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Grants were awarded to fifty-three nonprofit organizations working on disease prevention, obesity, and health screening initiatives in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia....

Aetna announced it eliminated 625 positions Wednesday in the first of two rounds of job cuts that will reduce the health insurance giant's workforce by up to 3.5% by the end of the first quarter in 2010.

President Obama is hoping to squeeze big-time savings out of the health-care industry, which brings in $700 billion a year.

That may sound great, unless you happen to work for an insurance company. Joel Rose reports.

At a forum, President Obama discussed reforming the health care system with leaders in the field. Aetna CEO Ronald Williams speaks with Kai Ryssdal about some of the things Obama will have to consider to fix the system.