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We are excited to tell you about the refined 2009 Mitsubishi Outlander. Everyone could use a vehicle of this size and type. Yes, even you. It’s chock-full of luxuries. Our excitement is genuine; this sport utility vehicle (SUV) is a deep thrill.

Back when the price of gas was topping $4 a gallon, drivers hunting down bargains were willing to drive some distance to save a few cents a gallon.

You may not be willing to take a ride on the stock market roller coaster, but the current market turmoil gives you an excellent chance to buy some holiday gifts at a steep discount, especially for the youngsters on your gift list.

For convenient gift giving, it’s hard to beat a gift card. No worries about finding just the right gift, the right fit, or the right color. Some critics say, however, that gift cards are actually free money for the retail stores, since many of them are never used.

On the day 12 years ago when Alan Greenspan made his famous "irrational exuberance" remark, the stock market averages were surprisingly close to where they are today: the Dow was just under 6,500, and the S&P was at 744. While today’s markets are certainly irrational, though, some Wall Street analysts are calling it irrational despair.

The demographics of the United States are shifting rapidly. According to the Census Bureau, minorities currently constitute approximately 32% of the U.S. population.

When the 111th Congress is sworn in on January 3, at least 14 doctors will be included: 12 in the House of Representatives and 2 in the Senate.

Faced with soaring costs for imaging scans like MRIs, health insurance companies are turning to radiology benefits managers, or RBMs, to try to get a handle on these expenses.

A group of unions is accusing the pharmacy benefits management (PBM) unit of CVS Caremark of trying to push doctors into prescribing a costly drug for diabetes patients.

After drawing fire from a number of critics about some of its health insurance plans, AARP has announced that it would voluntarily suspend sales of several of its health coverage products.

Sitting in an ER waiting for medical attention is no picnic, but how long will a patient wait before getting angry? According to one study, the tipping point is 3 � hours.

In trying to save some cash, Medicare officials went beyond their legal authority, according to a recent decision by a Federal District Court judge in Washington, D.C.

For those who are aware of stock market history, the election of Barack Obama is cause for some optimism about the direction of stock prices. Despite the fact that the incoming President will face serious fiscal problems, including an ongoing credit crisis, a stumbling economy, and a burgeoning debt load, market history is on his side, say some Wall Street optimists.

You’re all set for your overseas vacation when you dig out your passport only to find that it has expired. Panic time!

If you’re 70½ or older and have a traditional IRA, 401(k) or Keogh plan, normally you must take a required minimum distribution (RMD) from your plan by Dec. 31.

The fact that expenses for group practices are growing faster than revenues is hardly news any more; it's a trend that's been going on for more than 10 years.

As the flu season gets underway, the CDC has launched its annual public relations effort urging those at risk to get a flu shot.

Checking your luggage when you fly is a hassle, especially when you have to deal with long baggage inspection lines. Now it's getting expensive, too.

It was 41 years ago�October 6, 1967, to be exact�that the first class of PAs graduated from Duke University in North Carolina.

When the Department of Health and Human Services published a rule that would require doctors and other health providers to adopt an updated diagnosis coding set—ICD-10—by 2011, a coalition of physician groups, insurance companies, and clinical laboratories joined forces to ask that the implementation date be pushed back.

Buyers of secured notes in retirement accounts report receiving two important benefits: limited exposure to stock market uncertainty; and an income-producing asset.

Recently the financial headlines are full of big-name banks that have tripped over the credit crisis. Will your bank be next?

When Massachusetts first passed its landmark universal health insurance law, it included a provision that imposed a state income tax penalty on those who chose not to have health insurance. In 2008, uninsured Bay Staters paid up to $912 in penalties.

If misery loves company, there's plenty of it to go around in the investment arena. With the recent slippage in the price of gold, virtually every major investment sector, except for money markets and government bonds, is now in the red for the year.

You've probably heard the old tax adage, "it's not what you make, but what you keep that matters." That's particularly true when it comes to investing.

With the stock market and other investments under water, many investors who are looking to protect their nest eggs are being lured by con artists promoting low risk and high returns.

Optimists are in short supply in investment circles these days, but one of them is multi-billionaire investor Warren Buffett.

A lot of us are reconsidering our vehicles in light of rising oil and gas prices. We want to downsize and stop wasting money.

If you're not currently a social media user, it's likely you will be within the next 4 years.

It usually starts when a patient is taken to an emergency room in a hospital that isn't in his or her insurance plan's network.