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Flat-Fee Doctors

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:28:04 GMT

It's being called a new trend: Doctors who offer to see patients for a set fee, whether you have insurance or not.

Health Care Town Hall in Queens

MYFOX NEW YORK STAFF — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:26:20 GMT

Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-N.Y., hosted a town hall meeting with his constituents to talk about the national health care bill. He faced a mostly friendly audience of a few hundred New Yorkers.

Free Health Insurance Eligibility

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 03:06:37 GMT

More than a million people in New York qualify for free health insurance -- and many don't even know it. To help get the word out, New York uses vans that go around the five boroughs to help people enroll.

Free Mammograms

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:51:54 GMT

The Morris Heights Health Center at 137th Street and Project Renewal are co-sponsoring a free mammogram screening for women who are 40 and older who have not had a mammogram in the past year. Women without insurance are welcome as well as women with any type of insurance plan.

Free/Low Cost Health Clinics

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:46:37 GMT

About four million Americans are expected to visit the nation's 1,200 free health clinics this year. many of them just lost their jobs and suddenly have no health insurance coverage.

Saving Money on Health Insurance

Tue, 26 May 2009 01:18:38 GMT

Dr. Sapna Parikh says that millions of families are struggling with the rising cost of health insurance. Here are some tips on how you can save money on your health plan:

Breast Cancer Insurance Battle

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:54:33 GMT

Fox 5 stepped in to help a breast cancer survivor battling her insurance company. Eilenen Takacs says she wouldn't have received any money from her insurance company to pay for the MRI without Fox 5's help. Dr. Sapna Parikh profiled Takacs' story last month. Watch the video for the update.