Preventing obesity and smoking can save lives, but it doesn't save money, researchers reported Monday. It costs more to care for healthy people who live years longer, according to a Dutch study that counters the common perception that preventing obesity would save governments millions of dollars.
Source: news.yahoo.com
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